How long is the flight from United States to Crete?

The flight from United States to Crete depends on which airports you’re departing and arriving from and whether or not you have a layover. If you fly from Los Angeles (a popular airport in United States) to Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt. (the most popular airport in Crete), then the flight time is 17h 36m on average. If you fly from Miami (another popular airport in United States) to Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt., then the average flight time is 15h 20m.

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SWISS

Oct 27

JFK

14h 10m

1 stop

HER

Nov 11

HER

33h 05m

1 stop

JFK

$694

SWISS

Oct 27

JFK

30h 10m

1 stop

HER

Nov 10

HER

30h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$711

SWISS

Oct 28

JFK

29h 35m

1 stop

HER

Nov 11

HER

33h 05m

1 stop

JFK

$723

SWISS

Oct 28

JFK

31h 00m

2 stops

HER

Nov 11

HER

29h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$729

Condor

Oct 20

JFK

19h 45m

1 stop

HER

Oct 27

HER

34h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$733

Condor

Oct 20

JFK

19h 45m

1 stop

HER

Oct 27

HER

34h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$734

SWISS

Nov 18

JFK

56h 50m

2 stops

HER

Nov 25

HER

33h 05m

1 stop

JFK

$736

SWISS

Nov 23

BOS

32h 45m

1 stop

HER

Dec 5

HER

15h 05m

1 stop

BOS

$752

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Nov 16

JFK

12h 10m

1 stop

HER

Nov 23

HER

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$752

Multiple Airlines

Nov 16

EWR

32h 35m

1 stop

HER

Nov 23

HER

31h 10m

1 stop

EWR

$752

Lufthansa

Dec 29

BOS

15h 55m

1 stop

HER

Jan 17

HER

12h 20m

1 stop

BOS

$758

Multiple Airlines

Nov 23

BOS

32h 45m

1 stop

HER

Dec 7

HER

28h 55m

1 stop

BOS

$766

Flights to Chania

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Multiple Airlines

Nov 15

EWR

18h 00m

3 stops

CHQ

Nov 22

CHQ

29h 10m

3 stops

EWR

$859

Multiple Airlines

Nov 15

EWR

31h 15m

2 stops

CHQ

Nov 22

CHQ

18h 49m

2 stops

EWR

$865

Multiple Airlines

Oct 29

JFK

33h 15m

1 stop

CHQ

Nov 5

CHQ

35h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$903

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Oct 29

EWR

33h 30m

1 stop

CHQ

Nov 5

CHQ

14h 40m

1 stop

EWR

$906

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Oct 28

EWR

24h 45m

2 stops

CHQ

Nov 5

CHQ

21h 45m

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EWR

$907

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Oct 28

JFK

24h 50m

2 stops

CHQ

Nov 5

CHQ

21h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$907

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Dec 3

JFK

18h 30m

3 stops

CHQ

Dec 12

CHQ

35h 20m

3 stops

JFK

$922

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Dec 2

BOS

32h 05m

3 stops

CHQ

Dec 6

CHQ

32h 02m

3 stops

BOS

$925

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Oct 16

JFK

30h 05m

2 stops

CHQ

Oct 28

CHQ

30h 45m

3 stops

JFK

$925

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Nov 6

ORD

15h 50m

1 stop

CHQ

Nov 17

CHQ

18h 45m

2 stops

ORD

$931

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Nov 7

BOS

20h 35m

2 stops

CHQ

Nov 18

CHQ

48h 55m

2 stops

BOS

$942

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Nov 15

JFK

11h 40m

1 stop

CHQ

Nov 22

CHQ

14h 13m

1 stop

JFK

$950

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5:25 pm - 1:35 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

14h 10m1 stop Zurich

2:35 pm - 4:40 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

33h 05m1 stop Zurich

$694SWISS

Tue, Oct 27 - Wed, Nov 11

10:00 pm - 10:10 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

30h 10m1 stop Zurich

5:00 pm - 4:40 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

30h 40m1 stop Zurich

$711SWISS

Tue, Oct 27 - Tue, Nov 10

10:00 pm - 1:35 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

32h 35m1 stop Zurich

3:50 pm - 4:00 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

31h 10m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$752Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 23

