There are 8 ways to get from Lausanne to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, or ferry
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Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GVA - HER
6h 17m€133–253Train, bus, bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LYS - HER
9h 31m€107–386Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Lausanne Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
44h 59mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane GVA - CHQ
6h 50m€144–331Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZRH - HER
7h 33m€134–369Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ZRH - CHQ
8h 7m€200–367Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Bregenz to Budapest-Keletitrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
47h 25m€376–564Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Lausanne to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 7h€243–500
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Crete is to train and fly which costs €130 - €260 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Crete is to train and fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €130 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Lausanne station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Lausanne Bus Station and arriving at Heraklion Port via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 59m.
The distance between Lausanne and Crete is 2071 km.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 44h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Lausanne to Crete, including transfers.
Lausanne to Crete bus services, operated by Pati Travel, depart from Lausanne Bus Station.
Lausanne to Crete bus services, operated by Pati Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Lausanne. It is currently 3:20 PM in Lausanne and 4:20 PM in Crete.
There are 2811+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Lausanne to Crete. However, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lausanne Bus Station to Heraklion Port via Tirana and Tirana in around 44h 59m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Lausanne Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- 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
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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