There are 12 ways to get from Crete to Exeter by plane, train, busferry, or bus
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bristol Airport, train
best- 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 11m£93–324Bus 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
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
2d 6hFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane HER - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
10h 8m£128–298Fly 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 29m£116–367Fly 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 16m£127–351Fly 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 34m£165–394Fly Chania International Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane CHQ - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
10h 20m£171–485Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Exeter
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Exeter (EXT)plane HER - EXT
13h 26m£133–354Fly 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 Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
12h 1m£155–322Bus 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 to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
2d 13h£296–411Bus 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 4h£304–477
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Exeter is to fly and train which costs £90 - £330 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 8h 11m and costs £90 - £330.
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 4h.
The distance between Crete and Exeter is 1864 miles.
The best way to get from Crete to Exeter without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 11m 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 4:32 AM in Crete and 2:32 AM in Exeter.
There are 1482+ hotels available in Exeter.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Exeter, England?
Sky Express, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Exeter (EXT) 3 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–150
Flights from Chania International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–400
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £13–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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
- +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
- £109
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- 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
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- National Express
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