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 10m on average. If you fly from San Francisco (another popular airport in United States) to Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt., then the average flight time is 16h 40m.

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Recent flights found to popular cities in Crete

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Flights to Heraklion

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Multiple Airlines

May 10

JFK

24h 30m

1 stop

HER

May 26

HER

20h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$578

Multiple Airlines

Oct 7

JFK

11h 05m

1 stop

HER

Oct 14

HER

20h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$601

Multiple Airlines

Sep 15

JFK

11h 05m

1 stop

HER

Sep 16

HER

20h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$634

Multiple Airlines

Sep 5

JFK

14h 30m

1 stop

HER

Sep 16

HER

20h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$649

Multiple Airlines

Sep 9

JFK

11h 05m

1 stop

HER

Sep 16

HER

20h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$659

Multiple Airlines

Sep 5

JFK

14h 30m

1 stop

HER

Sep 15

HER

20h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$660

Multiple Airlines

Sep 9

JFK

28h 10m

1 stop

HER

Sep 15

HER

20h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$671

Multiple Airlines

Sep 15

JFK

28h 10m

1 stop

HER

Sep 23

HER

18h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$673

SWISS

Aug 25

JFK

20h 40m

1 stop

HER

Sep 8

HER

23h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$678

Multiple Airlines

Sep 5

JFK

14h 30m

1 stop

HER

Sep 14

HER

19h 20m

1 stop

JFK

$679

Multiple Airlines

Sep 6

BOS

33h 30m

1 stop

HER

Sep 16

HER

21h 15m

2 stops

BOS

$682

Multiple Airlines

Sep 6

JFK

14h 55m

1 stop

HER

Sep 16

HER

20h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$688

Flights to Chania

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Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 4

EWR

33h 50m

2 stops

CHQ

Sep 15

CHQ

22h 30m

2 stops

EWR

$527

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 4

EWR

33h 50m

2 stops

CHQ

Sep 15

CHQ

22h 30m

2 stops

EWR

$541

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 4

EWR

33h 50m

2 stops

CHQ

Sep 15

CHQ

46h 30m

2 stops

EWR

$560

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 4

EWR

33h 50m

2 stops

CHQ

Sep 15

CHQ

22h 30m

2 stops

EWR

$561

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 4

EWR

34h 20m

1 stop

CHQ

Sep 15

CHQ

22h 30m

2 stops

EWR

$563

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 4

EWR

34h 20m

1 stop

CHQ

Sep 15

CHQ

22h 30m

2 stops

EWR

$569

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 4

JFK

32h 40m

1 stop

CHQ

Sep 15

CHQ

48h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$569

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 3

EWR

57h 50m

2 stops

CHQ

Sep 26

CHQ

48h 00m

2 stops

EWR

$588

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 4

JFK

32h 40m

1 stop

CHQ

Sep 15

CHQ

24h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$589

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 4

JFK

32h 40m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 1

CHQ

24h 20m

2 stops

JFK

$597

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 4

EWR

34h 20m

1 stop

CHQ

Sep 15

CHQ

46h 30m

2 stops

EWR

$598

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 4

JFK

32h 40m

1 stop

CHQ

Sep 15

CHQ

48h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$598

Flights to Sitia

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Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

