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There are 11 ways to get from Trier to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, or ferry

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

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    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LUX - HER
    6h 38m
    €118–328

  2. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf / ...
    4. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus bus
    5. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    6. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    44h 50m
    €217–558

  3. Train to Luxembourg, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain train
    2. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane LUX - CHQ
    7h 6m
    €129–447

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

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane FRA - HER
    8h 48m
    €127–263

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

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane FRA - CHQ
    9h 22m
    €158–452

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

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane DUS - HER
    9h 34m
    €145–726

  7. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane CGN - HER
    8h 55m
    €136–321

  8. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus bus
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    5. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    45h 23m

  9. Train, bus, ferry via Tirana

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    47h 26m
    €253–290

  10. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Trier, Theodor-Heuss-Allee to Gasperich, Gerhard Mercatorbus bus 306
    2. Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Liège Guilleminsbus bus 180 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 4h

  11. Train, Bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim to Larissabus bus
    3. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    2d 11h
    €298–453

Trier to Crete by train, bus, foot, and ferry

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration2d 11hAverage Duration
Ticket€298Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Trier, Germany and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Trier to Crete. However, you can take the train to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale, walk to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière, take the line 29 bus to Aéroport Luxembourg/Findel, walk to Luxembourg (LUX) 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 train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Heraklion via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, St Pölten Hauptbahnhof, Sankt Pölten, Kumanovo, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Thessaloniki in around 44h 50m.

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