There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Crete by plane, train, car ferry, bus, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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€86–199Train, 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 Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
3d 9hFly Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DUB - CHQ
7h 46m€107–267Fly Cork Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ORK - CHQ
24h 34m€122–404Fly Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane DUB - JSH
10h 55m€155–477Train, car ferry, bus, 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 Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
3d 18h€677–1,052Bus, 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€193–519Train, ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
4d 9h
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 - €200 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs €85 - €200.
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 9h 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 2:26 AM in Ireland and 4:26 AM in Crete.
There are 3058+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
- 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
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
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 Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €440–650
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–650
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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