There are 9 ways to get from Crawley to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, or ferry
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Fly London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)LGW - HER
6h 15m€61–256Train, bus, bus and ferry via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Three Bridges to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten HbfNj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
2d 4h€311–681Fly London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)LGW - CHQ
6h 59m€97–415Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Three Bridges to Farringdon
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)LHR - HER
7h 49m€128–277Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Three Bridges to Farringdon
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)LHR - CHQ
8h 22m€164–406Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Three Bridges to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-GuilleminsIce
- Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 5hBus, ferry
- 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 5hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station210
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
2d 7h€145–248Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Crawley to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionAbs / ...
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London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crawley to Crete is to fly which costs €60 - €260 and takes 6h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Crawley to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 15m and costs €60 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Crawley to Crete. However, there are services departing from Town Centre South and arriving at Heraklion via North Terminal Bus Station, Birmingham, Bucharest and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Crawley and Crete is 2687 km.
The best way to get from Crawley to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Sankt Pölten which takes 2 days 4h and costs €310 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Crawley to Crete, including transfers.
Crawley to Crete bus services, operated by National Express, depart from North Terminal Bus Station.
Crawley to Crete bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Crawley. It is currently 12:51 PM in Crawley and 2:51 PM in Crete.
There are 908+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Crawley, England and Crete, Greece?
easyJet, Corendon Airlines, and three other airlines fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- 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
- €110–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Three Bridges to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Three Bridges to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €35–50
- Comfort
- €35–55
- Premium
- €55–75
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €95–140
- 1st Class
- €140–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Crawley to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 70 667 766
- loni.tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- 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
- 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
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- albtrans.net
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.autobus.al/en/operator/alb___trans_sh.p.k-22
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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