There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Heraklion by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, busferry, or ferry
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZRH - HER
6h 23m€118–337Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
40h 36mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
32h 46m€545–894Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BSL - HER
5h 34m€144–606Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GVA - HER
8h 36m€190–397Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane STR - HER
7h 58m€123–311Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Pejabus
- Take the bus from Peje to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
41h 23m€210–259Train, bus, bus and ferry via Budapest
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Bludenztrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bludenz to Budapest-Keletitrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
45h 30m€281–513Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 3h€211–436Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from St Louis to Colmartrain Ter
- Take the bus from Colmar to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 5h
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Heraklion is to train and fly which costs €110 - €340 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Heraklion is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs €140 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Heraklion. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Heraklion via Peje and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 23m.
The distance between Basel and Heraklion is 2025 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Heraklion without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 40h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Basel to Heraklion, including transfers.
Basel to Heraklion bus services, operated by Fertours, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Heraklion bus services, operated by Fertours, arrive at Peja station.
Heraklion is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 8:41 AM in Basel and 9:41 AM in Heraklion.
There are 2971+ hotels available in Heraklion.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Heraklion, Greece?
easyJet flies from Basel (BSL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a week.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Bludenz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
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