There are 11 ways to get from Wales to Crete by bus, plane, train, or busferry
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Bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BRS - HER
7h 6m€94–151Fly Liverpool to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LPL - HER
8h 17m€92–283Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- 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 5hBus to Bristol Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BRS - CHQ
7h 35m€115–319Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAN - HER
8h 29m€95–206Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BHX - HER
8h 15m€124–263Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MAN - CHQ
9h 2m€106–294Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane MAN - JSH
21h 7m€124–384Train, bus, bus and ferry via Bucharest
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 13h€343–483Train, bus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 15hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoriabus
- 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 2h€343–529
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wales to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €90 - €160 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Wales to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 7h 6m and costs €90 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Wales to Crete. However, there are services departing from Cardiff North Road and arriving at Heraklion via London Victoria, München and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Wales and Crete is 2902 km.
The best way to get from Wales to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Wales to Crete, including transfers.
Wales to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cardiff North Road station.
Wales to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Crete is 2h ahead of Wales. It is currently 7:50 AM in Wales and 9:50 AM in Crete.
There are 3043+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Wales and Crete, Greece?
easyJet and Jet2.com fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a week.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Liverpool to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- National Express
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