There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Rotterdam by plane, busferry, bus, or train
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane HER - RTM
5h 47m€221–651Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane HER - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 44m€91–321Bus 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 Rotterdam Centraaltrain
2d 1hFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane HER - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 46m€100–287Fly Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CHQ - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 9m€172–385Fly 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 Rotterdam Centraaltrain
7h 32m€113–331Bus and ferry, Bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Frankfurt am Mainbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Rotterdam Central Stationbus 268
2d 15h€316–474
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Rotterdam is to fly and train which costs €100 - €290 and takes 6h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Rotterdam is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs €220 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Rotterdam station. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station via Ioannina and Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Crete and Rotterdam is 2474 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Rotterdam without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Crete to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Crete to Rotterdam bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Rotterdam bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Rotterdam is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 3:19 AM in Crete and 2:19 AM in Rotterdam.
There are 852+ hotels available in Rotterdam.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
Transavia Holland and Aegean Airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) once daily.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Rotterdam The Hague Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Ioannina to Frankfurt am Main
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
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