There are 9 ways to get from Bern to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZRH - HER
6h 13m€131–391Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Bern to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
40h 21m€163–261Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GVA - HER
7h 36m€159–437Fly from Bern Airport
- Fly from Bern Airport (BRN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BRN - HER
5h 40m€248–1,213Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BSL - HER
6h 40m€138–705Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
42h 45mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
46h 13mTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Bregenz to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2dBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof 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 5h€219–426
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Crete is to train and fly which costs €130 - €400 and takes 6h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs €240 - €1300.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Crete. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Heraklion via Pristina and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 21m.
The distance between Bern and Crete is 2054 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Thessaloníki which takes 40h 21m and costs €160 - €270.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Bern to Crete, including transfers.
Bern to Crete bus services, operated by Fertours, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Crete bus services, operated by Fertours, arrive at Pristina station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Bern. It is currently 11:21 AM in Bern and 12:21 PM in Crete.
There are 3043+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Crete, Greece?
Helvetic Airways flies from Bern Airport (BRN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice a week.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- 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
- €100–370
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- [email protected]
Bus from Bern to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- 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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