There are 10 ways to get from Berlin to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry
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Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BER - HER
5h 47m€79–301Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
39h 27mFly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BER - CHQ
6h 25m€110–489Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane BER - JSH
15h 5m€103–399Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DRS - HER
6h 51m€136–412Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LEJ - HER
6h 47m€93–330Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Prague Main Train Station to Budapest Délitrain
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
43h 49m€236–494Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
44h 51mBus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Berlin to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
45h 32m€189–243Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 1h€202–475
Berlin to Crete by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Crete is to fly which costs €75 - €310 and takes 5h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs €75 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin to Crete. However, there are services departing from Berlin Alexanderplatz and arriving at Heraklion Port via Teg, Posta 8 and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 51m.
The distance between Berlin and Crete is 2136 km.
The best way to get from Berlin to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 39h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Berlin to Crete, including transfers.
Berlin to Crete bus services, operated by Armend Tours, depart from Berlin Alexanderplatz station.
Berlin to Crete bus services, operated by Armend Tours, arrive at Tirana station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Berlin. It is currently 11:38 PM in Berlin and 12:38 AM in Crete.
There are 3043+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Crete, Greece?
Eurowings, Ryanair, and seven other airlines fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- 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
- €130–330
- Website
- Seajets
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