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How to get fromLa Rochelle to Creteby plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry

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There are 10 ways to get from La Rochelle to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LRH - HER
    7h 42m
    €102–404

  2. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    5. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    44h 44m

  3. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain train
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane NTE - HER
    8h 14m
    €123–437

  4. Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    2. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane BOD - HER
    9h 7m
    €107–291

  5. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain train
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane NTE - CHQ
    10h 52m
    €174–465

  6. Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    2. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane BOD - CHQ
    11h 15m
    €168–429

  7. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Geneva

    1. Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 4h

  8. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Nantes to Szegedbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Szeged to Thessaloníkibus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    2d 14h
    €316–498

  9. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 17h

  10. Bus, bus and ferry, ferry

    1. Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Gare de Lyon-Perrache to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolineabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Turin to Durrësbusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus bus
    5. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Hsw
    2d 20h
    €262–437

La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration8h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€107Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,517.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 42m

What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Crete, Greece?

easyJet flies from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a week.

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