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There are 11 ways to get from London 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”

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    1. Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
    2. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeLGW - HER
    6h 38m
    €81–290

  2. 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 Est to Stuttgart HbftrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to St Pölten HauptbahnhoftrainDrf / ...
    4. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
    5. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
    6. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    47h 41m
    €325–984

  3. Fly London Heathrow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeLHR - HER
    6h 32m
    €123–472

  4. Fly London City Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeLCY - HER
    8h 10m
    €134–1,105

  5. Fly London Heathrow Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeLHR - CHQ
    7h 6m
    €129–360

  6. Fly London Stansted Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeSTN - CHQ
    7h 21m
    €103–321

  7. Train to Luton Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
    2. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeLTN - HER
    6h 48m
    €90–1,630

  8. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from London Victoria to Airport Bus StationbusA1 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    2d 2h
    €132–218

  9. 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 3h

  10. 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 16h

  11. 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 22h

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 London, England and Crete, Greece?

British Airways, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.

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