There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Gavdos by plane, shuttle, car ferry, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer, car ferry
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)ZRH - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Irakleion Airport to Chora Sfakion
- Take the car ferry from Sfakia to Gavdos
10h 23mFly Zurich Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer, car ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)ZRH - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Palaióchora
- Take the car ferry from Palaiochora to Gavdos
12h 3mTrain, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer, car ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingen
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)STR - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Irakleion Airport to Chora Sfakion
- Take the car ferry from Sfakia to Gavdos
13h 43m
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Zurich and Gavdos is 2117 km.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Zurich to Gavdos, including transfers.
Gavdos is 1h behind Zurich. It is currently 8:39 AM in Zurich and 7:39 AM in Gavdos.
There are three+ hotels available in Gavdos.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Gavdos, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Gavdos. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, take the shuttle to Chora Sfakion, walk to Sfakia, then take the car ferry to Gavdos. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Chania International Airport (CHQ), walk to Chania Airport, take the shuttle to Palaióchora, walk to Palaiochora, then take the car ferry to Gavdos.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–750
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–420
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–650
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +30 697 32 04 923
- info@crete-taxi-service.com
- Website
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Irakleion Airport to Chora Sfakion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Chania Airport to Palaióchora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
- Phone
- +30 28210 95511
- booking@anendyk.gr
- Website
- anendyk.gr
Car ferry from Sfakia to Gavdos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://anendyk.gr/
Car ferry from Palaiochora to Gavdos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://anendyk.gr/
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