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 16h 55m 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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Flights to Heraklion

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Multiple Airlines

Sep 28

EWR

21h 15m

2 stops

HER

Oct 4

HER

20h 45m

1 stop

EWR

$682

Multiple Airlines

Sep 21

EWR

21h 15m

2 stops

HER

Oct 3

HER

20h 45m

1 stop

EWR

$688

Multiple Airlines

Sep 28

EWR

21h 15m

2 stops

HER

Oct 4

HER

20h 45m

1 stop

EWR

$694

SWISS

Aug 16

EWR

14h 20m

1 stop

HER

Aug 31

HER

31h 20m

1 stop

EWR

$713

Multiple Airlines

Sep 28

EWR

17h 30m

1 stop

HER

Oct 4

HER

20h 45m

1 stop

EWR

$714

SWISS

Aug 16

EWR

29h 30m

1 stop

HER

Aug 31

HER

31h 20m

1 stop

EWR

$715

Multiple Airlines

Sep 28

EWR

17h 30m

1 stop

HER

Oct 4

HER

20h 45m

1 stop

EWR

$720

SWISS

Aug 16

EWR

29h 30m

1 stop

HER

Aug 31

HER

31h 20m

1 stop

EWR

$721

Multiple Airlines

Sep 19

EWR

17h 30m

1 stop

HER

Sep 26

HER

20h 45m

1 stop

EWR

$726

Condor

Sep 1

BOS

19h 25m

1 stop

HER

Sep 10

HER

34h 30m

1 stop

BOS

$730

Condor

Sep 1

BOS

19h 25m

1 stop

HER

Sep 10

HER

34h 30m

1 stop

BOS

$731

Multiple Airlines

Sep 9

EWR

17h 30m

1 stop

HER

Sep 24

HER

21h 00m

1 stop

EWR

$731

Flights to Chania

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Multiple Airlines

Sep 27

JFK

31h 35m

2 stops

CHQ

Oct 7

CHQ

23h 25m

1 stop

JFK

$577

Multiple Airlines

Sep 27

JFK

24h 30m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 7

CHQ

19h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$631

Multiple Airlines

Sep 15

JFK

11h 15m

1 stop

CHQ

Sep 21

CHQ

19h 20m

1 stop

JFK

$636

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 4

EWR

33h 50m

2 stops

CHQ

Sep 15

CHQ

46h 30m

2 stops

EWR

$642

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 4

EWR

33h 50m

2 stops

CHQ

Sep 15

CHQ

46h 30m

2 stops

EWR

$645

Multiple Airlines

Sep 15

JFK

11h 15m

1 stop

CHQ

Sep 21

CHQ

19h 20m

1 stop

JFK

$645

Scandinavian Airlines

Oct 5

ORD

17h 40m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 20

CHQ

26h 25m

1 stop

ORD

$661

Multiple Airlines

Sep 28

BOS

12h 55m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 7

CHQ

17h 55m

2 stops

BOS

$683

Multiple Airlines

Oct 10

JFK

16h 00m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 17

CHQ

20h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$696

Scandinavian Airlines

Aug 21

EWR

16h 15m

1 stop

CHQ

Sep 5

CHQ

28h 09m

2 stops

EWR

$697

Scandinavian Airlines

Aug 21

EWR

34h 10m

2 stops

CHQ

Sep 5

CHQ

26h 25m

2 stops

EWR

$699

Multiple Airlines

Sep 15

JFK

24h 55m

1 stop

CHQ

Sep 21

CHQ

22h 10m

2 stops

JFK

$701

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Multiple Airlines

Aug 30

EWR

17h 30m

2 stops

JSH

Sep 5

JSH

26h 00m

2 stops

EWR

$906

Multiple Airlines

Aug 30

EWR

17h 30m

2 stops

JSH

Sep 5

JSH

26h 00m

3 stops

EWR

$932

Multiple Airlines

Aug 3

EWR

28h 45m

2 stops

JSH

Aug 9

JSH

46h 25m

3 stops

EWR

$1,144

Multiple Airlines

Aug 29

JFK

34h 30m

1 stop

JSH

Sep 5

JSH

34h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$1,146

Multiple Airlines

Aug 3

EWR

18h 15m

2 stops

JSH

Aug 9

JSH

22h 20m

2 stops

EWR

$1,400

Multiple Airlines

Aug 3

JFK

17h 15m

2 stops

JSH

Aug 9

JSH

22h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$1,405

Multiple Airlines

Aug 30

JFK

17h 15m

2 stops

JSH

Sep 5

JSH

34h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$1,449

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Aug 3

JFK

17h 15m

2 stops

JSH

Aug 9

JSH

19h 10m

2 stops

JFK

$1,470

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12:10 am - 2:45 pm

JFK

CHQ

31h 35m

2 stops

7:00 pm - 11:25 am

CHQ

JFK

23h 25m

1 stop

$577Multiple Airlines

Sun, Sep 27 - Wed, Oct 7

12:10 am - 7:40 am

JFK

CHQ

24h 30m

1 stop

10:45 pm - 11:25 am

CHQ

JFK

19h 40m

1 stop

$631Multiple Airlines

Sun, Sep 27 - Wed, Oct 7

5:45 pm - 10:35 am

EWR

CHQ

33h 50m

2 stops

9:45 pm - 1:15 pm

CHQ

EWR

46h 30m

