There are 7 ways to get from Bournemouth to Crete by bus, plane, train, busferry, or ferry
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Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)LHR - HER
8h 11m€121–497Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)LGW - HER
8h 27m€104–364Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Airport Bus StationA1 / ...
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
2d 4h€161–308Fly Bournemouth Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)BOH - CHQ
7h 21m€109–372Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brighton
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionAbs / ...
2d 7hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Green Line Coach Station
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 12hBus, bus and ferry via Munich
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Green Line Coach Station
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Take the bus from München to Ioannina
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
3d 1h€296–558
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Crete is to train and fly which costs €100 - €370 and takes 8h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs €100 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Bournemouth station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Bournemouth Station and arriving at Heraklion via London Victoria, München and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Bournemouth and Crete is 2866 km.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 4h and costs €160 - €310.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Bournemouth to Crete, including transfers.
Bournemouth to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bournemouth Station.
Bournemouth to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Green Line Coach Station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Bournemouth. It is currently 1:04 PM in Bournemouth and 3:04 PM in Crete.
There are 2522+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Crete, Greece?
Ryanair flies from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Golders Green Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- 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
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- 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 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.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
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from München to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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