There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Elounda by plane, shuttle, train, bus, busferry, or taxi
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EDI - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Elounda Beach
8h 12m€146–411Train, bus, bus and ferry, Private transfer via Montpellier
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Elounda Beach
2d 11hFly Edinburgh Airport to Sitia Airport, taxi
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane EDI - JSH
- Take the taxi from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Eloundataxi
20h 53m€231–481Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane EDI - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Elounda Beach
11h 37m€271–611Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GLA - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Elounda Beach
9h€178–428Train, bus, bus and ferry, Private transfer
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Elounda Beach
2d 18hBus, bus and ferry, Private transfer
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Elounda Beach
3d 2h€330–649Train, bus, bus and ferry, Private transfer #2
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Košicebus
- Take the bus from Košice to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Elounda Beach
3d 5h€476–803
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Elounda is to fly and Private transfer which costs €140 - €420 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Elounda is to fly and Private transfer which takes 8h 12m and costs €140 - €420.
The distance between Edinburgh and Elounda is 3227 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Elounda without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry and Private transfer via Montpellier which takes 2 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Edinburgh to Elounda, including transfers.
Elounda is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:10 PM in Edinburgh and 8:10 PM in Elounda.
There are 1205+ hotels available in Elounda.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Elounda, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Elounda. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Heraklion Airport, then take the shuttle to Elounda Beach. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Elounda Beach via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Montpellier, Tirana, Tirana, Heraklion Port, and Heraklion Port in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sitia Airport via Stuttgart, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sitia Airport via Stuttgart, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–230
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Elounda Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €60–90
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €120–135
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €135–150
Shuttle from Heraklion Port to Elounda Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–145
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €55–85
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €115–130
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €135–145
Shuttle from Chania Airport to Elounda Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €180–330
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €180–270
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €280–310
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €310–330
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Sheffield to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Košice to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
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