There are 8 ways to get from Aberdeen to Crete by plane, train, bus, or busferry
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Fly Aberdeen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ABZ - HER
8h 30m€102–320Train, bus, bus and ferry via Liège
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guilleminstrain Ice
- Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 10hFly Aberdeen Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ABZ - CHQ
10h 44m€113–418Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EDI - HER
9h 29m€157–561Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane INV - HER
10h 57m€135–357Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Aberdeen to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 17hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 22hBus, bus and ferry via Munich
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
3d 11h€388–603
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Crete is to fly which costs €100 - €320 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Aberdeen station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Union Square Bus Station and arriving at Heraklion via London Victoria, München and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 11h.
The distance between Aberdeen and Crete is 3186 km.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Liège which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Aberdeen to Crete, including transfers.
Aberdeen to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Union Square Bus Station.
Aberdeen to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 5:48 AM in Aberdeen and 7:48 AM in Crete.
There are 3074+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Crete, Greece?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and six other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–340
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chania International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–900
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chania International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Chania International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–280
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from München to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
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