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How to get fromUpper Austria to Creteby train, plane, bus, busferry, ferry, car or car ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Upper Austria to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, ferry, car, or car ferry

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

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    1. Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain train
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane VIE - HER
    6h 51m
    €91–281

  2. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Linz to Kumanovobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    34h 59m
    €165–225

  3. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Linz to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessalonikibus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Bsf
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    2d 9h
    €181–265

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Linz to Port of Piraeuscar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    27h 41m
    €480–634

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

    1. Take the train from Mühldorf to Landshuttrain train
    2. Take the train from Landshut to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane MUC - HER
    8h 2m
    €123–348

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

    1. Take the train from Mühldorf to Landshuttrain train
    2. Take the train from Landshut to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane MUC - CHQ
    8h 30m
    €174–427

  7. Train to Graz Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Linz Hbf to Graz Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane GRZ - HER
    9h 39m
    €147–534

  8. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Linz Hbf to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
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Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration4h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€76Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Upper Austria and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Upper Austria to Crete. However, you can take the line 1 vehicle to Linz/Donau Hauptbahnhof, walk to Linz Hbf, take the train to Flughafen Wien, walk to Vienna International Airport (VIE) 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 bus from Linz to Heraklion via Kumanovo, Skopje, Transporten Centar, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 34h 59m.

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