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 15h on average. If you fly from Miami (another popular airport in United States) to Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt., then the average flight time is 18h 12m.

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Flights to Heraklion

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SWISS

Apr 13

EWR

28h 55m

1 stop

HER

Apr 22

HER

16h 45m

1 stop

EWR

$489

Lufthansa

Jan 31

JFK

11h 45m

1 stop

HER

Feb 15

HER

33h 30m

1 stop

JFK

$503

British Airways

Apr 14

JFK

13h 00m

1 stop

HER

Apr 22

HER

27h 50m

1 stop

JFK

$517

British Airways

Apr 14

EWR

18h 30m

2 stops

HER

Apr 22

HER

33h 20m

2 stops

EWR

$518

British Airways

Apr 14

LGA

17h 05m

2 stops

HER

Apr 22

HER

37h 45m

2 stops

LGA

$520

British Airways

Apr 14

EWR

18h 30m

2 stops

HER

Apr 22

HER

33h 45m

1 stop

EWR

$520

Lufthansa

Jan 31

JFK

11h 45m

1 stop

HER

Feb 15

HER

55h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$522

Lufthansa

Jan 31

JFK

11h 45m

1 stop

HER

Feb 15

HER

31h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$527

Lufthansa

Jan 31

JFK

11h 45m

1 stop

HER

Feb 15

HER

33h 30m

1 stop

JFK

$529

Lufthansa

Jan 31

JFK

11h 45m

1 stop

HER

Feb 15

HER

33h 30m

1 stop

JFK

$531

Lufthansa

Feb 21

JFK

11h 45m

1 stop

HER

Mar 8

HER

33h 30m

1 stop

JFK

$537

Multiple Airlines

Apr 24

JFK

25h 45m

1 stop

HER

May 2

HER

30h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$542

Flights to Chania

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Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 29

