There are 8 ways to get from Vienna to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)VIE - HER
4h 56m€75–196Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten HbfRj / ...
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to GevgelijaRe
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
35h 22mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
25h 47m€422–660Fly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)VIE - CHQ
5h 30m€91–315Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sitia Airport (JSH)VIE - JSH
6h 30m€84–315Train, bus, bus and ferry via Budapest
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KelenfoeldEc
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
36h 32mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava901
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessaloniki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
39h 9m€178–213Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar902 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athens
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionAbs / ...
40h 52m€110–184
Vienna to Crete by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Crete is to fly which costs €75 - €200 and takes 4h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Crete is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs €75 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Crete. However, there are services departing from Wien Morzinplatz and arriving at Heraklion via Vienna International Airport, Bratislava and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 9m.
The distance between Vienna and Crete is 1610 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 35h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Vienna to Crete, including transfers.
Vienna to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna International Airport station.
Vienna to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bratislava station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Vienna. It is currently 8:40 PM in Vienna and 9:40 PM in Crete.
There are 2522+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Crete, Greece?
Ryanair, Corendon Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–13
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €6–9
- Business
- €7–8
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €105
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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