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There are 12 ways to get from Saarbrücken to Crete by bus, plane, train, car ferry, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Bus to Luxembourg, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take the bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourgbus bus
    2. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LUX - HER
    7h 3m

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane FRA - HER
    7h 8m
    €116–333

  3. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Sarreguemines to Strasbourgtrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    41h 47m

  4. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane FRA - CHQ
    7h 46m
    €137–561

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

    1. Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane STR - HER
    7h 43m
    €139–466

  6. Bus to Luxembourg, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Saarbrücken Hbf to Luxembourgbus bus
    2. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane LUX - CHQ
    7h 36m

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

    1. Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane CGN - HER
    8h 56m
    €146–489

  8. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane STR - CHQ
    8h 21m
    €145–624

  9. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    3. Take the train from Skopje to Gevgelijatrain train 631 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    46h

  10. Train, bus, ferry via Tirana

    1. Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Piraeusbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    47h 23m
    €277–451

  11. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Metzbus bus N90 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Metz to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 1h

  12. Train, Bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim to Larissabus bus
    3. Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain train Ic
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    2d 10h
    €324–618

Saarbrücken to Crete by train, bus, foot, and ferry

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration2d 10hAverage Duration
Ticket€324Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,311.8 km
  • Duration: 7h 3m

What companies run services between Saarbrücken, Germany and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Saarbrücken to Crete. However, you can take the bus to Luxembourg, walk to Luxembourg, Gare Rocade, take the line 223 bus to Aéroport Luxembourg/Findel, walk to Luxembourg (LUX) 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 vehicle from Hellwigstr., Saarbrücken to Heraklion Port via Sarreguemines, Sarreguemines, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 41h 47m.

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