There are 9 ways to get from Inverness to Crete by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane INV - HER
9h 44m€108–392Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Inverness 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
2d 4hFly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane INV - CHQ
10h 43m€139–450Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EDI - HER
10h 40m€147–307Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ABZ - HER
11h 33m€140–474Train, bus, bus and ferry via Munich
- Take the train from Inverness 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 10h€704–1,073Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 19hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus
- Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 23hBus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarketbus
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Timisoarabusferry
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
3d 13h€314–606
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Crete is to train and bus and fly which costs €140 - €310 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Crete is to fly which takes 9h 44m and costs €100 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Crete. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Heraklion Port via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover, Antwerpen-Centraal and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Inverness and Crete is 3300 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from Inverness to Crete, including transfers.
Inverness to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 4:20 PM in Inverness and 6:20 PM in Crete.
There are 3043+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Crete, Greece?
British Airways, easyJet, and five other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chania International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chania International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chania International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Chania International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €230–330
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €230–330
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €230–330
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- 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
- €130–330
- Website
- Seajets
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