Crete Express
Shop online at IKEA, Argos, Currys and many more, and have your purchases delivered to Crete for as low as £35.00*
New! No collection charge in Vamos!
The Crete Express, Nomad International’s new depot-to-depot parcel delivery service, is the cheapest way to shop online in the UK and have your goods delivered to Crete.
Simply order your goods online, have your purchases delivered to our Peterborough warehouse, and we will bring them to Crete. You can then collect the goods from our depot in Vamos (now for no extra charge), or have us deliver them to your door for a small fee.
The price of this service is fully-inclusive of VAT and standard liability (insurance) protection, making the Crete Express the most cost-effective way to transport your goods to Crete. And you can pay with your Greek credit card! ++
* Minimum charge of £35.00 applies to deliveries up to 3 cubic feet in volume. Minimum charge of £10.00 per item also applies. Price includes VAT and standard liability protection for value of goods up to £150.00.
+ There is now no collection charge in Vamos – we have included this in our prices so there is nothing more to pay on collection..
++ Surcharge of 3.0% applies to credit card payments. Your card issuer may charge additional fees.
To place an order via the Crete Express, just follow these simple steps:
Step 1
Shop online at one of the many UK retailers who offer a delivery service and choose the items you would like. Calculate the total volume of the packages in cubic feet (you can download our pricing calculator to help you).
Step 2
Use our price guide below to calculate the Crete Express transport cost:
| Volume | Price per Cubic Foot (including VAT) | Charge per Order* |
| 1-3cft | £0.00 | £35.00 |
| 4-39cft | £7.80 | £5.50 |
| 40-79cft | £6.55 | £5.50 |
| 80-149cft | £5.70 | £5.50 |
| > 150cft | Call (+44) 1733 311 561 for quote. Collection from Vamos not applicable: our premium removal service, which includes delivery, will be more cost-effective | |
If you like you can convert the cost into Euros using a currency converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert/?Amount=1&From=GBP&To=EUR. Remember that the actual exchange rate charged will be determined by your bank at the time of the transaction.
You can also compare the cost to standard DHL Pricing or ParcelForce Pricing. You will see that the Crete Express service compares very favourably on price. Most carriers base their pricing on “volumetric weight”. This converts each cubic foot into a “volumetric weight” of 4.5kg to 5.4kg. So a volume of 3 cubic feet would be charged at at least £103.31 (ParcelForce) or £119.95 (DHL), and more if the total weight exceeded 17.5kg, compared to £35.00 regardless of weight with the Crete Express.
With the Crete Express, the weight of the items does not matter (as long as each package can safely be lifted by two men). Flat-packed furniture, refrigerators, beds & washing machines are no problem.
The only items that we ask not be delivered directly from the retailer to our warehouse are groceries (because the grocers deliver them to us in shopping bags rather than in packed boxes). Everything else can be delivered directly from the retailer to our warehouse.
Insurance
Where the items are new purchases delivered directly to us by the retailer, standard liability protection up to a value of £150.00 is included in our fee. If your goods are valued at more than £150.00, you can purchase additional cover at a rate of 2.5% of the additional value of the goods. See our FAQs for more information.
Step 3
Purchase the items from the retailer. Advise them of the delivery address:
Crete Express
Nomad International
Celta Distribution Centre
Morley Way
Peterborough
PE2 7BW
Deliveries can be received at Nomad International between 8:00am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday.
Step 4
Step 5
Once your goods arrive at our Peterborough depot one of our staff will contact you to confirm the final volume and the price of transport. They will then take payment from your UK debit card, UK or Greek credit card, or provide the details for a bank transfer. They will also give you an approximate arrival date in Crete.
Step 6
Your goods will be transported on the next available Crete Express service. Our next departure from Crete will be on approximately 26th January and our next departure from the UK will be on approximately 12th February (exact departure date yet to be determined). We have departures approximately twice per month on average throughout the year.
Step 7
As soon as your goods arrive in Crete our team will contact you to let you know, and arrange collection or onward delivery.
Important
If you have any questions please read our FAQ first. Nomad International prides itself on the excellent customer service it offers to its removal customers, and we are concerned about continuing to offer this high level of service while catering for a much larger number of customers sending small consignments via the Crete Express. Therefore, so that we are able to maintain our high service standards, we ask that Crete Express enquiries be made by email rather than telephone where possible. If you have any questions that are not answered by our FAQ, please send an email to crete@nomad-international.com and we will get back to you within 24 hours.
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