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 20h 40m on average. If you fly from Miami (another popular airport in United States) to Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt., then the average flight time is 19h 20m.

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Flights to Heraklion

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Multiple Airlines

Nov 23

JFK

33h 35m

1 stop

HER

Dec 7

HER

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$751

Multiple Airlines

Nov 23

EWR

32h 35m

1 stop

HER

Dec 7

HER

31h 10m

1 stop

EWR

$751

Lufthansa

Nov 29

JFK

16h 05m

1 stop

HER

Dec 14

HER

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$771

Lufthansa

Nov 29

EWR

14h 00m

1 stop

HER

Dec 14

HER

31h 10m

1 stop

EWR

$771

Lufthansa

Nov 29

JFK

16h 05m

1 stop

HER

Dec 14

HER

30h 50m

2 stops

JFK

$776

Multiple Airlines

Jan 12

ORD

25h 20m

2 stops

HER

Jan 22

HER

33h 20m

2 stops

ORD

$780

Multiple Airlines

Nov 29

JFK

16h 05m

1 stop

HER

Dec 14

HER

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$780

Multiple Airlines

Nov 29

EWR

14h 00m

1 stop

HER

Dec 14

HER

31h 10m

1 stop

EWR

$780

Multiple Airlines

Nov 23

JFK

35h 00m

2 stops

HER

Dec 7

HER

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$784

Multiple Airlines

Nov 23

JFK

25h 15m

2 stops

HER

Dec 7

HER

27h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$785

Multiple Airlines

Nov 27

EWR

30h 35m

1 stop

HER

Dec 6

HER

14h 35m

1 stop

EWR

$790

Multiple Airlines

Nov 29

JFK

14h 30m

2 stops

HER

Dec 14

HER

28h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$791

Flights to Chania

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Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 8

EWR

42h 15m

2 stops

CHQ

Apr 17

CHQ

26h 09m

1 stop

EWR

$655

Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 8

EWR

42h 15m

2 stops

CHQ

Apr 17

CHQ

24h 25m

2 stops

EWR

$657

Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 7

EWR

20h 45m

2 stops

CHQ

Apr 17

CHQ

26h 09m

1 stop

EWR

$665

Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 7

EWR

20h 45m

2 stops

CHQ

Apr 17

CHQ

24h 25m

2 stops

EWR

$669

Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 21

BOS

28h 35m

2 stops

CHQ

May 1

CHQ

28h 45m

2 stops

BOS

$819

Multiple Airlines

Dec 10

BOS

28h 30m

3 stops

CHQ

Dec 17

CHQ

21h 15m

3 stops

BOS

$820

Multiple Airlines

Dec 4

EWR

24h 45m

2 stops

CHQ

Dec 12

CHQ

18h 10m

2 stops

EWR

$886

British Airways

Apr 8

EWR

32h 45m

1 stop

CHQ

Apr 17

CHQ

32h 35m

1 stop

EWR

$906

Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 21

BOS

20h 50m

1 stop

CHQ

May 1

CHQ

28h 45m

2 stops

BOS

$928

Multiple Airlines

Dec 5

JFK

20h 10m

2 stops

CHQ

Dec 12

CHQ

18h 05m

2 stops

JFK

$931

Multiple Airlines

Dec 7

IAD

33h 25m

3 stops

CHQ

Dec 13

CHQ

33h 25m

3 stops

IAD

$949

Multiple Airlines

Apr 8

EWR

18h 00m

2 stops

CHQ

Apr 17

CHQ

29h 15m

3 stops

EWR

$952

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5:45 pm - 7:00 pmEWR Newark-CHQ Chania Souda

42h 15m2 stops Oslo Gardermoen Kastrup Copenhagen

7:50 pm - 2:59 pmCHQ Chania Souda-EWR Newark

26h 09m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

$655Scandinavian Airlines

Thu, Apr 8 - Sat, Apr 17

5:45 pm - 7:00 pmEWR Newark-CHQ Chania Souda

42h 15m2 stops Oslo Gardermoen Kastrup Copenhagen

7:50 pm - 1:15 pmCHQ Chania Souda-EWR Newark

24h 25m2 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Stockholm Arlanda

$657Scandinavian Airlines

Thu, Apr 8 - Sat, Apr 17

9:00 pm - 1:35 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

33h 35m1 stop Zurich

3:50 pm - 1:35 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 45m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$751Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 23 - Mon, Dec 7

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

$751Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 23 - Mon, Dec 7

3:55 pm - 3:00 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

16h 05m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

3:50 pm - 1:35 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 45m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$771Lufthansa

Sun, Nov 29 - Mon, Dec 14

6:00 pm - 3:00 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

14h 00m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

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

31h 10m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$771Lufthansa

Sun, Nov 29 - Mon, Dec 14

9:45 pm - 8:00 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

15h 15m1 stop Zurich

8:55 pm - 8:15 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

30h 20m1 stop Zurich

$850SWISS

Mon, Apr 19 - Fri, Apr 30

9:45 pm - 9:50 amEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

29h 05m1 stop Zurich

8:55 pm - 8:15 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

30h 20m1 stop Zurich

$868SWISS

Sat, Apr 10 - Fri, Apr 16

10:40 pm - 4:00 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

34h 20m1 stop London Heathrow

6:25 pm - 3:20 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

27h 55m1 stop London Heathrow

$885British Airways

Thu, Apr 8 - Sat, Apr 17

9:40 pm - 3:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

34h 50m1 stop London Heathrow

5:40 pm - 10:25 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

35h 45m1 stop London Heathrow

$885British Airways

Mon, Apr 12 - Sun, Apr 18

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7:55 pm - 6:25 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

