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How to get fromRotterdam to Creteby plane, bus, busferry, train, or ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Rotterdam to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, train, or ferry

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  1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport

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    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane RTM - HER
    3h 36m
    €244–747

  2. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane AMS - HER
    6h 7m
    €117–304

  3. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Thessalonikibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    45h 55m

  4. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 2h

  5. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Arnhem Centraaltrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Praha hl.n.train train
    4. Take the train from Praha hl.n. to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    5. Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus bus
    6. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    2d 3h
    €318–498

  6. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    2d 12h
    €213–518

Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration5hAverage Duration
Ticket€224Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Crete, Greece?

Transavia Holland and Aegean Airlines fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.

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