There are 7 ways to get from Prague to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, or train
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Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PRG - HER
5h 29m€78–215Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
40h 50m€160–286Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PRG - JSH
9h 57m€97–314Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DRS - HER
7h 35m€146–445Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PRG - CHQ
5h 57m€124–324Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
40h 57mBus, bus and ferry via Tirana
- Take the bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
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Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Crete is to fly which costs €75 - €220 and takes 5h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs €75 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Prague to Crete. However, there are services departing from Praha, ÚAN Florenc and arriving at Heraklion via Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 50m.
The distance between Prague and Crete is 1880 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 40h 50m and costs €160 - €290.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Prague to Crete, including transfers.
Prague to Crete bus services, operated by Korona Travel, depart from Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Prague to Crete bus services, operated by Korona Travel, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Prague. It is currently 3:21 PM in Prague and 4:21 PM in Crete.
There are 2001+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Crete, Greece?
Smartwings, Austrian Airlines, and Aegean Airlines fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sitia Airport via Karpathos, Kasos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €900–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sitia Airport via Karpathos, Kasos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sitia Airport via Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +383 44 259 213
- fjollaimpex@gmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
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