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 40m on average. If you fly from Miami (another popular airport in United States) to Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt., then the average flight time is 17h.

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Flights to Heraklion

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Multiple Airlines

Oct 11

EWR

41h 40m

2 stops

HER

Nov 12

HER

36h 45m

1 stop

EWR

$637

Multiple Airlines

Oct 13

JFK

20h 35m

1 stop

HER

Nov 14

HER

27h 09m

2 stops

JFK

$640

Multiple Airlines

Nov 4

EWR

30h 45m

1 stop

HER

Nov 12

HER

36h 45m

1 stop

EWR

$648

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Nov 5

EWR

30h 45m

1 stop

HER

Nov 14

HER

26h 50m

2 stops

EWR

$650

Multiple Airlines

Nov 6

EWR

30h 35m

1 stop

HER

Nov 12

HER

36h 45m

1 stop

EWR

$655

SWISS

Nov 16

JFK

17h 40m

1 stop

HER

Nov 23

HER

23h 25m

1 stop

JFK

$656

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Oct 10

JFK

17h 05m

1 stop

HER

Nov 14

HER

27h 09m

2 stops

JFK

$660

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Nov 4

EWR

30h 45m

1 stop

HER

Nov 14

HER

26h 50m

2 stops

EWR

$661

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Nov 6

EWR

30h 35m

1 stop

HER

Nov 14

HER

26h 50m

2 stops

EWR

$667

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Oct 12

EWR

17h 30m

1 stop

HER

Nov 14

HER

26h 50m

2 stops

EWR

$675

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Oct 12

EWR

12h 25m

1 stop

HER

Nov 12

HER

36h 45m

1 stop

EWR

$679

SWISS

Nov 16

JFK

14h 30m

2 stops

HER

Nov 23

HER

23h 25m

1 stop

JFK

$686

Flights to Chania

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Multiple Airlines

Oct 12

JFK

25h 25m

1 stop

CHQ

Nov 13

CHQ

26h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$600

Multiple Airlines

Oct 11

BOS

16h 30m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 20

CHQ

42h 10m

2 stops

BOS

$647

Multiple Airlines

Oct 15

JFK

11h 45m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 22

CHQ

35h 10m

2 stops

JFK

$656

Multiple Airlines

Oct 10

JFK

16h 00m

1 stop

CHQ

Nov 13

CHQ

26h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$659

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Oct 11

JFK

19h 50m

1 stop

CHQ

Nov 15

CHQ

34h 05m

2 stops

JFK

$666

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Oct 12

BOS

12h 55m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 21

CHQ

17h 55m

2 stops

BOS

$671

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Oct 11

BOS

16h 30m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 21

CHQ

17h 55m

2 stops

BOS

$681

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Sep 29

JFK

11h 15m

1 stop

CHQ

Nov 15

CHQ

26h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$682

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Oct 15

BOS

14h 20m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 20

CHQ

30h 00m

2 stops

BOS

$685

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Oct 4

BOS

14h 05m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 21

CHQ

17h 55m

2 stops

BOS

$692

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Oct 15

BOS

14h 20m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 21

CHQ

17h 55m

2 stops

BOS

$696

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Oct 12

BOS

12h 55m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 20

CHQ

30h 00m

2 stops

BOS

$699

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Multiple Airlines

Sep 30

JFK

13h 50m

1 stop

JSH

Oct 11

JSH

18h 25m

1 stop

JFK

$920

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Sep 30

JFK

13h 50m

1 stop

JSH

Oct 11

JSH

35h 00m

3 stops

JFK

$932

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Nov 25

JFK

33h 30m

3 stops

JSH

Nov 29

JSH

33h 20m

2 stops

JFK

$1,050

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Nov 25

JFK

33h 30m

3 stops

JSH

Nov 29

JSH

33h 20m

3 stops

JFK

$1,083

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Sep 30

JFK

13h 50m

1 stop

JSH

Oct 11

JSH

18h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$1,112

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Sep 30

JFK

19h 00m

2 stops

JSH

Oct 11

JSH

35h 00m

3 stops

JFK

$1,130

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Sep 30

JFK

33h 45m

3 stops

JSH

Oct 11

JSH

35h 00m

3 stops

JFK

$1,131

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Sep 30

EWR

33h 55m

3 stops

JSH

Oct 11

JSH

33h 30m

3 stops

EWR

$1,165

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Nov 24

EWR

30h 35m

3 stops

JSH

Nov 29

JSH

18h 25m

2 stops

EWR

$1,228

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Nov 24

EWR

30h 35m

3 stops

JSH

Nov 28

JSH

37h 50m

3 stops

EWR

$1,293

Multiple Airlines

Nov 24

EWR

30h 35m

3 stops

JSH

Nov 29

JSH

17h 05m

1 stop

EWR

$1,294

