There are 5 ways to get from Crete to Brussels by plane, busferry, bus, night train, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane HER - BRU
5h 57m€88–255Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nordbus
2dFly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CHQ - BRU
6h 25m€125–413Bus and ferry, bus, night train, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Budapest-Keleti to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nordtrain 79
2d 1h€269–475Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nordbus
2d 6h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Brussels is to fly which costs €85 - €260 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Brussels is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs €85 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Brussels. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Brussels-Nord via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Crete and Brussels is 2409 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Brussels without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Crete to Brussels, including transfers.
Crete to Brussels bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Brussels bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Brussels is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 12:56 PM in Crete and 11:56 AM in Brussels.
There are 1711+ hotels available in Brussels.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Brussels, Belgium?
TUI fly Belgium, Sky Express, and five other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brussels Airport (BRU) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Chania International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Budapest-Keleti to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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