There are 8 ways to get from Prague to Crete by plane, train, bus, or busferry
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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
6h 44m€103–186Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
38h 55m€197–309Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PRG - CHQ
10h 32m€124–284Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PRG - JSH
16h 42m€132–414Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DRS - HER
8h 11m€138–390Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VIE - HER
9h 8m€107–269Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
40h 50m€170–286Bus, bus and ferry via Gjakova
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Gjakovëbus
- Take the bus from Gjakovë 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
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Crete is to fly which costs €100 - €190 and takes 6h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €100 - €190.
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 train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 38h 55m and costs €190 - €310.
It takes approximately 6h 44m 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 12:45 PM in Prague and 1:45 PM in Crete.
There are 2816+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Crete, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chania International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- 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
- €140–180
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sitia Airport via Vienna International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sitia Airport via Vienna International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €66
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €48
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- 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
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- 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
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Gjakovë
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- +383 49 402 669
- gashitravel31@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gjakovë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Gjakovë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
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