JFK

20h 30m

1 stop

JSH

Sep 29

JSH

31h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$759

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Jul 18

JFK

23h 20m

1 stop

JSH

Jul 23

JSH

35h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$872

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Sep 1

JFK

20h 30m

1 stop

JSH

Sep 29

JSH

46h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$907

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Jul 18

JFK

23h 20m

1 stop

JSH

Jul 23

JSH

36h 10m

2 stops

JFK

$1,298

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Jun 26

JFK

41h 45m

2 stops

JSH

Jul 4

JSH

14h 05m

1 stop

JFK

$1,387

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Jul 18

JFK

23h 05m

2 stops

JSH

Jul 23

JSH

36h 10m

3 stops

JFK

$1,393

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Jul 19

JFK

35h 50m

3 stops

JSH

Jul 23

JSH

36h 10m

3 stops

JFK

$1,395

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Sep 14

IAD

35h 35m

3 stops

JSH

Sep 22

JSH

35h 25m

3 stops

IAD

$1,410

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

JFK

20h 05m

3 stops

JSH

Sep 29

JSH

40h 20m

3 stops

JFK

$1,421

Multiple Airlines

Jul 19

JFK

16h 45m

2 stops

JSH

Jul 23

JSH

22h 20m

2 stops

JFK

$1,475

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Sep 1

JFK

20h 30m

1 stop

JSH

Sep 29

JSH

40h 20m

3 stops

JFK

$1,476

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

JFK

21h 05m

2 stops

JSH

Sep 29

JSH

40h 20m

3 stops

JFK

$1,520

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5:45 pm - 10:35 am

EWR

CHQ

33h 50m

2 stops

9:45 pm - 1:15 pm

CHQ

EWR

22h 30m

2 stops

$527Scandinavian Airlines

Fri, Sep 4 - Tue, Sep 15

5:45 pm - 10:35 am

EWR

CHQ

33h 50m

2 stops

9:45 pm - 1:15 pm

CHQ

EWR

22h 30m

2 stops

$541Scandinavian Airlines

Fri, Sep 4 - Tue, Sep 15

4:15 pm - 7:55 pm

JFK

HER

20h 40m

1 stop

8:50 pm - 12:50 pm

HER

JFK

23h 00m

1 stop

$678SWISS

Tue, Aug 25 - Tue, Sep 8

9:45 pm - 7:55 pm

EWR

HER

15h 10m

1 stop

4:35 am - 8:15 pm

HER

EWR

22h 40m

1 stop

$694SWISS

Tue, Sep 1 - Fri, Sep 25

4:45 pm - 7:10 pm

BOS

HER

19h 25m

1 stop

8:00 pm - 2:45 pm

HER

BOS

25h 45m

1 stop

$747Condor

Mon, May 11 - Mon, May 18

4:00 pm - 7:50 pm

LGA

CHQ

20h 50m

2 stops

10:45 am - 11:38 pm

CHQ

LGA

19h 53m

2 stops

$770American Airlines

Tue, Jul 14 - Fri, Oct 2

4:45 pm - 7:10 pm

BOS

HER

19h 25m

1 stop

10:55 am - 2:45 pm

HER

BOS

34h 50m

1 stop

$774Condor

Mon, May 11 - Wed, May 20

9:10 pm - 4:15 pm

LGA

HER

36h 05m

2 stops

5:35 pm - 8:49 pm

HER

LGA

34h 14m

2 stops

$809British Airways

Tue, Aug 25 - Tue, Sep 8

9:10 pm - 4:15 pm

LGA

HER

36h 05m

2 stops

7:15 pm - 8:49 pm

HER

LGA

32h 34m

2 stops

$853British Airways

Tue, Sep 15 - Wed, Sep 23

5:25 pm - 8:00 pm

LGA

CHQ

19h 35m

2 stops

10:45 am - 11:38 pm

CHQ

LGA

19h 53m

2 stops

$886American Airlines

Sat, Sep 5 - Wed, Sep 30

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Return

Price

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NewarkChania

EWR - CHQ

EWRCHQ

Newark

Fri 9/4

5:45 pm-10:35 am

2 stops33h 50m

Chania Souda

Tue 9/15

9:45 pm-1:15 pm

2 stops22h 30m

$527

NewarkChania

EWR - CHQ

EWRCHQ

Newark

Fri 9/4

5:45 pm-10:35 am

2 stops33h 50m

Chania Souda

Tue 9/15

9:45 pm-1:15 pm

2 stops22h 30m

$541

New YorkHeraklion

JFK - HER

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 8/25

4:15 pm-7:55 pm

1 stop20h 40m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Tue 9/8

8:50 pm-12:50 pm

1 stop23h 00m

$678

Quickest round-trip

NewarkHeraklion

EWR - HER

EWRHER

Newark

Tue 9/1

9:45 pm-7:55 pm

1 stop15h 10m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Fri 9/25

4:35 am-8:15 pm

1 stop22h 40m

$694

BostonHeraklion

BOS - HER

BOSHER

Boston Logan Intl

Mon 5/11

4:45 pm-7:10 pm

1 stop19h 25m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 5/18

8:00 pm-2:45 pm

1 stop25h 45m

$747

New YorkChania

LGA - CHQ

LGACHQ

New York LaGuardia

Tue 7/14

4:00 pm-7:50 pm

2 stops20h 50m

Chania Souda

Fri 10/2

10:45 am-11:38 pm

2 stops19h 53m

$770

BostonHeraklion

BOS - HER

BOSHER

Boston Logan Intl

Mon 5/11

4:45 pm-7:10 pm

1 stop19h 25m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 5/20

10:55 am-2:45 pm

1 stop34h 50m

$774

New YorkHeraklion

LGA - HER

LGAHER

New York LaGuardia

Tue 8/25

9:10 pm-4:15 pm

2 stops36h 05m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Tue 9/8

5:35 pm-8:49 pm

2 stops34h 14m

$809

New YorkHeraklion

LGA - HER

LGAHER

New York LaGuardia

Tue 9/15

9:10 pm-4:15 pm

2 stops36h 05m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 9/23

7:15 pm-8:49 pm

2 stops32h 34m

$853

New YorkChania

LGA - CHQ

LGACHQ

New York LaGuardia

Sat 9/5

5:25 pm-8:00 pm

2 stops19h 35m

Chania Souda

Wed 9/30

10:45 am-11:38 pm

2 stops19h 53m

$886

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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 40% 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	$312
Best Round-Trip Price	$527
Fastest flight time	17h 45m

The best one-way flight price to Crete from United States in the last 72 hours is $312 (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 $527 (Newark to Chania Souda).

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The fastest flight to Crete from United States takes 17h 45m (Boston Logan 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 $228/per person and the cheapest flight to Crete is $33/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?

66% 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 12 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 37% of users choosing them for their travels to Crete.

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How many operators does momondo search for flights to Crete?

There are 40 operators available for flights to Crete as of April 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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