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How to get fromDresden to Creteby plane, train, bus, or busferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Dresden to Crete by plane, train, bus, or busferry

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  1. Fly Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane DRS - HER
    7h 57m
    €114–353

  2. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane BER - HER
    6h 50m
    €105–345

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Rj
    2. Take the train from Prague Main Train Station to Budapest Délitrain train
    3. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    41h 36m
    €187–301

  4. Fly Dresden Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane DRS - CHQ
    10h 1m
    €225–1,201

  5. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane BER - CHQ
    7h 23m
    €136–413

  6. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holešovicetrain train
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane PRG - HER
    9h 59m
    €118–201

  7. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus N60 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessalonikibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    43h 30m
    €183–308

  8. Bus, bus and ferry via Tirana

    1. Take the bus from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Strugabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Struga to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 3h

Dresden Airport (DRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration6h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€121Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,995.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 57m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Crete, Greece?

Lufthansa City, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.

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