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

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  1. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

    best
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane HER - AMS
    6h 20m
    €92–249

  2. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane HER - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    8h 36m
    €68–251

  3. Bus and ferry, bus, night train, train

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus bus
    3. Take the nighttrain from Budapest-Keleti to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain night train En
    4. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Ice
    2d 1h
    €250–380

  4. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane HER - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Bredatrain train
    7h 6m
    €96–278

  5. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane HER - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    8h 3m
    €119–257

  6. Fly to Eindhoven Airport

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane HER - EIN
    6h 16m
    €117–327

  7. Fly to Maastricht Aachen Airport, train

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST)plane plane HER - MST
    2. Take the train from Sittard to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    7h 48m
    €146–412

  8. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane HER - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    9h 10m
    €123–275

  9. Fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane HER - HAJ
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    3. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain train
    10h 34m
    €123–350

  10. Bus and ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Antwerpen-Centraalbus bus
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    2d 2h

  11. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Abs / ...
    2. Take the bus from Atheny, F.P. Travel Holidays to Belgrade, "BAS" bus station, block 42, Antifašisticke borbebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Amsterdambus bus
    2d 14h
    €294–458

Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights

Calendar5Weekly Planes
Duration4h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket€92Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,499 km
  • Duration: 6h 20m

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Netherlands?

TUI Airlines Netherlands, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) 5 times a week.

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