9:50 pm - 1:35 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

32h 45m1 stop Zurich

3:50 pm - 1:45 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-BOS Boston Logan Intl

28h 55m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$752Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 23 - Mon, Dec 7

4:05 pm - 3:00 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

15h 55m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

1:15 pm - 6:35 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-BOS Boston Logan Intl

12h 20m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$758Lufthansa

Tue, Dec 29 - Sun, Jan 17

4:05 pm - 3:00 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

15h 55m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

3:50 pm - 6:35 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-BOS Boston Logan Intl

33h 45m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$767Lufthansa

Tue, Nov 24 - Mon, Dec 7

5:50 pm - 5:30 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

16h 40m1 stop London Heathrow

4:40 pm - 9:28 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

35h 48m2 stops London Heathrow Chicago O'Hare Intl

$970British Airways

Fri, Oct 16 - Wed, Oct 21

11:45 pm - 11:25 pmEWR Newark-CHQ Chania Souda

16h 40m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

3:10 pm - 9:10 pmCHQ Chania Souda-EWR Newark

13h 00m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

$1,025Emirates

Sun, Jan 10 - Mon, Jan 25

11:45 pm - 11:25 pmEWR Newark-CHQ Chania Souda

16h 40m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

12:50 pm - 9:10 pmCHQ Chania Souda-EWR Newark

15h 20m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

$1,127Emirates

Fri, Feb 12 - Sun, Feb 21

5:50 pm - 4:20 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

15h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

2:30 pm - 8:35 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

36h 05m1 stop London Gatwick

$1,167British Airways

Sat, Oct 17 - Tue, Oct 27

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3:40 pm - 2:50 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

40h 10m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Brussels Bruxelles-National

5:05 pm - 8:05 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

34h 00m1 stop Vienna Intl

$999Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 8 - Wed, Oct 14

7:35 pm - 10:15 amSFO San Francisco-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

28h 40m1 stop Zurich

5:00 pm - 4:30 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-SFO San Francisco

33h 30m1 stop Zurich

$1,006SWISS

Sun, Oct 11 - Tue, Nov 10

7:35 pm - 10:15 amSFO San Francisco-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

28h 40m1 stop Zurich

2:35 pm - 4:30 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-SFO San Francisco

35h 55m1 stop Zurich

$1,006SWISS

Sun, Oct 11 - Wed, Nov 11

11:05 am - 4:50 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

21h 45m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Catania Fontanarossa

9:30 am - 5:15 amHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 45m2 stops Athens Eleftherios V. Cairo

$1,035Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13

9:10 pm - 6:10 pmSFO San Francisco-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

35h 00m2 stops San Diego Munich Franz Josef Strauss

3:50 pm - 12:35 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-SFO San Francisco

30h 45m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$1,055Lufthansa

Sat, Oct 10 - Mon, Nov 9

8:10 am - 6:30 pmSFO San Francisco-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

24h 20m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Frankfurt am Main

3:50 pm - 12:35 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-SFO San Francisco

30h 45m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$1,056Lufthansa

Sun, Oct 11 - Mon, Nov 9

4:45 pm - 6:35 pmLAX Los Angeles-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

15h 50m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

4:15 pm - 2:45 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-LAX Los Angeles

32h 30m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$1,261Condor

Wed, Oct 7 - Fri, Oct 16

8:40 pm - 4:45 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

37h 05m2 stops Edinburgh Turnhouse London Heathrow

1:45 pm - 1:10 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

30h 25m2 stops London Heathrow Edinburgh Turnhouse

$1,356British Airways

Thu, Oct 8 - Wed, Oct 14

11:34 am - 6:35 pmLAX Los Angeles-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

21h 01m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Frankfurt am Main

4:15 pm - 2:45 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-LAX Los Angeles

