There are 10 ways to get from Lille to Crete by train, plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BRU - HER
6h 37m€109–322Fly Lille-Lesquin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LIL - HER
6h 9m€89–302Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
43h 16mTrain to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CDG - HER
6h 25m€117–322Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BRU - CHQ
7h 11m€145–480Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ORY - HER
7h 32m€175–425Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AMS - HER
8h 45m€182–427Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Lille to Brussels-North train stationbus 712 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 3hTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 3h€409–711Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Lille to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 11h€233–405
Lille to Crete by bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lille to Crete is to train and fly which costs €100 - €330 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Lille to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs €85 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Lille to Crete. However, there are services departing from Lille and arriving at Heraklion Port via Brussels-Nord and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Lille and Crete is 2518 km.
The best way to get from Lille to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 43h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Lille to Crete, including transfers.
Lille to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lille station.
Lille to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Lille. It is currently 10:47 AM in Lille and 11:47 AM in Crete.
There are 2735+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Lille, France and Crete, Greece?
Volotea and Sky Express fly from Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- 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
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- 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
- +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
- +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
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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