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Nov 25

JFK

33h 30m

3 stops

JSH

Nov 28

JSH

27h 45m

3 stops

JFK

$1,390

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12:30 am - 8:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

25h 25m1 stop Rome Fiumicino

8:15 pm - 3:55 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 40m2 stops Athens Eleftherios V. Rome Fiumicino

$600Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 12 - Fri, Nov 13

11:00 pm - 11:40 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

41h 40m2 stops Paris Orly Bucharest Otopeni Intl

3:15 pm - 9:00 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

36h 45m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

$637Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 11 - Thu, Nov 12

4:25 pm - 5:05 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

17h 40m1 stop Zurich

8:50 pm - 1:15 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 25m1 stop Zurich

$656SWISS

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 23

7:35 pm - 5:05 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

14h 30m2 stops Geneva Geneve-Cointrin Zurich

8:50 pm - 1:15 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 25m1 stop Zurich

$686SWISS

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 23

7:25 am - 12:35 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

22h 10m1 stop London Heathrow

1:45 pm - 10:35 pmCHQ Chania Souda-BOS Boston Logan Intl

15h 50m1 stop London Heathrow

$781British Airways

Tue, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 21

7:35 pm - 12:35 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

34h 00m1 stop London Heathrow

1:45 pm - 10:35 pmCHQ Chania Souda-BOS Boston Logan Intl

15h 50m1 stop London Heathrow

$781British Airways

Mon, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 21

6:00 pm - 5:55 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

16h 55m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Munich Franz Josef Strauss

3:50 pm - 4:00 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

31h 10m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$790Lufthansa

Wed, Nov 4 - Mon, Nov 16

6:00 pm - 5:55 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

16h 55m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Munich Franz Josef Strauss

3:50 pm - 7:05 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

34h 15m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$805Lufthansa

Wed, Nov 4 - Mon, Nov 16

5:40 pm - 8:55 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

20h 15m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

9:45 pm - 3:35 pmCHQ Chania Souda-BOS Boston Logan Intl

24h 50m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

$836Scandinavian Airlines

Mon, Oct 12 - Tue, Oct 20

5:50 pm - 5:55 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

17h 05m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

9:45 pm - 11:08 pmCHQ Chania Souda-BOS Boston Logan Intl

32h 23m2 stops Kastrup Copenhagen New York John F Kennedy Intl

$966Scandinavian Airlines

Wed, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 20

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3:05 pm - 6:30 pmLAX Los Angeles-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

17h 25m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

6:45 pm - 3:15 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-LAX Los Angeles

30h 30m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$996Lufthansa

Sun, Sep 6 - Fri, Sep 18

12:15 am - 7:30 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

24h 15m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

11:30 pm - 11:25 amHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

18h 55m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

$1,008Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 5 - Tue, Sep 8

12:15 am - 12:20 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

17h 05m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

9:55 am - 10:05 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

43h 10m2 stops Milan Malpensa Reykjavik Keflavik Intl

$1,016Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 5 - Tue, Sep 8

3:05 pm - 6:30 pmLAX Los Angeles-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

17h 25m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

6:45 pm - 3:15 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-LAX Los Angeles

30h 30m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$1,041Lufthansa

Sun, Sep 6 - Fri, Sep 18

8:30 pm - 8:00 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

16h 30m1 stop Zurich

12:35 pm - 2:20 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

32h 45m1 stop Geneva Geneve-Cointrin

$1,062SWISS

Sat, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 12

7:05 pm - 8:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

17h 05m1 stop Zurich

8:50 pm - 12:35 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 45m1 stop Zurich

