There are 12 ways to get from Crete to Edinburgh by plane, car ferry, bus, train, or busferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HER - EDI
7h 18m£91–391Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HER - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 13m£77–246Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 1hFly Chania International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CHQ - EDI
7h 46m£94–297Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Newcastle (NCL)plane HER - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 42m£118–335Fly Chania International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CHQ - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 31m£120–322Fly Chania International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Newcastle (NCL)plane CHQ - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 55m£96–391Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane HER - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 56m£146–311Bus and ferry, bus, train via Karlsruhe
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 3hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nordbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
2d 16hBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road Londonbus
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 18hBus and ferry, bus, train #2
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the busferry from Timisoara to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
3d 8h£256–498
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £90 - £400 and takes 7h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 7h 18m and costs £90 - £400.
The distance between Crete and Edinburgh is 1975 miles.
The best way to get from Crete to Edinburgh without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Crete to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 12:22 PM in Crete and 10:22 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2854+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Jet2.com and easyJet fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a week.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–250
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £80–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £39
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £44
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 135 228
- zhitia-turist@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £112
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road London
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Timisoara to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–280
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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