There are 8 ways to get from Belfast to Crete by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, 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€89–294Fly 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€76–245Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 13h€178–321Fly 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€110–403Bus 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€110–417Bus 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€126–526Bus and ferry, train, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 5hBus 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 Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
3d 13h
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 fly which costs €75 - €250 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Crete. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Heraklion via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, München and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 13h.
The distance between Belfast and Crete is 3210 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Crete without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 13h and costs €170 - €330.
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 5:22 PM in Belfast and 7:22 PM in Crete.
There are 2007+ 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
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Chania International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Chania International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Chania International Airport via East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- 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
- €120–650
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- 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/
- 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
- €19–140
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- 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
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–100
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €160
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