There are 6 ways to get from Nantes to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NTE - HER
6h 8m€92–384Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
43h 22mTrain, bus, bus and ferry via Prague
- Take the train from Nantes to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 9h€402–718Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 10hTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 16hBus, bus and ferry via Stuttgart Airport (STR)
- Take the bus from Nantes to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
2d 20h€356–535
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Crete is to fly which costs €90 - €390 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs €90 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Crete. However, there are services departing from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub and arriving at Heraklion Port via Paris Gare de Lyon, Teg, Stacioni i Trenit and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Nantes and Crete is 2590 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 43h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Nantes to Crete, including transfers.
Nantes to Crete bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub station.
Nantes to Crete bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Nantes. It is currently 2:27 AM in Nantes and 3:27 AM in Crete.
There are 2838+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Crete, Greece?
Volotea, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
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