There are 13 ways to get from Birmingham to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry
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Fly Birmingham Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BHX - HER
6h 25m€74–209Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
45h 56mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAN - HER
8h 6m€107–253Fly Birmingham Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BHX - CHQ
6h 58m€95–347Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MAN - CHQ
8h 39m€118–321Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EMA - HER
7h 40m€106–307Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LGW - CHQ
8h 47m€163–405Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane EMA - CHQ
7h 58m€127–395Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LTN - CHQ
8h 52m€138–452Train, bus, bus and ferry via Prague
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 9h€440–819Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 11hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus
- Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 13hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to London Victoriabus
- 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 Hsw
2d 23h€258–466
Birmingham to Crete by bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Crete is to fly which costs €70 - €210 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Birmingham to Crete. However, there are services departing from Birmingham - Jennens Road and arriving at Heraklion Port via London Victoria, Dover, Antwerpen-Centraal and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Birmingham and Crete is 2861 km.
The best way to get from Birmingham to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 45h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Birmingham to Crete, including transfers.
Birmingham to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Birmingham - Jennens Road station.
Birmingham to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Birmingham. It is currently 7:01 AM in Birmingham and 9:01 AM in Crete.
There are 2887+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Crete, Greece?
easyJet and Jet2.com fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- Seajets
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