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

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There are 8 ways to get from Potsdam to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, ferry, car, or car ferry

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

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    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeBER - HER
    6h 7m
    €92–407

  2. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain29 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg to Pristinabus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    40h 51m

  3. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Berlin to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessalonikibus
    3. Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of PiraeusferryBsf
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionferryAbs / ...
    2d 21h
    €212–301

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Potsdam 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
    31h 29m
    €533–821

  5. Train, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeBER - CHQ
    6h 50m
    €108–316

  6. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Pristinabus
    2. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    44h 19m
    €163–235

  7. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain27
    2. Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-NyugatitrainEc
    3. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    47h 27m

  8. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Tiranabus
    2. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration4h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket€47Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Potsdam, Germany and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Potsdam to Crete. However, you can take the train to Flughafen BER, walk to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 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 Potsdam Hbf to Heraklion via Berlin Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, Nuremberg, Pristina, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 40h 51m.

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