There are 12 ways to get from Hanover to Heraklion by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, busferry, or ferry
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Fly from Hannover Airport
best- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane HAJ - HER
5h 47m€142–424Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LEJ - HER
7h 45m€101–431Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain 25
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
39h 39mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Hanover to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
32h 54m€556–939Train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BRE - HER
7h€123–395Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane HAM - HER
7h 21m€127–632Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DUS - HER
7h 42m€143–695Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Osnabrück Hbftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane FMO - HER
8h 8m€167–318Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain 25
- Take the bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Gevgelijatrain 631 / ...
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
44h 15mBus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Pejebus
- Take the bus from Peje to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
46h 41mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 2hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N67 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
2d 4h€197–306
Hanover to Heraklion by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Heraklion is to train and fly which costs €100 - €440 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Heraklion is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs €140 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover to Heraklion. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Heraklion via Peje and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 41m.
The distance between Hanover and Heraklion is 2279 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Heraklion without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 39h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Hanover to Heraklion, including transfers.
Hanover to Heraklion bus services, operated by Nisi Reisen, depart from Hannover Hbf station.
Hanover to Heraklion bus services, operated by Nisi Reisen, arrive at Peje station.
Heraklion is 1h ahead of Hanover. It is currently 3:58 PM in Hanover and 4:58 PM in Heraklion.
There are 3123+ hotels available in Heraklion.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Heraklion, Greece?
Corendon Airlines, TUIfly, and four other airlines fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Hannover Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Bremen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–650
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Bremen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Bremen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,100
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- leav.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- [email protected]
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- 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
- Schedules at
- https://showmebus.com/
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- [email protected]
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- 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
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +383 44 110 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Peje to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- +383 44 102 280
- [email protected]
- Website
- armendtours.com
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- armendtours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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