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How to get fromRamstein Air Base to Creteby train, plane, bus, busferry, ferry or car ferry

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There are 10 ways to get from Ramstein Air Base to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, ferry, or car ferry

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

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    1. Take the train from Landstuhl, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane FRA - HER
    9h
    €113–254

  2. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the train from Kindsbach, Bahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train S3 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bruchsal to Strumicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Strumica to Gevgelijabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    42h 25m

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

    1. Take the train from Landstuhl, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane FRA - CHQ
    9h 33m
    €144–453

  4. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Landstuhl, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane STR - HER
    9h 12m
    €126–375

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

    1. Take the train from Landstuhl, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane DUS - HER
    11h 14m
    €153–953

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Pasingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane MUC - CHQ
    12h 28m
    €225–521

  7. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    45h 40m

  8. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to München Hbftrain train 62 / ...
    2. Take the bus from München Hbf to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 2h

  9. Train, Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 82 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim to Ioanninabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chaniabusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus bus
    2d 12h
    €260–437

  10. Bus, ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Kaiserslautern Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Kavala to Syrosferry ferry Bsf
    4. Take the car ferry from Syros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    2d 16h
    €239–497

Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration4h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket€74Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Ramstein Air Base, Germany and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Ramstein Air Base to Crete. However, you can walk to Ramstein, Air Base Bau 2113, take the line 147 bus to Ramstein, ZOB, walk to Ramstein, Bahnhof, take the train to Landstuhl, Bahnhof, take the train to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) 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 vehicle from Ramstein Air Base to Heraklion via Kindsbach, Bahnhof, Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof, Bruchsal, Bruchsal, Strumica, Gevgelija, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 42h 25m.

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