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 17h 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

Oct 1

EWR

19h 15m

2 stops

HER

Oct 15

HER

21h 00m

1 stop

EWR

$712

British Airways

Aug 21

BOS

14h 55m

1 stop

HER

Sep 7

HER

32h 55m

1 stop

BOS

$717

Austrian Airlines

Aug 17

EWR

19h 45m

1 stop

HER

Sep 8

HER

23h 40m

1 stop

EWR

$726

Multiple Airlines

Aug 26

EWR

28h 50m

1 stop

HER

Sep 8

HER

23h 40m

1 stop

EWR

$728

Multiple Airlines

Aug 18

EWR

15h 10m

1 stop

HER

Sep 8

HER

26h 52m

2 stops

EWR

$731

Multiple Airlines

Sep 16

EWR

17h 30m

1 stop

HER

Sep 24

HER

21h 00m

1 stop

EWR

$733

Multiple Airlines

Sep 16

EWR

16h 40m

2 stops

HER

Sep 24

HER

28h 25m

2 stops

EWR

$734

British Airways

Sep 23

BOS

13h 35m

1 stop

HER

Sep 30

HER

12h 55m

1 stop

BOS

$735

Condor

Jul 11

BOS

19h 25m

1 stop

HER

Aug 25

HER

35h 10m

1 stop

BOS

$737

Condor

Aug 31

BOS

19h 25m

1 stop

HER

Sep 10

HER

34h 30m

1 stop

BOS

$738

SWISS

Aug 17

EWR

28h 55m

1 stop

HER

Aug 31

HER

31h 20m

1 stop

EWR

$738

Austrian Airlines

Aug 18

EWR

19h 10m

1 stop

HER

Sep 8

HER

23h 40m

1 stop

EWR

$739

Flights to Chania

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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

