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There are 11 ways to get from Maastricht to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane EIN - HER
    6h 58m
    €113–330

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane BRU - HER
    7h 44m
    €94–382

  3. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d

  4. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane DUS - HER
    7h 30m

  5. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeldtrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane CGN - HER
    7h 37m
    €101–270

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane BRU - CHQ
    8h 12m
    €120–440

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane DUS - CHQ
    8h 23m

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane DUS - JSH
    13h 43m

  9. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane BRU - JSH
    12h 27m
    €168–480

  10. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain train S43
    2. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90N
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain train Ec
    4. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    2d 3h

  11. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Liege to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Hsw
    2d 12h

Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration3h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€134Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,498.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 58m

What companies run services between Maastricht, Netherlands and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Maastricht to Crete. However, you can take the train to Eindhoven Centraal, walk to Eindhoven, Station B, take the line 401 bus to Eindhoven, Airport, walk to Eindhoven Airport (EIN) 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 train from Maastricht to Heraklion Port via Liège-Guillemins, Liege Gare des Guillemins, Tirana, and Tirana in around 2d.

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