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 50m 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 18h 35m.

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Flights to Heraklion

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Multiple Airlines

Nov 4

BOS

23h 45m

2 stops

HER

Nov 18

HER

12h 55m

1 stop

BOS

$693

Multiple Airlines

Nov 4

BOS

14h 15m

1 stop

HER

Nov 18

HER

12h 55m

1 stop

BOS

$700

SWISS

Nov 15

BOS

15h 15m

1 stop

HER

Nov 25

HER

12h 55m

1 stop

BOS

$702

Multiple Airlines

Nov 4

BOS

20h 15m

2 stops

HER

Nov 19

HER

16h 20m

1 stop

BOS

$703

Multiple Airlines

Nov 3

BOS

13h 40m

1 stop

HER

Nov 19

HER

16h 20m

1 stop

BOS

$704

SWISS

Nov 2

BOS

32h 45m

1 stop

HER

Nov 16

HER

30h 30m

1 stop

BOS

$707

Multiple Airlines

Nov 7

EWR

31h 40m

1 stop

HER

Nov 14

HER

26h 55m

2 stops

EWR

$735

Multiple Airlines

Nov 16

BOS

36h 19m

2 stops

HER

Nov 25

HER

12h 55m

1 stop

BOS

$736

Multiple Airlines

Nov 3

BOS

18h 15m

2 stops

HER

Nov 17

HER

33h 25m

1 stop

BOS

$744

Multiple Airlines

Nov 4

EWR

16h 55m

2 stops

HER

Nov 19

HER

16h 30m

1 stop

EWR

$744

SWISS

Nov 12

BOS

14h 10m

1 stop

HER

Nov 21

HER

15h 05m

1 stop

BOS

$746

Multiple Airlines

Nov 5

BOS

13h 30m

1 stop

HER

Nov 19

HER

16h 20m

1 stop

BOS

$754

Flights to Chania

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Multiple Airlines

Sep 20

BOS

16h 30m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 6

CHQ

36h 00m

2 stops

BOS

$611

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 21

JFK

20h 45m

2 stops

CHQ

Oct 6

CHQ

26h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$710

Multiple Airlines

Oct 5

JFK

25h 25m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 13

CHQ

19h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$713

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 21

JFK

20h 45m

2 stops

CHQ

Oct 6

CHQ

26h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$714

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 21

JFK

20h 45m

2 stops

CHQ

Oct 6

CHQ

26h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$725

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 21

JFK

19h 00m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 6

CHQ

26h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$726

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 21

JFK

20h 45m

2 stops

CHQ

Oct 6

CHQ

26h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$727

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 21

EWR

20h 35m

2 stops

CHQ

Oct 6

CHQ

22h 30m

2 stops

EWR

$735

Multiple Airlines

Sep 26

JFK

16h 10m

1 stop

CHQ

Sep 29

CHQ

26h 35m

1 stop

JFK

$736

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 21

EWR

20h 35m

2 stops

CHQ

Oct 6

CHQ

46h 30m

2 stops

EWR

$740

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 21

EWR

20h 35m

2 stops

CHQ

Oct 6

CHQ

46h 30m

2 stops

EWR

$741

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 21

JFK

20h 45m

2 stops

CHQ

Oct 6

CHQ

48h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$743

Flights to Sitia

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Multiple Airlines

Oct 11

ORD

38h 50m

3 stops

JSH

Oct 19

JSH

55h 00m

3 stops

ORD

$1,047

Multiple Airlines

Oct 11

ORD

31h 10m

2 stops

JSH

Oct 19

JSH

54h 20m

3 stops

ORD

$1,148

Multiple Airlines

Oct 11

ORD

31h 10m

2 stops

JSH

Oct 19

JSH

33h 55m

2 stops

ORD

$1,190

Multiple Airlines

Sep 29

SFO

31h 55m

3 stops

JSH

Oct 7

JSH

35h 00m

3 stops

SFO

$1,203

Multiple Airlines

Sep 29

SFO

22h 45m

2 stops

JSH

Oct 7

JSH

35h 00m

3 stops

SFO

$1,342

Multiple Airlines

Oct 11

PHL

35h 50m

3 stops

JSH

Oct 19

JSH

36h 25m

3 stops

PHL

$1,420

Multiple Airlines

Sep 29

SFO

22h 45m

2 stops

JSH

Oct 7

JSH

31h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$1,483

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12:15 am - 11:15 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

16h 00m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

11:05 pm - 10:25 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

30h 20m2 stops London Gatwick Dublin

$492Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 10 - Sun, Oct 18

9:15 pm - 8:45 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

16h 30m1 stop Dublin

9:55 am - 2:55 pmCHQ Chania Souda-BOS Boston Logan Intl

36h 00m2 stops Luqa Malta Intl Dublin

$611Multiple Airlines

Sun, Sep 20 - Tue, Oct 6

9:50 pm - 5:05 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

12h 15m1 stop Zurich

2:25 pm - 8:20 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-BOS Boston Logan Intl

12h 55m1 stop Zurich

$702SWISS

Mon, Nov 16 - Wed, Nov 25

9:50 pm - 8:05 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

15h 15m1 stop Zurich

2:25 pm - 8:20 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-BOS Boston Logan Intl

12h 55m1 stop Zurich

$702SWISS

Sun, Nov 15 - Wed, Nov 25

5:10 pm - 8:55 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

20h 45m2 stops Oslo Gardermoen Kastrup Copenhagen

9:45 pm - 5:00 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 15m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

