There are 9 ways to get from Marseille to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry
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Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MRS - HER
5h 17m€68–249Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles 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
44h 56mFly Marseille Provence Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MRS - CHQ
6h 1m€89–347Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane MRS - JSH
18h 1m€112–427Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LYS - HER
6h 24m€114–361Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
2dTrain, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to San Benedetto Trontotrain Fr
- Take the busferry from San Benedetto del Tronto to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 4hTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Take the train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Kavajëbusferry
- Take the bus from Kavajë to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 13hBus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus
- Take the busferry from Genova Piazza della Vittoria to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 13h
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Crete is to fly which costs €65 - €250 and takes 5h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €65 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Marseille to Crete. However, there are services departing from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and arriving at Heraklion via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Vlorë and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Marseille and Crete is 1957 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 44h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Marseille to Crete, including transfers.
Marseille to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
Marseille to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Marseille. It is currently 11:59 AM in Marseille and 12:59 PM in Crete.
There are 3038+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Crete, Greece?
Volotea, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- +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
- €130–330
- Website
- Seajets
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