There are 10 ways to get from Paris to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CDG - HER
6h€82–253Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
41h 13mFly Paris Orly Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ORY - HER
6h 13m€122–312Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane CDG - JSH
14h 29m€151–381Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CDG - CHQ
8h 19m€133–331Fly Paris Orly Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ORY - CHQ
6h 41m€134–346Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Gevgelijatrain 631 / ...
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
46h 34m€341–756Bus, bus and ferry via Ioánnina
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
2dBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 13hBus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the bus from Gallieni to Vranje, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Vranje, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus
2d 17h
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Crete is to fly which costs €80 - €260 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Crete is to fly which takes 6h and costs €80 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Paris to Crete. However, there are services departing from Paris Gare de Lyon and arriving at Heraklion via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Paris and Crete is 2419 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 41h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h to get from Paris to Crete, including transfers.
Paris to Crete bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, depart from Paris Gare de Lyon station.
Paris to Crete bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Paris. It is currently 12:32 AM in Paris and 1:32 AM in Crete.
There are 3058+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Crete, Greece?
Sky Express, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a day.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- 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
- €130–320
- Website
- Seajets
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