There are 12 ways to get from Cambridge to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, or ferry
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Fly London Stansted Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane STN - HER
6h 39m€99–205Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LTN - HER
7h 21m€79–262Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- 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 53mFly London Stansted Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane STN - CHQ
7h 8m€95–293Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LGW - HER
7h 58m€116–276Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LHR - HER
8h 7m€162–444Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LTN - CHQ
7h 55m€85–350Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LGW - CHQ
8h 32m€157–364Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LHR - CHQ
8h 45m€193–462Train, bus, bus and ferry via Munich
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from München Hbf to Pejebus
- Take the bus from Peje to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 3h€499–821Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Cambridge to Alexandra Palacetrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 10hTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cambridge to Tottenham Haletrain
- 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 22h€271–475
Cambridge to Crete by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge to Crete is to fly which costs €95 - €210 and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Crete is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €95 - €210.
The distance between Cambridge and Crete is 2738 km.
The best way to get from Cambridge to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 45h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Cambridge to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 2h ahead of Cambridge. It is currently 9:31 AM in Cambridge and 11:31 AM in Crete.
There are 3031+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Cambridge, England and Crete, Greece?
Jet2.com flies from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to Alexandra Palace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Great Northern
- 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
- €130–320
- Website
- Seajets
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