There are 11 ways to get from Stansted to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, taxi, or ferry
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Fly London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LGW - HER
8h 12m€91–211Train, bus, bus and ferry
- 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 4hTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Abbey Wood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LHR - HER
8h 50m€153–401Fly London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LGW - CHQ
8h 45m€137–299Fly London Stansted Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane STN - HER
8h 15m€111–228Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Abbey Wood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LHR - CHQ
9h 28m€184–429Fly London Gatwick Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane LGW - JSH
15h 35m€125–389Fly London Stansted Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane STN - CHQ
8h 44m€107–316Taxi, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the taxi from Stansted to High Road Ilfordtaxi
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 11hTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Hsw
2d 22h€255–445Train, bus, bus and ferry via Munich
- Take the train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Victoriatrain
- 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€343–533
Stansted to Crete by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stansted to Crete is to fly which costs €90 - €220 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Stansted to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs €90 - €220.
The distance between Stansted and Crete is 2740 km.
The best way to get from Stansted to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Stansted to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 2h ahead of Stansted. It is currently 12:23 AM in Stansted and 2:23 AM in Crete.
There are 3043+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Stansted, England and Crete, Greece?
easyJet, Jet2.com, and three other airlines fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Eurostar
- 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 Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- €75–90
Indy Cabs Sittingbourne
- Phone
- +44 1795 350 035
- Website
- indycabs.co.uk
West Malling Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1732 845 535
- Website
- westmallingtaxis.co.uk
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