There are 12 ways to get from East Midlands to Crete by train, plane, bus, or busferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BHX - HER
7h 47m€125–310Fly East Midlands Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EMA - HER
8h 17m€118–317Train, bus, bus and ferry via Liège
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guilleminstrain Ice
- Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 6hTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane STN - CHQ
8h 56m€171–400Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Nuneatontrain
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAN - HER
9h 19m€155–306Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LGW - CHQ
9h 6m€212–437Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BHX - CHQ
8h 20m€151–418Fly East Midlands Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane EMA - CHQ
8h 35m€144–405Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Leicester to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LTN - HER
8h 24m€140–341Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Cambridgetrain
- Take the train from Cambridge to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 14hTrain, bus, bus and ferry via Bucharest
- Take the train from Melton Mowbray to Stansted Airporttrain
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoriabus 826 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 16h€360–472Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 440 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
3d 3h€386–584
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from East Midlands to Crete is to train and fly which costs €120 - €310 and takes 7h 47m.
The fastest way to get from East Midlands to Crete is to train and fly which takes 7h 47m and costs €120 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from East Midlands to Crete. However, there are services departing from Brooksby College and arriving at Heraklion via St Margaret's Bus Station, London Victoria, München and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between East Midlands and Crete is 2955 km.
The best way to get from East Midlands to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Liège which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from East Midlands to Crete, including transfers.
East Midlands to Crete bus services, operated by National Express, depart from St Margaret's Bus Station.
East Midlands to Crete bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Crete is 2h ahead of East Midlands. It is currently 7:57 AM in East Midlands and 9:57 AM in Crete.
There are 2730+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between East Midlands, England and Crete, Greece?
Jet2.com flies from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a week.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Luton Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Melton Mowbray to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Melton Mowbray to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Melton Mowbray to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Melton Mowbray to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Melton Mowbray to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Melton Mowbray to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–25
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–95
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €144
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- 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
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from München to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
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