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There are 13 ways to get from England to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
    2. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeLGW - HER
    6h 47m
    €86–288

  2. Fly Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeMAN - HER
    6h 30m
    €59–247

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Sankt Pölten

    1. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordtrainEil
    2. Take the train from Paris l'Est to St Pölten HauptbahnhoftrainNj
    3. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
    4. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    2d 4h
    €296–801

  4. Fly Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeMAN - CHQ
    7h 4m
    €135–436

  5. Fly Bristol Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeBRS - HER
    6h 33m
    €85–203

  6. Fly London Stansted Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeSTN - CHQ
    7h 39m
    €104–325

  7. Fly Birmingham Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeBHX - HER
    6h 34m
    €125–249

  8. Fly Bristol Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeBRS - CHQ
    7h 2m
    €101–332

  9. Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeLBA - CHQ
    7h 25m
    €111–361

  10. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MiditrainEil
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-GuilleminstrainIce
    3. Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tiranabus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 4h

  11. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
    2. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 10h

  12. Train, bus, bus and ferry #2

    1. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordtrainEil
    2. Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 17h

  13. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionferryAbs / ...
    2d 23h

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration5h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket€58Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between England and Crete, Greece?

Jet2.com, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.

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