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How to get fromEdinburgh to CreteBy plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry

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There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane EDI - HER
    7h 8m
    €107–272

  2. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chania International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane EDI - CHQ
    9h 52m
    €88–371

  3. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    6. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    2d 1h

  4. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane GLA - HER
    7h 53m
    €99–279

  5. Train to Newcastle, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain train
    2. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane NCL - HER
    8h 25m
    €134–377

  6. Train to Newcastle, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain train
    2. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane NCL - CHQ
    8h 53m
    €120–446

  7. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Karlsruhe

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus bus
    6. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    2d 4h

  8. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Finchley Road Station to Airport Bus Stationbus bus A1 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    2d 9h
    €198–307

  9. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain train
    3. Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 16h

  10. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry ferry Abs / ...
    3d 1h
    €369–642

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration5h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket€74Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Crete, Greece?

Jet2.com, easyJet, and Aegean Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.

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