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How to get fromWhitehaven to Creteby train, plane, bus, busferry, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Whitehaven to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, or car

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  1. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane MAN - HER
    10h 19m
    €131–285

  2. Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain train
    3. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane NCL - HER
    10h 4m
    €103–291

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Corkickle to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    4. Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 22h

  4. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane MAN - CHQ
    10h 57m
    €147–353

  5. Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quaytrain train
    3. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LPL - HER
    10h 41m
    €142–379

  6. Train, train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Shipleytrain train
    3. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LBA - HER
    12h 32m
    €142–398

  7. Train, train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Shipleytrain train
    3. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane LBA - CHQ
    12h 55m
    €163–486

  8. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Munich

    1. Take the train from Corkickle to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 541 / ...
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from München to Ioanninabus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    3d 8h
    €421–668

  9. Drive, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Drive from Whitehaven to Underpasscar car
    2. Take the bus from Underpass to Millennium Pointbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Birmingham West Bromwich to Turdabusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the bus from Turda to Budapestbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    6. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    3d 12h
    €377–623

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration4h 59mAverage Duration
Ticket€70Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,205.4 km
  • Duration: 10h 19m

What companies run services between Whitehaven, Cumbria, England and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Whitehaven to Crete. However, you can take the train to Carlisle, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a train from Corkickle to Heraklion Port via Manchester Piccadilly, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Nord, Tirana, and Tirana in around 2d 22h.

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