There are 6 ways to get from Dublin to Crete by plane, ferry, train, bus, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DUB - HER
6h 54m€93–203Ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry via Liège
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guilleminstrain Ice
- Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 12hFly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DUB - CHQ
7h 23m€99–301Ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
3dBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from The Gresham Hotel to Belfast Glengallbus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 6hFerry, train, bus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 13h
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Crete is to fly which costs €90 - €210 and takes 6h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 54m and costs €90 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Dublin to Crete. However, there are services departing from The Gresham Hotel and arriving at Heraklion Port via Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Brussels-Nord and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
The distance between Dublin and Crete is 3178 km.
The best way to get from Dublin to Crete without a car is to ferry and train and bus and bus and ferry via Liège which takes 2 days 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Dublin to Crete, including transfers.
Dublin to Crete bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from The Gresham Hotel station.
Dublin to Crete bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Belfast Glengall station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 5:35 PM in Dublin and 7:35 PM in Crete.
There are 2705+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Crete, Greece?
Aer Lingus, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–370
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Paris Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from The Gresham Hotel to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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