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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
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeFRA - HER
    8h 47m
    €111–269

  2. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Kindsbach, Bahnhof to Heidelberg, HauptbahnhoftrainS3 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bruchsal to Strumicabus
    3. Take the bus from Strumica to Gevgelijabus
    4. Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    42h 24m

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

    1. Take the train from Landstuhl, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeFRA - CHQ
    9h 20m
    €132–478

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

    1. Take the train from Landstuhl, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeSTR - HER
    9h 5m
    €116–340

  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Take the train from Landstuhl, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sitia Airport (JSH)planeFRA - JSH
    10h 30m
    €125–438

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

    1. Take the train from Landstuhl, Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeDUS - HER
    10h 57m
    €140–478

  7. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Salzburg

    1. Take the train from Landstuhl, Bahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain62
    2. Take the bus from Salzburg Hbf to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    44h 39m
    €196–328

  8. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    45h 42m

  9. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Bahnhof, Landstuhl to Mannheim, HauptbahnhofbusRe1
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Durrësbus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 6h

  10. Bus, ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Kaiserslautern Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
    2. Take the bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the ferry from Kavala to SyrosferryBsf
    4. Take the car ferry from Syros to Heraklion Portcarferry
    2d 16h

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

Calendar26Weekly Planes
Duration4h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€75Cheapest 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 24m.

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