There are 10 ways to get from Brussels to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, train, night train, 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€83–446Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CRL - HER
6h 31m€78–245Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2dFly Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BRU - CHQ
6h 16m€104–374Fly Brussels Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane BRU - JSH
14h 11m€142–354Bus 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€99–313Train, 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 35m€136–434Train, 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 Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EIN - HER
8h 25m€117–607Train, night train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the night train from Ulm Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain En
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 3hBus, 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 €80 - €450 and takes 5h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs €80 - €450.
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 bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 0h 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 1:32 PM in Brussels and 2:32 PM in Crete.
There are 3086+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Crete, Greece?
TUI fly Belgium, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Chania International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–350
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- 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
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Ulm Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- 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
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
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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