32h 30m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$1,364Condor

Wed, Oct 7 - Fri, Oct 16

9:35 am - 5:40 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

25h 05m1 stop London Heathrow

1:45 pm - 8:20 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

13h 35m1 stop London Heathrow

$1,820British Airways

Thu, Oct 8 - Wed, Oct 14

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Return

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New YorkHeraklion

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 10/27

5:25 pm-1:35 pm

1 stop14h 10m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 11/11

2:35 pm-4:40 pm

1 stop33h 05m

$694

New YorkHeraklion

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 10/27

10:00 pm-10:10 am

1 stop30h 10m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Tue 11/10

5:00 pm-4:40 pm

1 stop30h 40m

$711

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Mon 11/16

10:00 pm-1:35 pm

1 stop32h 35m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 11/23

3:50 pm-4:00 pm

1 stop31h 10m

$752

BostonHeraklion

BOS Boston Logan Intl - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

BOSHER

Boston Logan Intl

Mon 11/23

9:50 pm-1:35 pm

1 stop32h 45m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 12/7

3:50 pm-1:45 pm

1 stop28h 55m

$752

Quickest round-trip

BostonHeraklion

BOS Boston Logan Intl - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

BOSHER

Boston Logan Intl

Tue 12/29

4:05 pm-3:00 pm

1 stop15h 55m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Sun 1/17

1:15 pm-6:35 pm

1 stop12h 20m

$758

BostonHeraklion

BOS Boston Logan Intl - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

BOSHER

Boston Logan Intl

Tue 11/24

4:05 pm-3:00 pm

1 stop15h 55m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 12/7

3:50 pm-6:35 pm

2 stops33h 45m

$767

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Fri 10/16

5:50 pm-5:30 pm

1 stop16h 40m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 10/21

4:40 pm-9:28 pm

2 stops35h 48m

$970

NewarkChania

EWR Newark - CHQ Chania Souda

EWRCHQ

Newark

Sun 1/10

11:45 pm-11:25 pm

1 stop16h 40m

Chania Souda

Mon 1/25

3:10 pm-9:10 pm

1 stop13h 00m

$1,025

NewarkChania

EWR Newark - CHQ Chania Souda

EWRCHQ

Newark

Fri 2/12

11:45 pm-11:25 pm

1 stop16h 40m

Chania Souda

Sun 2/21

12:50 pm-9:10 pm

1 stop15h 20m

$1,127

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Sat 10/17

5:50 pm-4:20 pm

1 stop15h 30m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Tue 10/27

2:30 pm-8:35 pm

1 stop36h 05m

$1,167

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What airlines fly to Crete?

Lufthansa, British Airways and Condor are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Crete from United States according to our data. Lufthansa is the first choice among our users, with 57% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Crete. Keep in mind that there are 11 different airlines that fly to Crete on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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Summary info about Crete flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$298
Best Round-Trip Price	$694
Fastest flight time	11h 45m

The best one-way flight price to Crete from United States in the last 5 days is $298 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.).

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The best round-trip flight price to Crete from United States in the last 5 days is $694 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.).

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The fastest flight to Crete from United States takes 11h 45m (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Chania Souda).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Crete

What is the cheapest flight I can find to Crete?

The average flight to Crete costs $196/per person and the cheapest flight to Crete is $31/per person. This price varies based on a multitude of factors such as departure airport, airline, time of booking and when you plan on traveling.

What is the best airport to fly into to visit Heraklion?

64% of momondo users visit Heraklion more often than any other city in Crete. When traveling to Heraklion, typically the most convenient airport to fly into is Heraklion Airport.

What airlines fly to Crete?

Of the 14 airlines that fly to Crete, Lufthansa, British Airways and Finnair happen to be the most favored based on our user data. Lufthansa is the most popular among the three airlines, with 53% of users choosing them for their travels to Crete.

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How old do you have to be to fly to Crete?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel to Crete.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Crete?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Crete may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Crete. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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