There are 11 ways to get from Clermont-Ferrand to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, night train, or ferry
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Fly Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CFE - HER
8h 3m€212–804Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LYS - HER
8h 18m€130–372Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- 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
46h 56mTrain to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LYS - CHQ
8h 57m€176–390Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane LYS - JSH
19h 27m€164–510Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GVA - HER
10h 42m€178–389Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane GVA - CHQ
11h 16m€164–437Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Genevabus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 2hTrain, night train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Paris Bercytrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Budapest-Keletinighttrain En
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 5h€364–569Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Perrachetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 13hBus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 18h
Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Clermont-Ferrand to Crete is to train and fly which costs €130 - €380 and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Clermont-Ferrand to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs €210 - €850.
No, there is no direct bus from Clermont-Ferrand station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station and arriving at Heraklion Port via Lyon, Geneva - Bus station and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Clermont-Ferrand and Crete is 2189 km.
The best way to get from Clermont-Ferrand to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 46h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Clermont-Ferrand to Crete, including transfers.
Clermont-Ferrand to Crete bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station.
Clermont-Ferrand to Crete bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Clermont-Ferrand. It is currently 11:34 PM in Clermont-Ferrand and 12:34 AM in Crete.
There are 2818+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Clermont-Ferrand, France and Crete, Greece?
Air France and Sky Express fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Paris Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- 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
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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