There are 12 ways to get from Crete to Exeter by plane, busferry, bus, or train
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Exeter
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Exeter (EXT)plane HER - EXT
9h 10m£88–295Bus and ferry, bus, train via Bucharest
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
2d 4h£216–318Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane HER - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
8h 13m£125–415Fly Chania International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CHQ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
8h 31m£113–371Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HER - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
9h 3m£196–436Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane HER - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Exeter St Davidstrain
10h 7m£144–396Fly 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 Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Exeter St Davidstrain
10h 30m£162–422Fly Chania International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CHQ - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
9h 31m£224–582Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HER - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
10h 7m£166–422Bus 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 Ice
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
2d 6hBus and ferry, bus, train #2
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Paris Nordbus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
2d 15hBus and ferry, Bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Münchenbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Streetbus 501 / ...
3d 5h£288–500
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Exeter (EXT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Exeter is to fly which costs £85 - £300 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 8h 13m and costs £120 - £420.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at Bampfylde Street via Ioannina, Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Crete and Exeter is 1792 miles.
The best way to get from Crete to Exeter without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Bucharest which takes 2 days 4h and costs £210 - £320.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Crete to Exeter, including transfers.
Crete to Exeter bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to Exeter bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Ioannina station.
Exeter is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 3:52 PM in Crete and 1:52 PM in Exeter.
There are 1514+ hotels available in Exeter.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Exeter, England?
Transavia Holland, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Exeter (EXT) twice a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–400
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–350
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–430
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–490
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bristol Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bristol Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £140–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–260
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–310
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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 Liege Gare des Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £113
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Ioannina to München
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £130–200
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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