EWR

20h 45m

2 stops

CHQ

May 10

CHQ

32h 50m

2 stops

EWR

$431

Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 29

JFK

21h 20m

2 stops

CHQ

May 10

CHQ

35h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$431

Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 29

EWR

21h 15m

1 stop

CHQ

May 10

CHQ

32h 50m

2 stops

EWR

$435

Scandinavian Airlines

Mar 27

JFK

24h 10m

2 stops

CHQ

Apr 4

CHQ

28h 50m

1 stop

JFK

$437

Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 29

EWR

20h 45m

2 stops

CHQ

May 10

CHQ

32h 50m

2 stops

EWR

$441

Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 16

JFK

58h 25m

2 stops

CHQ

Apr 30

CHQ

48h 20m

2 stops

JFK

$441

Scandinavian Airlines

Mar 27

EWR

23h 15m

1 stop

CHQ

Apr 4

CHQ

26h 25m

1 stop

EWR

$447

Scandinavian Airlines

Mar 27

EWR

23h 15m

1 stop

CHQ

Apr 4

CHQ

26h 09m

1 stop

EWR

$450

Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 16

EWR

57h 50m

2 stops

CHQ

Apr 30

CHQ

45h 55m

2 stops

EWR

$451

Scandinavian Airlines

Mar 27

EWR

24h 05m

2 stops

CHQ

Apr 4

CHQ

26h 09m

1 stop

EWR

$457

Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 8

EWR

21h 10m

2 stops

CHQ

Apr 12

CHQ

32h 50m

2 stops

EWR

$462

Scandinavian Airlines

Apr 8

EWR

21h 15m

1 stop

CHQ

Apr 12

CHQ

32h 50m

2 stops

EWR

$465

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5:45 pm - 7:00 pm

EWR

CHQ

42h 15m

2 stops

10:20 pm - 1:15 pm

CHQ

EWR

45h 55m

2 stops

$431Scandinavian Airlines

Thu, Apr 16 - Thu, Apr 30

5:10 pm - 9:30 pm

JFK

CHQ

21h 20m

2 stops

11:25 am - 3:40 pm

CHQ

JFK

35h 15m

2 stops

$431Scandinavian Airlines

Wed, Apr 29 - Sun, May 10

5:15 pm - 9:30 pm

EWR

CHQ

21h 15m

1 stop

11:25 am - 1:15 pm

CHQ

EWR

32h 50m

2 stops

$435Scandinavian Airlines

Wed, Apr 29 - Sun, May 10

9:45 pm - 9:40 am

EWR

HER

28h 55m

1 stop

10:30 am - 8:15 pm

HER

EWR

16h 45m

1 stop

$489SWISS

Mon, Apr 13 - Wed, Apr 22

5:30 pm - 12:15 pm

JFK

HER

11h 45m

1 stop

1:10 pm - 3:40 pm

HER

JFK

33h 30m

1 stop

$503Lufthansa

Sat, Jan 31 - Sun, Feb 15

7:30 pm - 3:30 pm

JFK

HER

13h 00m

1 stop

4:40 pm - 1:30 pm

HER

JFK

27h 50m

1 stop

$517British Airways

Tue, Apr 14 - Wed, Apr 22

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

EWR

HER

18h 30m

2 stops

4:40 pm - 7:00 pm

HER

EWR

33h 20m

2 stops

$518British Airways

Tue, Apr 14 - Wed, Apr 22

5:30 pm - 12:15 pm

JFK

HER

11h 45m

1 stop

1:10 pm - 1:50 pm

HER

JFK

55h 40m

2 stops

$522Lufthansa

Sat, Jan 31 - Sun, Feb 15

7:25 pm - 8:00 pm

JFK

HER

41h 35m

2 stops

8:50 pm - 4:35 pm

HER

JFK

26h 45m

1 stop

$555SWISS

Sun, Apr 5 - Tue, Apr 14

2:12 pm - 7:50 pm

LGA

CHQ

22h 38m

2 stops

10:45 am - 11:45 pm

CHQ

LGA

20h 00m

2 stops

$624American Airlines

Thu, Apr 16 - Thu, Apr 30

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

NewarkChania

EWR - CHQ

EWRCHQ

Newark

Thu 4/16

5:45 pm-7:00 pm

2 stops42h 15m

Chania Souda

Thu 4/30

10:20 pm-1:15 pm

2 stops45h 55m

$431

New YorkChania

JFK - CHQ

JFKCHQ

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 4/29

5:10 pm-9:30 pm

2 stops21h 20m

Chania Souda

Sun 5/10

11:25 am-3:40 pm

2 stops35h 15m

$431

NewarkChania

EWR - CHQ

EWRCHQ

Newark

Wed 4/29

5:15 pm-9:30 pm

1 stop21h 15m

Chania Souda

Sun 5/10

11:25 am-1:15 pm

2 stops32h 50m

$435

NewarkHeraklion

EWR - HER

EWRHER

Newark

Mon 4/13

9:45 pm-9:40 am

1 stop28h 55m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 4/22

10:30 am-8:15 pm

1 stop16h 45m

$489

New YorkHeraklion

JFK - HER

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 1/31

5:30 pm-12:15 pm

1 stop11h 45m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Sun 2/15

1:10 pm-3:40 pm

1 stop33h 30m

$503

New YorkHeraklion

JFK - HER

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 4/14

7:30 pm-3:30 pm

1 stop13h 00m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 4/22

4:40 pm-1:30 pm

1 stop27h 50m

$517

NewarkHeraklion

EWR - HER

EWRHER

Newark

Tue 4/14

2:00 pm-3:30 pm

2 stops18h 30m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 4/22

4:40 pm-7:00 pm

2 stops33h 20m

$518

New YorkHeraklion

JFK - HER

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 1/31

5:30 pm-12:15 pm

1 stop11h 45m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Sun 2/15

1:10 pm-1:50 pm

2 stops55h 40m

$522

New YorkHeraklion

JFK - HER

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 4/5

7:25 pm-8:00 pm

2 stops41h 35m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Tue 4/14

8:50 pm-4:35 pm

1 stop26h 45m

$555

New YorkChania

LGA - CHQ

LGACHQ

New York LaGuardia

Thu 4/16

2:12 pm-7:50 pm

2 stops22h 38m

Chania Souda

Thu 4/30

10:45 am-11:45 pm

2 stops20h 00m

$624

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What airlines fly to Crete?

Lufthansa, British Airways and SWISS 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 35% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Crete. Keep in mind that there are 9 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	$228
Best Round-Trip Price	$431
Fastest flight time	23h 26m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to Crete from United States in the last 72 hours is $228 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Chania Souda).

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The best round-trip flight price to Crete from United States in the last 72 hours is $431 (Newark to Chania Souda).

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The fastest flight to Crete from United States takes 23h 26m (New York LaGuardia to Chania Souda).

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December has the highest demand for flights to Crete, with a 21% price increase on average.

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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 $203/per person and the cheapest flight to Crete is $39/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?

67% 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 are the most popular landmarks in Crete?

When visiting Crete, the majority of people tend to find Chania Old City, Nea Chora Beach and Elafonissi Beach to be the most notable landmarks in the area.

What airlines fly to Crete?

Of the 10 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 35% of users choosing them for their travels to Crete.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Crete?

Prices for flights to Crete refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Crete?

There are 43 operators available for flights to Crete as of January 2026.

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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