$1,176SWISS

Thu, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 19

4:45 pm - 5:55 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

18h 10m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Hamburg

7:20 pm - 2:45 pmCHQ Chania Souda-BOS Boston Logan Intl

26h 25m2 stops Hamburg Frankfurt am Main

$1,181Condor

Sat, Sep 5 - Mon, Sep 7

5:40 pm - 7:10 pmSEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

15h 30m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

10:45 am - 4:00 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl

15h 15m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$1,348Condor

Sun, Sep 6 - Sat, Sep 12

11:05 pm - 11:20 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

41h 15m2 stops Dubai Intl Athens Eleftherios V.

7:35 pm - 2:15 pmCHQ Chania Souda-BOS Boston Logan Intl

25h 40m2 stops Athens Eleftherios V. Dubai Intl

$1,852Emirates

Sun, Sep 6 - Wed, Sep 16

11:05 pm - 6:55 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

36h 50m2 stops Dubai Intl Athens Eleftherios V.

7:35 pm - 2:15 pmCHQ Chania Souda-BOS Boston Logan Intl

49h 40m2 stops Athens Eleftherios V. Dubai Intl

$1,862Emirates

Sun, Sep 6 - Wed, Sep 16

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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

Mon 10/12

12:30 am-8:55 am

1 stop25h 25m

Chania Souda

Fri 11/13

8:15 pm-3:55 pm

2 stops26h 40m

$600

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Sun 10/11

11:00 pm-11:40 pm

2 stops41h 40m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Thu 11/12

3:15 pm-9:00 pm

1 stop36h 45m

$637

New YorkHeraklion

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 11/16

4:25 pm-5:05 pm

1 stop17h 40m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 11/23

8:50 pm-1:15 pm

1 stop23h 25m

$656

Quickest round-trip

New YorkHeraklion

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 11/16

7:35 pm-5:05 pm

2 stops14h 30m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 11/23

8:50 pm-1:15 pm

1 stop23h 25m

$686

BostonChania

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CHQ Chania Souda

BOSCHQ

Boston Logan Intl

Tue 10/6

7:25 am-12:35 pm

1 stop22h 10m

Chania Souda

Wed 10/21

1:45 pm-10:35 pm

1 stop15h 50m

$781

BostonChania

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CHQ Chania Souda

BOSCHQ

Boston Logan Intl

Mon 10/5

7:35 pm-12:35 pm

1 stop34h 00m

Chania Souda

Wed 10/21

1:45 pm-10:35 pm

1 stop15h 50m

$781

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Wed 11/4

6:00 pm-5:55 pm

2 stops16h 55m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 11/16

3:50 pm-4:00 pm

1 stop31h 10m

$790

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Wed 11/4

6:00 pm-5:55 pm

2 stops16h 55m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 11/16

3:50 pm-7:05 pm

2 stops34h 15m

$805

BostonChania

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CHQ Chania Souda

BOSCHQ

Boston Logan Intl

Mon 10/12

5:40 pm-8:55 pm

1 stop20h 15m

Chania Souda

Tue 10/20

9:45 pm-3:35 pm

1 stop24h 50m

$836

BostonChania

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CHQ Chania Souda

BOSCHQ

Boston Logan Intl

Wed 10/14

5:50 pm-5:55 pm

1 stop17h 05m

Chania Souda

Tue 10/20

9:45 pm-11:08 pm

2 stops32h 23m

$966

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What airlines fly to Crete?

Lufthansa, British Airways and Condor 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 53% 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	$193
Best Round-Trip Price	$600
Fastest flight time	11h 45m

The best one-way flight price to Crete from United States in the last 5 days is $193 (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 5 days is $600 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Chania Souda).

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The fastest flight to Crete from United States takes 11h 45m (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 $245/per person and the cheapest flight to Crete is $27/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?

65% 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 40 operators available for flights to Crete as of September 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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