There are 11 ways to get from Stansted to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, or ferry
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Fly London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LGW - HER
8h 12m€96–272Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guilleminstrain Ice
- Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 4hFly London Heathrow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LHR - HER
8h 39m€163–377Fly London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LGW - CHQ
8h 45m€137–280Fly London Stansted Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane STN - HER
8h 15m€102–299Fly London Gatwick Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane LGW - JSH
14h 30m€135–420Fly London Heathrow Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LHR - CHQ
9h 17m€194–475Fly London Stansted Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane STN - CHQ
8h 43m€123–267Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 11hBus, bus and ferry via Sibiu
- Take the bus from Maidstone to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 21hTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
2d 22h€280–457
Stansted to Crete by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stansted to Crete is to fly which costs €95 - €280 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Stansted to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs €95 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Stansted to Crete. However, there are services departing from High Street /Orpington War Memorial and arriving at Heraklion Port via Aldwych / Kingsway, Bounds Green Road London, Teg, Stacioni i Trenit and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Stansted and Crete is 2740 km.
The best way to get from Stansted to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Stansted to Crete, including transfers.
Stansted to Crete bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, depart from Bounds Green Road London station.
Stansted to Crete bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Stansted. It is currently 9:39 PM in Stansted and 11:39 PM in Crete.
There are 3127+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Stansted, England and Crete, Greece?
easyJet, Corendon Airlines, and four other airlines fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sitia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sitia Airport via Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Maidstone to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Sibiu to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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