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How to get fromIreland to Creteby plane, train, car ferry, bus, or busferry

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Ireland to Crete

Rome2Rio compared 6 ways to get from Ireland to Crete. The best route is Fly Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, a distance of 3238.393 km.

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

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    1. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane DUB - HER
    7h 27m
    €91–199

  2. Train, car ferry, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoortbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Brussels-North train stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus bus
    6. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    3d 10h

  3. Fly Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane DUB - CHQ
    7h 46m
    €102–287

  4. Fly Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane DUB - JSH
    11h 41m
    €100–317

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

    1. Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ORK - HER
    8h 45m
    €106–286

  6. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus bus
    2. Take the bus from Suceava to Thessalonikibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    3d 19h
    €193–519

Dublin Airport (DUB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration6h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket€82Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,189.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 27m

What companies run services between Ireland and Crete, Greece?

Aer Lingus and Aegean Airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.

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