There are 13 ways to get from Durham to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly Durham Tees Valley Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MME - HER
11h 55m€201–823Fly Newcastle to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NCL - HER
7h 15m€70–228Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Durham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
47h 17mTrain, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Durham to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAN - HER
9h 24m€121–287Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Durham to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LBA - HER
8h 33m€121–365Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Durham to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MAN - CHQ
10h 2m€137–355Fly Newcastle to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NCL - CHQ
7h 43m€111–386Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Durham to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LBA - CHQ
8h 56m€142–453Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Durham to Stevenagetrain
- Take the train from Stevenage to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LGW - CHQ
10h 23m€233–465Train, bus, bus and ferry via Prague
- Take the train from Durham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 10h€502–865Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Durham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 12hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus
- Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 18hTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Durham to Manchester Victoriatrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Timisoarabusferry
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 6h€253–498
Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Crete is to fly which costs €70 - €230 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Durham to Crete. However, there are services departing from Leazes Rd - Underpass Stand B and arriving at Heraklion Port via Interchange, London Victoria, Dover, Antwerpen-Centraal and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Durham and Crete is 3003 km.
The best way to get from Durham to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 47h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 55m to get from Durham to Crete, including transfers.
Durham to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Interchange station.
Durham to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Durham. It is currently 2:04 AM in Durham and 4:04 AM in Crete.
There are 2811+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Durham, England and Crete, Greece?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and Sky Express fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newcastle to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Newcastle to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Newcastle to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Train from Durham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Durham to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Durham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Durham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Durham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Durham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Durham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Durham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Durham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Durham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Durham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Durham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Durham to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Stevenage to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Timisoara
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
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