2 stops

$642Scandinavian 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

46h 30m

2 stops

$645Scandinavian Airlines

Fri, Sep 4 - Tue, Sep 15

9:45 pm - 7:05 pm

EWR

HER

14h 20m

1 stop

7:55 pm - 8:15 pm

HER

EWR

31h 20m

1 stop

$713SWISS

Sun, Aug 16 - Mon, Aug 31

9:45 pm - 10:15 am

EWR

HER

29h 30m

1 stop

7:55 pm - 8:15 pm

HER

EWR

31h 20m

1 stop

$715SWISS

Sun, Aug 16 - Mon, Aug 31

7:40 pm - 4:15 pm

BOS

HER

13h 35m

1 stop

4:40 pm - 10:35 pm

HER

BOS

12h 55m

1 stop

$735British Airways

Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Sep 30

9:50 pm - 5:30 pm

BOS

HER

12h 40m

1 stop

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm

HER

BOS

31h 15m

1 stop

$747British Airways

Fri, Sep 18 - Sat, Sep 26

3:05 pm - 6:15 pm

LAX

HER

17h 10m

1 stop

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

HER

LAX

34h 45m

1 stop

$797Lufthansa

Mon, Sep 28 - Mon, Oct 5

3:05 pm - 6:15 pm

LAX

HER

17h 10m

1 stop

7:20 pm - 1:10 pm

HER

LAX

27h 50m

1 stop

$800Lufthansa

Mon, Sep 28 - Mon, Oct 5

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Return

Price

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New YorkChania

JFK - CHQ

JFKCHQ

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 9/27

12:10 am-2:45 pm

2 stops31h 35m

Chania Souda

Wed 10/7

7:00 pm-11:25 am

1 stop23h 25m

$577

New YorkChania

JFK - CHQ

JFKCHQ

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 9/27

12:10 am-7:40 am

1 stop24h 30m

Chania Souda

Wed 10/7

10:45 pm-11:25 am

1 stop19h 40m

$631

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 stops46h 30m

$642

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 stops46h 30m

$645

NewarkHeraklion

EWR - HER

EWRHER

Newark

Sun 8/16

9:45 pm-7:05 pm

1 stop14h 20m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 8/31

7:55 pm-8:15 pm

1 stop31h 20m

$713

NewarkHeraklion

EWR - HER

EWRHER

Newark

Sun 8/16

9:45 pm-10:15 am

1 stop29h 30m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 8/31

7:55 pm-8:15 pm

1 stop31h 20m

$715

Quickest round-trip

BostonHeraklion

BOS - HER

BOSHER

Boston Logan Intl

Wed 9/23

7:40 pm-4:15 pm

1 stop13h 35m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 9/30

4:40 pm-10:35 pm

1 stop12h 55m

$735

BostonHeraklion

BOS - HER

BOSHER

Boston Logan Intl

Fri 9/18

9:50 pm-5:30 pm

1 stop12h 40m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Sat 9/26

4:45 pm-5:00 pm

1 stop31h 15m

$747

Los AngelesHeraklion

LAX - HER

LAXHER

Los Angeles

Mon 9/28

3:05 pm-6:15 pm

1 stop17h 10m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 10/5

2:30 pm-3:15 pm

1 stop34h 45m

$797

Los AngelesHeraklion

LAX - HER

LAXHER

Los Angeles

Mon 9/28

3:05 pm-6:15 pm

1 stop17h 10m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 10/5

7:20 pm-1:10 pm

1 stop27h 50m

$800

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Crete flights insights and trends

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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 50% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Crete. Keep in mind that there are 12 different airlines that fly to Crete on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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Cheap Crete flight deals and tips

Summary info about Crete flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$213
Best Round-Trip Price	$577
Fastest flight time	11h 30m

The best one-way flight price to Crete from United States in the last 5 days is $213 (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 $577 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Chania Souda).

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The fastest flight to Crete from United States takes 11h 30m (New York John F Kennedy 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 $229/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?

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 airlines fly to Crete?

Of the 13 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 44% of users choosing them for their travels to Crete.

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