There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, or train
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Fly Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ORK - HER
9h 45m€111–316Train to Kerry Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane KIR - CHQ
15h 39m€92–292Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Liegebus
- Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
5d 10hFly Cork Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ORK - CHQ
26h 54m€122–394Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DUB - HER
10h 12m€118–231Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DUB - CHQ
10h 30m€124–299
Cork Airport (ORK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Crete is to train and fly which costs €110 - €240 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Crete is to fly which takes 9h 45m and costs €110 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Crete. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at Heraklion Port via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuţi, Liege Gare des Guillemins and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 10h.
The distance between Cork and Crete is 3240 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 5 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Cork to Crete, including transfers.
Cork to Crete bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
Cork to Crete bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Cork. It is currently 1:20 AM in Cork and 3:20 AM in Crete.
There are 2811+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Crete, Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Kerry Airport to Chania International Airport via Dublin Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Kerry Airport to Chania International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Kerry Airport to Chania International Airport via Dublin Airport, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–390
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Chania International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–10
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Liege
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
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