There are 10 ways to get from Sunderland to Crete by plane, bus, busferry, train, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly Newcastle to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NCL - HER
7h 22m€100–275Fly Newcastle to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NCL - CHQ
7h 51m€86–344Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Interchange to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 172
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 7h€183–302Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Newcastle to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LBA - HER
9h 32m€137–413Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Newcastle to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAN - HER
10h 23m€135–500Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Newcastle to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MAN - CHQ
10h 56m€121–499Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Newcastle to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LBA - CHQ
9h 55m€153–502Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Sunderland to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 13hTrain, bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Newcastle to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
2d 18h€355–785Bus, bus and ferry via Timișoara
- Take the bus from Interchange to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 172
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Timisoarabusferry
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 8h€233–487
Newcastle (NCL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunderland to Crete is to fly which costs €100 - €280 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Sunderland to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 22m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Sunderland to Crete. However, there are services departing from Interchange and arriving at Heraklion via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest and Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Sunderland and Crete is 3036 km.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Crete without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 7h and costs €180 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Sunderland to Crete, including transfers.
Sunderland to Crete bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Interchange station.
Sunderland to Crete bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Sunderland. It is currently 4:55 PM in Sunderland and 6:55 PM in Crete.
There are 2985+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Crete, Greece?
Jet2.com flies from Newcastle (NCL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a week.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newcastle to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Newcastle to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sunderland to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Interchange to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- 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
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Timisoara
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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