There are 10 ways to get from Belfast to Crete by plane, busferry, bus, or train
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BHD - HER
8h 31m€89–295Fly Belfast International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BFS - HER
7h 36m€77–236Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus
- Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 2hFly George Best Belfast City Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BHD - CHQ
9h 5m€115–403Fly Belfast International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BFS - CHQ
23h 30m€108–334Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane DUB - JSH
20h 30m€121–452Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DUB - HER
9h 1m€102–314Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DUB - CHQ
9h 20m€128–412Bus and ferry, train, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 5hBus and ferry, bus via Munich
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan 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 14h
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €100 - €320 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Crete. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Heraklion Port via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover, Antwerpen-Centraal and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Belfast and Crete is 3210 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Crete without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 3 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Belfast to Crete, including transfers.
Belfast to Crete bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Crete bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 6:30 PM in Belfast and 8:30 PM in Crete.
There are 3111+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Crete, Greece?
easyJet, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Stuttgart, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Bologna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Dubrovnik, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Chania International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Chania International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Chania International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Chania International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Chania International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Stuttgart, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Bologna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Dubrovnik, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Chania International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Chania International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Paris Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–140
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–140
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–140
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- 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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