$710Scandinavian Airlines

Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 6

5:10 pm - 8:55 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

20h 45m2 stops Oslo Gardermoen Kastrup Copenhagen

9:45 pm - 5:00 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 15m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

$714Scandinavian Airlines

Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 6

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

15h 55m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

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

28h 55m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$766Lufthansa

Tue, Dec 1 - Wed, Dec 9

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

15h 55m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

3:50 pm - 11:54 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-BOS Boston Logan Intl

39h 04m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$776Lufthansa

Tue, Dec 1 - Wed, Dec 9

6:10 pm - 7:10 pmSEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

15h 00m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

11:05 am - 4:10 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl

15h 05m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$831Condor

Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Oct 19

6:10 pm - 7:10 pmSEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

15h 00m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

11:05 am - 4:10 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl

15h 05m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$832Condor

Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Oct 19

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12:30 am - 7:15 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

35h 45m2 stops Rome Fiumicino Athens Eleftherios V.

7:00 pm - 11:25 amCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 25m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

$826Multiple Airlines

Sun, Aug 23 - Wed, Sep 16

6:55 pm - 8:55 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

19h 00m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

9:45 pm - 5:00 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 15m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

$852Scandinavian Airlines

Mon, Aug 24 - Tue, Sep 15

12:30 am - 12:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

41h 25m2 stops Rome Fiumicino Bari Palese

11:30 pm - 12:20 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

19h 50m1 stop Bucharest Otopeni Intl

$861Multiple Airlines

Sun, Aug 23 - Tue, Sep 15

4:25 pm - 7:10 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

19h 45m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

11:15 am - 2:25 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

34h 10m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$906Condor

Tue, Aug 25 - Thu, Sep 17

4:15 pm - 9:40 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

34h 25m1 stop Zurich

10:40 am - 12:50 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

33h 10m1 stop Zurich

$930SWISS

Mon, Aug 24 - Mon, Sep 14

4:15 pm - 7:55 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

20h 40m1 stop Zurich

8:45 pm - 12:50 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 05m1 stop Zurich

$934SWISS

Tue, Aug 25 - Wed, Sep 16

5:30 pm - 5:10 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

16h 40m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

9:40 am - 8:05 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

17h 25m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$955Lufthansa

Tue, Aug 25 - Wed, Sep 16

8:30 pm - 5:10 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

13h 40m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

9:40 am - 3:45 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

13h 05m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$983Lufthansa

Sat, Aug 22 - Thu, Sep 17

10:50 pm - 7:50 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

14h 00m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

10:45 am - 7:10 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

15h 25m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

$1,028Finnair

Mon, Aug 24 - Thu, Sep 3

6:05 pm - 7:10 pmSEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

15h 05m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

10:35 am - 9:39 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl

45h 04m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Los Angeles

$1,074Condor

Tue, Aug 25 - Tue, Sep 1

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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

New YorkChania

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CHQ Chania Souda

JFKCHQ

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 10/10

12:15 am-11:15 pm

1 stop16h 00m

Chania Souda

Sun 10/18

11:05 pm-10:25 pm

2 stops30h 20m

$492

BostonChania

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CHQ Chania Souda

BOSCHQ

Boston Logan Intl

Sun 9/20

9:15 pm-8:45 pm

1 stop16h 30m

Chania Souda

Tue 10/6

9:55 am-2:55 pm

2 stops36h 00m

$611

Quickest round-trip

BostonHeraklion

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

BOSHER

Boston Logan Intl

Mon 11/16

9:50 pm-5:05 pm

1 stop12h 15m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 11/25

2:25 pm-8:20 pm

1 stop12h 55m

$702

BostonHeraklion

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

BOSHER

Boston Logan Intl

Sun 11/15

9:50 pm-8:05 pm

1 stop15h 15m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 11/25

2:25 pm-8:20 pm

1 stop12h 55m

$702

New YorkChania

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CHQ Chania Souda

JFKCHQ

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 9/21

5:10 pm-8:55 pm

2 stops20h 45m

Chania Souda

Tue 10/6

9:45 pm-5:00 pm

1 stop26h 15m

$710

New YorkChania

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CHQ Chania Souda

JFKCHQ

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 9/21

5:10 pm-8:55 pm

2 stops20h 45m

Chania Souda

Tue 10/6

9:45 pm-5:00 pm

1 stop26h 15m

$714

BostonHeraklion

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

BOSHER

Boston Logan Intl

Tue 12/1

4:05 pm-3:00 pm

1 stop15h 55m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 12/9

3:50 pm-1:45 pm

1 stop28h 55m

$766

BostonHeraklion

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

BOSHER

Boston Logan Intl

Tue 12/1

4:05 pm-3:00 pm

1 stop15h 55m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 12/9

3:50 pm-11:54 pm

2 stops39h 04m

$776

SeattleHeraklion

SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

SEAHER

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Mon 10/12

6:10 pm-7:10 pm

1 stop15h 00m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 10/19

11:05 am-4:10 pm

1 stop15h 05m

$831

SeattleHeraklion

SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

SEAHER

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Mon 10/12

6:10 pm-7:10 pm

1 stop15h 00m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 10/19

11:05 am-4:10 pm

1 stop15h 05m

$832

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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 54% 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	$218
Best Round-Trip Price	$611
Fastest flight time	19h 50m

The best one-way flight price to Crete from United States in the last 5 days is $218 (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 $611 (Boston Logan Intl to Chania Souda).

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The fastest flight to Crete from United States takes 19h 50m (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 $256/per person and the cheapest flight to Crete is $28/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 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 51% of users choosing them for their travels to Crete.

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There are 39 operators available for flights to Crete as of August 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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