There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, train, or ferry
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Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane RTM - HER
3h 36m€219–726Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AMS - HER
6h 8m€101–274Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
45h 55mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AMS - CHQ
6h 42m€162–422Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BRU - HER
7h 15m€101–290Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 2hTrain, bus, bus and ferry via Vienna
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 3h€440–728Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels-Nordtrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 15h
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Crete is to train and fly which costs €100 - €280 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Crete is to fly which takes 3h 36m and costs €210 - €750.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam to Crete. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam and arriving at Heraklion via Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 55m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Crete is 2474 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 45h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 36m to get from Rotterdam to Crete, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Crete bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Rotterdam station.
Rotterdam to Crete bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 10:01 AM in Rotterdam and 11:01 AM in Crete.
There are 2709+ hotels available in Crete.
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) 3 times a week.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- 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
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- 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
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- hellenicseaways@hellenicseaways.gr
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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