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How to get fromCrete to Lyonby plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, train, or ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Crete to Lyon by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, train, or ferry

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  1. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

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    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane HER - LYS
    6h 8m
    €87–307

  2. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train

    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Durrës to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuelebusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Fr
    42h 53m

  3. Fly Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane CHQ - LYS
    6h 31m
    €134–335

  4. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane HER - GVA
    2. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    8h 58m
    €146–285

  5. Bus and ferry, bus via Geneva

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Geneva - Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    46h 41m

  6. Bus and ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus bus
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Perrachetrain train Tgv
    2d
    €400–610

  7. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Abs / ...
    2. Take the bus from Atheny, F.P. Travel Holidays to Belgrade, "BAS" bus station, block 42, Antifašisticke borbebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lyonbus bus
    2d 5h
    €304–428

  8. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus bus
    2d 9h

Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration3h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket€61Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,067.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 8m

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Lyon, France?

Volotea, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) once daily.

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