There are 11 ways to get from York to Crete by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or busferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAN - HER
8h 4m€103–216Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from York to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LBA - HER
7h 47m€99–317Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from York 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
46h 18mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MAN - CHQ
8h 38m€114–304Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane MAN - JSH
20h 43m€132–404Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from York to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BHX - HER
8h 22m€142–288Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from York to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LBA - CHQ
8h 10m€120–405Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from York to Derbytrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane EMA - CHQ
8h 35m€159–438Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
2d 11hTrain, bus, bus and ferry via Vienna
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
2d 12h€569–950Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from York 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 6h€232–466
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from York to Crete is to train and fly which costs €100 - €220 and takes 8h 4m.
The fastest way to get from York to Crete is to train and fly which takes 7h 47m and costs €95 - €320.
The distance between York and Crete is 3059 km.
The best way to get from York to Crete without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 46h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from York to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 2h ahead of York. It is currently 2:02 PM in York and 4:02 PM in Crete.
There are 3043+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between York, England and Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from York to Crete. However, you can 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 York to Heraklion Port via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 46h 18m.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- 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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