There are 10 ways to get from Crete to London by plane, busferry, bus, or train
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Fly Chania International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)CHQ - LHR
7h£115–315Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)HER - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
6h 54m£69–271Bus and ferry, bus, train via Würzburg
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Take the bus from Pristina to Würzburg
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurt41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
45h 40mFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London City Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to London City Airport (LCY)HER - LCY
8h 3m£123–955Fly Chania International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to London Stansted Airport (STN)CHQ - STN
7h 30m£98–305Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Luton Airport (LTN)HER - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
7h£78–1,430Bus and ferry, bus via Bucharest
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Luton
- Take the bus from London Luton Airport Bus Station Bay K to London Victoria
2d 1h£118–185Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nord
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
2d 3hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road London
2d 14hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to München
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
3d 6h£234–428
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to London is to fly and train which costs £65 - £280 and takes 6h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to London is to fly and train which takes 6h 54m and costs £65 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to London. However, there are services departing from Heraklion and arriving at London Victoria via Thessaloniki, Bucharest Obor and London Luton Airport Bus Station Bay K. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Crete and London is 1678 miles.
The best way to get from Crete to London without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Würzburg which takes 45h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h to get from Crete to London, including transfers.
Crete to London bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Heraklion station.
Crete to London bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
London is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 10:59 PM in Crete and 8:59 PM in London.
There are 20854+ hotels available in London.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and London, England?
British Airways, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London City Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London City Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–410
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £280–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London City Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.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
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Würzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- 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
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £21–28
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from London Luton Airport Bus Station Bay K to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–13
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Luton Airport Bus Station Bay K to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £114
- 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
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Ioannina to München
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £140–210
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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