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How to get fromNetherlands to Creteby plane, train, bus, busferry or ferry

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There are 10 ways to get from Netherlands to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane AMS - HER
    5h 57m
    €133–296

  2. Fly Eindhoven Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane EIN - HER
    6h
    €99–244

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Sankt Pölten

    1. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Augsburg Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf / ...
    3. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus bus
    4. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    45h 32m
    €311–545

  4. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane BRU - HER
    6h 44m
    €111–324

  5. Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane AMS - CHQ
    6h 26m
    €154–415

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane BRU - CHQ
    7h 18m
    €132–343

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane DUS - HER
    7h 27m
    €132–374

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane DUS - CHQ
    8h
    €133–423

  9. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 3h

  10. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Amsterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    2d 12h
    €212–463

Netherlands to Crete by bus, subway, foot, and ferry

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration2d 12hAverage Duration
Ticket€212Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Netherlands and Crete, Greece?

Transavia Holland, TUI Airlines Netherlands, and three other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.

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