There are 6 ways to get from Crete to Galway by plane, bus, busferry, or train
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shannon Airport, bus
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane HER - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
11h 23m€127–373Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane HER - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
17h 57m€117–383Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Liege Gare des Guilleminsbus
- Take the bus from Liege to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stnbus
5d 9hFly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cork Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane HER - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
13h 57m€140–388Fly Chania International Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane CHQ - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
12h 41m€159–501Fly Chania International Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CHQ - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
11h 30m€117–326
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Galway is to fly and train which costs €110 - €330 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Galway is to fly and bus which takes 11h 23m and costs €120 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Galway. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Galway Coach Stn via Tirana, Liege, Rădăuți, Navan Rd Stn and Crampton Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 9h.
The distance between Crete and Galway is 3386 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Galway without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 5 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Crete to Galway, including transfers.
Crete to Galway bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Galway bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Galway is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 6:49 AM in Crete and 4:49 AM in Galway.
There are 547+ hotels available in Galway.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Galway, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Galway. However, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Shannon Airport (SNN), walk to Shannon Airport, then take the bus to Galway Ceannt. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Heraklion Port to Galway Coach Stn via Tirana, Tirana, Liege, Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, Dublin, Navan Rd Stn, Bachelors Walk, and Crampton Quay in around 5d 9h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ireland West Airport Knock via East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ireland West Airport Knock via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ireland West Airport Knock via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ireland West Airport Knock via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €18–25
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- 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 Liege Gare des Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Liege to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
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