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How to get fromSacramento to Creteby train, subway, plane, or car ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Sacramento to Crete by train, subway, plane, or car ferry

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  1. Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain train
    2. Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway subway
    3. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane SFO - HER
    20h 7m
    €240–534

  2. Fly Sacramento International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane SMF - HER
    22h 1m
    €303–1,105

  3. Fly Sacramento International Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane SMF - CHQ
    22h 23m
    €335–1,193

  4. Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain train
    2. Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway subway
    3. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane SFO - CHQ
    21h 40m
    €272–642

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

    1. Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain train
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane OAK - HER
    21h 49m
    €349–1,176

  6. Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain train
    2. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane SJC - HER
    25h 45m
    €509–704

  7. Fly Sacramento International Airport to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane SMF - ATH
    2. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    26h 52m
    €481–1,252

  8. Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain train
    2. Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway subway
    3. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane SFO - ATH
    4. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    5. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    28h 3m
    €628–1,521

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration19h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket€197Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 11,424.3 km
  • Duration: 20h 7m

What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Crete, Greece?

Air Canada, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.

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