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How to get fromWhitehaven to Creteby train, plane, bus, busferry, or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Whitehaven to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, or car

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  1. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane MAN - HER
    10h 25m
    €139–283

  2. Train, Bus, bus and ferry via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Corkickle to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Ice
    5. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioanninabus bus
    6. Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    2d 19h
    €589–1,123

  3. Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain train
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane EDI - HER
    10h 14m
    €166–305

  4. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane MAN - CHQ
    10h 58m
    €150–371

  5. Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain train
    3. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane NCL - HER
    9h 59m
    €156–297

  6. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane MAN - JSH
    23h 3m
    €168–461

  7. Train, train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Shipleytrain train
    3. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LBA - HER
    12h 31m
    €150–406

  8. Train, train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Whitehaven to Carlisletrain train
    2. Take the train from Carlisle to Shipleytrain train
    3. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane LBA - CHQ
    12h 54m
    €171–494

  9. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Corkickle to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    4. Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    2d 22h

  10. Drive, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Drive from Whitehaven to Underpasscar car
    2. Take the bus from Underpass to Newhall Streetbus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Birmingham West Bromwich to Turdabusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the bus from Turda to Budapestbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus bus
    6. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    3d 12h

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration4h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket€75Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,205.4 km
  • Duration: 10h 25m

What companies run services between Whitehaven, Cumbria, England and Crete, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Whitehaven to Crete. However, you can take the train to Carlisle, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, then take the line 6 bus to Néa Alikarnassós. Alternatively, you can take a train from Corkickle to Heraklion via Manchester Piccadilly, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt am Main, Ioannina, and Ioannina in around 2d 19h.

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