There are 12 ways to get from Crete to England by plane, train, busferry, bus, or ferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport, train
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane HER - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
6h 50m£75–179Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Birmingham Airport
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane HER - BHX
6h 46m£53–148Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Liege Gare des Guilleminsbus
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
2d 3hFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane HER - MAN
6h 39m£64–148Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HER - LHR
6h 44m£113–324Fly Chania International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CHQ - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
7h 13m£123–254Fly Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CHQ - MAN
7h 7m£72–223Fly Chania International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CHQ - LHR
7h 12m£141–349Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HER - STN
7h 29m£95–203Bus and ferry, bus, train via Salzburg
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Salzburg Hbfbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
2d 6h£372–631Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road Londonbus
2d 13hFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Hsw
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoriabus
2d 21h£203–353
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to England is to fly which costs £50 - £150 and takes 6h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to England is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs £60 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to England. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross via Terminal B, Dollari B, Tirana and Hobart Corner. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Crete and England is 1704 miles.
The best way to get from Crete to England without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Crete to England, including transfers.
Crete to England bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to England bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
England is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 7:16 AM in Crete and 5:16 AM in England.
There are 21381+ hotels available in England.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and England?
Jet2.com, Corendon Airlines, and easyJet fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–140
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- hellenicseaways@hellenicseaways.gr
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- £40–60
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