There are 10 ways to get from Brussels to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, or ferry
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Fly Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BRU - HER
5h 47m€83–436Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Gevgelijatrain 631 / ...
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
46h 50mFly Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BRU - CHQ
6h 16m€104–364Fly Brussels Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane BRU - JSH
10h 31m€152–384Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DUS - HER
7h 40m€144–666Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CRL - CHQ
7h 27m€101–443Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EIN - HER
8h 20m€120–358Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CRL - HER
6h 59m€125–195Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2dBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 12h
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Crete is to train and fly which costs €120 - €200 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Crete is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs €80 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels to Crete. However, there are services departing from Brussels-Nord and arriving at Heraklion Port via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Brussels and Crete is 2409 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 46h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Brussels to Crete, including transfers.
Brussels to Crete bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, depart from Brussels-Nord station.
Brussels to Crete bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Brussels. It is currently 5:00 AM in Brussels and 6:00 AM in Crete.
There are 3118+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Crete, Greece?
TUI fly Belgium, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Chania International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–650
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- [email protected]
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Frankfurt to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- [email protected]
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- 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
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- hellenicseaways.gr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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