$643

Finnair

Aug 26

BOS

18h 24m

2 stops

CHQ

Sep 4

CHQ

32h 26m

2 stops

BOS

$705

Multiple Airlines

Aug 26

BOS

14h 40m

1 stop

CHQ

Sep 4

CHQ

32h 26m

2 stops

BOS

$713

Scandinavian Airlines

Sep 25

IAD

16h 05m

2 stops

CHQ

Oct 1

CHQ

25h 40m

1 stop

IAD

$729

Multiple Airlines

Aug 18

EWR

29h 30m

1 stop

CHQ

Aug 25

CHQ

31h 50m

3 stops

EWR

$730

Scandinavian Airlines

Oct 5

IAD

17h 35m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 17

CHQ

26h 15m

1 stop

IAD

$731

American Airlines

Sep 6

BOS

19h 05m

2 stops

CHQ

Sep 16

CHQ

19h 43m

2 stops

BOS

$734

SWISS

Aug 16

EWR

15h 15m

1 stop

CHQ

Aug 31

CHQ

30h 30m

1 stop

EWR

$737

Finnair

Sep 12

BOS

19h 15m

2 stops

CHQ

Sep 22

CHQ

31h 47m

2 stops

BOS

$738

Multiple Airlines

Sep 22

BOS

22h 10m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 5

CHQ

32h 26m

2 stops

BOS

$743

Finnair

Aug 17

LAX

29h 05m

1 stop

CHQ

Aug 31

CHQ

32h 01m

2 stops

LAX

$745

Flights to Sitia

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Multiple Airlines

Sep 8

BOS

18h 20m

2 stops

JSH

Sep 15

JSH

16h 25m

2 stops

BOS

$1,257

Multiple Airlines

Sep 20

ORD

36h 00m

3 stops

JSH

Sep 25

JSH

47h 25m

3 stops

ORD

$1,267

Multiple Airlines

Sep 8

BOS

28h 05m

2 stops

JSH

Sep 15

JSH

39h 05m

3 stops

BOS

$1,271

Multiple Airlines

Sep 7

BOS

34h 55m

3 stops

JSH

Sep 15

JSH

42h 55m

3 stops

BOS

$1,302

Multiple Airlines

Sep 20

ORD

34h 30m

3 stops

JSH

Sep 25

JSH

29h 50m

2 stops

ORD

$1,308

Multiple Airlines

Sep 8

BOS

23h 15m

3 stops

JSH

Sep 15

JSH

39h 05m

3 stops

BOS

$1,319

Multiple Airlines

Sep 11

ORD

22h 20m

2 stops

JSH

Oct 9

JSH

42h 30m

3 stops

ORD

$1,329

Multiple Airlines

Sep 27

LAX

30h 45m

3 stops

JSH

Oct 7

JSH

35h 15m

3 stops

LAX

$1,393

Multiple Airlines

Sep 25

ORD

23h 55m

2 stops

JSH

Oct 2

JSH

37h 25m

3 stops

ORD

$1,413

Multiple Airlines

Sep 25

ORD

23h 55m

3 stops

JSH

Oct 2

JSH

37h 25m

3 stops

ORD

$1,425

Multiple Airlines

Sep 6

ORD

30h 50m

3 stops

JSH

Sep 12

JSH

32h 00m

3 stops

ORD

$1,459

Multiple Airlines

Sep 11

ORD

23h 55m

3 stops

JSH

Oct 9

JSH

42h 30m

3 stops

ORD

$1,484

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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

$643Scandinavian Airlines

Fri, Sep 4 - Tue, Sep 15

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

9:45 pm - 8:00 pm

EWR

CHQ

15h 15m

1 stop

8:45 pm - 8:15 pm

CHQ

EWR

30h 30m

1 stop

$737SWISS

Sun, Aug 16 - Mon, Aug 31

9:45 pm - 9:40 am

EWR

HER

28h 55m

1 stop

7:55 pm - 8:15 pm

HER

EWR

31h 20m

1 stop

$738SWISS

Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 31

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

5:19 pm - 7:50 pm

EWR

CHQ

19h 31m

2 stops

10:45 am - 11:59 pm

CHQ

EWR

20h 14m

2 stops

$756American Airlines

Tue, Aug 25 - Wed, Sep 2

3:05 pm - 6:15 pm

LAX

HER

17h 10m

1 stop

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

HER

LAX

34h 45m

1 stop

$807Lufthansa

Mon, Sep 28 - Mon, Oct 5

3:05 pm - 6:15 pm

LAX

HER

17h 10m

1 stop

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

HER

LAX

34h 45m

1 stop

$808Lufthansa

Mon, Sep 28 - Mon, Oct 5

4:00 pm - 7:50 pm

LGA

CHQ

20h 50m

2 stops

10:45 am - 11:45 pm

CHQ

LGA

20h 00m

2 stops

$994American Airlines

Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25

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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 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

$643

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

NewarkChania

EWR - CHQ

EWRCHQ

Newark

Sun 8/16

9:45 pm-8:00 pm

1 stop15h 15m

Chania Souda

Mon 8/31

8:45 pm-8:15 pm

1 stop30h 30m

$737

NewarkHeraklion

EWR - HER

EWRHER

Newark

Mon 8/17

9:45 pm-9:40 am

1 stop28h 55m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 8/31

7:55 pm-8:15 pm

1 stop31h 20m

$738

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

NewarkChania

EWR - CHQ

EWRCHQ

Newark

Tue 8/25

5:19 pm-7:50 pm

2 stops19h 31m

Chania Souda

Wed 9/2

10:45 am-11:59 pm

2 stops20h 14m

$756

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

$807

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

$808

New YorkChania

LGA - CHQ

LGACHQ

New York LaGuardia

Tue 8/18

4:00 pm-7:50 pm

2 stops20h 50m

Chania Souda

Tue 8/25

10:45 am-11:45 pm

2 stops20h 00m

$994

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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 49% 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	$214
Best Round-Trip Price	$642
Fastest flight time	11h 35m

The best one-way flight price to Crete from United States in the last 5 days is $214 (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 $642 (Newark to Chania Souda).

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The fastest flight to Crete from United States takes 11h 35m (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?

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 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 43% 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 39 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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