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How to get fromPaderborn to Creteby train, plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry or ferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Paderborn to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or ferry

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  1. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Langenhagen Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeHAJ - HER
    7h 38m

  2. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeFRA - HER
    8h 22m
    €119–280

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoehetrainRe
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Würzburg Hbftrain25 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Würzburg to Pristinabus
    4. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    41h 13m

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Paderborn to Port of Piraeuscar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
    33h 38m
    €567–869

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

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeDUS - HER
    7h 37m
    €123–705

  6. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeFMO - HER
    8h
    €130–837

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeFRA - CHQ
    8h 56m
    €135–379

  8. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Hamm(Westf)Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Hamm to Köln Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeCGN - HER
    8h 32m
    €148–311

  9. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Tiranabus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionferryAbs / ...
    44h 31m

  10. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Nuremberg

    1. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoehetrainRe
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbftrain25 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    4. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to GevgelijatrainRe
    5. Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
    6. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    45h 4m

  11. Bus, bus and ferry via Elbasan

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn Nord to Tiranabus
    2. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 1h

  12. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Paderborn to Durrësbus
    2. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 2h

Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration4h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€105Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Paderborn to Crete. However, you can take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a train from Paderborn Hbf to Heraklion via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Würzburg Hbf, Würzburg, Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 41h 13m.

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