There are 8 ways to get from Brussels to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, or ferry
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Fly Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BRU - HER
5h 47m€98–295Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
42h 48mFly Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BRU - CHQ
6h 16m€119–404Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CRL - CHQ
7h€104–363Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DUS - HER
7h 58m€143–386Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EIN - HER
8h 28m€122–299Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2dBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
2d 12h
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Crete is to fly which costs €95 - €300 and takes 5h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs €95 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels to Crete. However, there are services departing from Brussels-Nord and arriving at Heraklion Port via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Brussels and Crete is 2409 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 42h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Brussels to Crete, including transfers.
Brussels to Crete bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, depart from Brussels-Nord station.
Brussels to Crete bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Brussels. It is currently 11:47 PM in Brussels and 12:47 AM in Crete.
There are 2935+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Crete, Greece?
Sky Express, TUI fly Belgium, and two other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.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
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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