There are 7 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
11h 40m€135–337Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane KIR - CHQ
12h 25m€84–293Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred Street 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 11hFly Cork Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ORK - CHQ
16h 44m€101–366Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SNN - CHQ
13h 9m€121–395Train 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 4m€142–302Train 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 22m€138–461
Cork Airport (ORK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Crete is to fly which costs €130 - €340 and takes 11h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Crete is to train and fly which takes 10h 4m and costs €140 - €310.
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 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 40m to get from Cork to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 2h ahead of Cork. It is currently 1:09 AM in Cork and 3:09 AM in Crete.
There are 2637+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Crete, Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Aer Lingus, and Sky Express fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Chania International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Kerry Airport to Chania International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Chania International Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Shannon Airport to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Chania International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Shannon Airport to Chania International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Chania International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- 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
- info@anumitravel.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
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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