There are 7 ways to get from Ireland to Crete by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, or ferry
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Fly Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DUB - HER
7h 27m€86–189Fly Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ORK - HER
8h 46m€81–286Train, car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 10hFly Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane DUB - JSH
18h 56m€105–347Fly Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DUB - CHQ
7h 46m€107–267Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 19h€192–517Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeusferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry
4d 18h€320–869
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Crete is to fly which costs €85 - €190 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs €85 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Crete. However, there are services departing from Dublin and arriving at Heraklion via Rădăuţi, Suceava and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 19h.
The distance between Ireland and Crete is 3190 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Crete without a car is to train and car ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 3 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Ireland to Crete, including transfers.
Ireland to Crete bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Dublin station.
Ireland to Crete bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Rădăuți station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 7:35 PM in Ireland and 9:35 PM in Crete.
There are 3117+ hotels available in Crete.
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) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Stuttgart, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Bologna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Dubrovnik, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Stuttgart, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Bologna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Dubrovnik, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Cork Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- 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
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Suceava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Suceava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- 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
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €420–600
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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