There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Amsterdam by plane, busferry, bus, night train, or train
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane HER - AMS
6h 18m€92–255Bus and ferry, bus, night train, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Budapest-Keleti to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
2d 1h€250–400Fly Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CHQ - AMS
6h 41m€144–373Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane HER - RTM
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Zuidtrain
7h 8m€220–575Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane HER - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
7h 48m€120–313Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane HER - BRU
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
8h 4m€107–390Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HER - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
9h 14m€105–508Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Antwerpen-Centraalbus
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
2d 2hBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Frankfurt am Mainbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
2d 18h€315–470
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Amsterdam is to fly which costs €90 - €260 and takes 6h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Amsterdam is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs €90 - €260.
The distance between Crete and Amsterdam is 2499 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Amsterdam without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and night train and train which takes 2 days 1h and costs €250 - €400.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Crete to Amsterdam, including transfers.
Amsterdam is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 9:33 AM in Crete and 8:33 AM in Amsterdam.
There are 2757+ hotels available in Amsterdam.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Amsterdam, Netherlands?
TUI Airlines Netherlands, Transavia Holland, and Austrian Airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Budapest-Keleti to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
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