There are 5 ways to get from Crete to Shannon by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane HER - SNN
9h 21m€95–342Fly Chania International Airport to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane CHQ - SNN
10h 4m€112–340Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane HER - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
10h 48m€109–224Fly Chania International Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CHQ - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
11h 6m€136–302Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane HER - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
12h 56m€106–272
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Shannon is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €230 and takes 10h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Shannon is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs €95 - €350.
The distance between Crete and Shannon is 3299 km.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Crete to Shannon, including transfers.
Shannon is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 4:28 PM in Crete and 2:28 PM in Shannon.
There are 176+ hotels available in Shannon.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Shannon, IE-CE, Ireland?
British Airways, Aer Lingus, and four other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Shannon Airport (SNN) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cork Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Dublin Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Dublin Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
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