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

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There are 9 ways to get from Bern to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, or ferry

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

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    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ZRH - HER
    6h 13m
    €98–337

  2. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Bern to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    42h 40m
    €171–257

  3. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane ZRH - CHQ
    6h 42m
    €169–335

  4. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane GVA - HER
    7h 31m
    €171–318

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

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane BSL - HER
    6h 45m
    €189–712

  6. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourgtrain train Ter
    3. Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    5. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    43h 14m

  7. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Bregenz to Budapest-Keletitrain train Rjx
    4. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    45h 58m
    €346–534

  8. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    46h 13m

  9. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Hsw
    2d 5h
    €219–446

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration3h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket€49Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,053.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 13m

What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Bern to Crete. 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, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Heraklion via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Thessaloníki, and Thessaloniki in around 42h 40m.

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