16h 30m1 stop Brussels Bruxelles-National

12:15 pm - 8:30 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

15h 15m1 stop Zurich

$912Multiple Airlines

Fri, Oct 30 - Sat, Nov 14

5:25 pm - 2:00 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

14h 35m1 stop Zurich

12:15 pm - 4:40 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

35h 25m1 stop Zurich

$926SWISS

Fri, Oct 30 - Sat, Nov 14

7:25 pm - 4:10 pmSFO San Francisco-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

34h 45m1 stop Zurich

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

33h 30m1 stop Zurich

$944SWISS

Sun, Nov 1 - Tue, Nov 17

7:25 am - 6:10 pmSFO San Francisco-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

24h 45m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss

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

33h 30m1 stop Zurich

$952Multiple Airlines

Sun, Nov 1 - Tue, Nov 17

7:25 am - 6:10 pmSFO San Francisco-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

24h 45m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss

5:00 pm - 5:25 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-SFO San Francisco

34h 25m2 stops Zurich Chicago O'Hare Intl

$962Multiple Airlines

Sun, Nov 1 - Tue, Nov 17

11:35 pm - 12:25 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

29h 50m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:45 pm - 1:10 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

26h 25m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Frankfurt am Main

$1,052Lufthansa

Fri, Oct 30 - Thu, Nov 5

6:10 pm - 12:55 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

36h 45m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle London Heathrow

5:55 pm - 7:50 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

32h 55m1 stop London Heathrow

$1,200British Airways

Thu, Oct 29 - Sun, Nov 1

6:10 pm - 12:55 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

36h 45m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle London Heathrow

5:55 pm - 7:30 amCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

44h 35m2 stops London Heathrow Boston Logan Intl

$1,210British Airways

Thu, Oct 29 - Sun, Nov 1

6:30 pm - 12:15 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

11h 45m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

1:15 pm - 1:35 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

31h 20m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Frankfurt am Main

$1,640Lufthansa

Fri, Oct 30 - Sun, Nov 1

10:20 pm - 11:25 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

43h 05m3 stops Milan Malpensa Dubai Intl Athens Eleftherios V.

9:25 am - 6:55 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

40h 30m3 stops Athens Eleftherios V. Dubai Intl Milan Malpensa

$3,422Emirates

Sat, Oct 31 - Fri, Nov 6

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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

NewarkChania

EWR Newark - CHQ Chania Souda

EWRCHQ

Newark

Thu 4/8

5:45 pm-7:00 pm

2 stops42h 15m

Chania Souda

Sat 4/17

7:50 pm-2:59 pm

1 stop26h 09m

$655

NewarkChania

EWR Newark - CHQ Chania Souda

EWRCHQ

Newark

Thu 4/8

5:45 pm-7:00 pm

2 stops42h 15m

Chania Souda

Sat 4/17

7:50 pm-1:15 pm

2 stops24h 25m

$657

New YorkHeraklion

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

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 11/23

9:00 pm-1:35 pm

1 stop33h 35m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 12/7

3:50 pm-1:35 pm

1 stop28h 45m

$751

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Mon 11/23

10:00 pm-1:35 pm

1 stop32h 35m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 12/7

3:50 pm-4:00 pm

1 stop31h 10m

$751

Quickest round-trip

New YorkHeraklion

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

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 11/29

3:55 pm-3:00 pm

1 stop16h 05m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 12/14

3:50 pm-1:35 pm

1 stop28h 45m

$771

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Sun 11/29

6:00 pm-3:00 pm

1 stop14h 00m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 12/14

3:50 pm-4:00 pm

1 stop31h 10m

$771

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Mon 4/19

9:45 pm-8:00 pm

1 stop15h 15m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Fri 4/30

8:55 pm-8:15 pm

1 stop30h 20m

$850

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Sat 4/10

9:45 pm-9:50 am

1 stop29h 05m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Fri 4/16

8:55 pm-8:15 pm

1 stop30h 20m

$868

New YorkHeraklion

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

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 4/8

10:40 pm-4:00 pm

1 stop34h 20m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Sat 4/17

6:25 pm-3:20 pm

1 stop27h 55m

$885

New YorkHeraklion

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

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 4/12

9:40 pm-3:30 pm

1 stop34h 50m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Sun 4/18

5:40 pm-10:25 pm

1 stop35h 45m

$885

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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	$321
Best Round-Trip Price	$655
Fastest flight time	17h 15m

The best one-way flight price to Crete from United States in the last 5 days is $321 (San Francisco 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 $655 (Newark to Chania Souda).

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The fastest flight to Crete from United States takes 17h 15m (Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.).

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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 $215/per person and the cheapest flight to Crete is $41/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 SWISS happen to be the most favored based on our user data. Lufthansa is the most popular among the three airlines, with 54% 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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