There are 10 ways to get from Nuremberg to Crete by plane, bus, car ferry, train, busferry, or ferry
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Fly Nuremberg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NUE - HER
5h 6m€88–455Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
35h 35mTrain to Munich International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MUC - HER
6h 42m€116–387Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane STR - HER
8h 1m€124–281Train to Frankfurt, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane FRA - HER
8h 2m€135–266Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MUC - CHQ
7h 25m€112–385Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
39h 18m€174–228Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Budapest Keletitrain Ec
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
41h 4m€257–478Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
44h 2mBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Nürnberg to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 3h€265–497
Nuremberg to Crete by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nuremberg to Crete is to fly which costs €85 - €460 and takes 5h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Nuremberg to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs €85 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Nuremberg to Crete. However, there are services departing from Nürnberg and arriving at Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 18m.
The distance between Nuremberg and Crete is 1955 km.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 35h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Nuremberg to Crete, including transfers.
Nuremberg to Crete bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, depart from Nürnberg station.
Nuremberg to Crete bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Nuremberg. It is currently 6:24 PM in Nuremberg and 7:24 PM in Crete.
There are 2891+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Nuremberg, Germany and Crete, Greece?
Corendon Airlines, Norwegian Air UK ltd, and Ryanair fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
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