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 Miami (another popular airport in United States) to Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt., then the average flight time is 18h 45m.

$217 Cheap Flights to Crete in 2026

Discover deals from 900+ travel sites with momondo.

Save money when you book flights with momondo

Big names and deals

Search 100s of travel sites to compare prices.

Filter for what you want

Free Wi-Fi? Stopover? Instantly customize your results.

Trusted and free

We’re completely free to use - no hidden charges or fees.

Price Alerts

Not ready to book? to track prices.

Search flight deals

Recent flights found to popular cities in Crete

Find flights to these popular cities in Crete from your nearest airport.

Flights to Heraklion

Search all flight deals to Heraklion

SWISS

Nov 16

JFK

17h 40m

1 stop

HER

Nov 23

HER

23h 25m

1 stop

JFK

$656

SWISS

Oct 26

EWR

12h 05m

1 stop

HER

Nov 5

HER

16h 30m

1 stop

EWR

$656

SWISS

Oct 26

BOS

12h 15m

1 stop

HER

Nov 9

HER

30h 30m

1 stop

BOS

$671

Multiple Airlines

Oct 26

BOS

12h 15m

1 stop

HER

Nov 9

HER

29h 12m

2 stops

BOS

$680

SWISS

Oct 26

JFK

13h 05m

1 stop

HER

Nov 9

HER

26h 50m

1 stop

JFK

$686

Multiple Airlines

Oct 27

BOS

13h 40m

1 stop

HER

Nov 4

HER

12h 55m

1 stop

BOS

$693

Multiple Airlines

Oct 28

BOS

16h 15m

2 stops

HER

Nov 5

HER

16h 20m

1 stop

BOS

$694

Multiple Airlines

Oct 16

JFK

11h 00m

1 stop

HER

Oct 24

HER

44h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$698

SWISS

Oct 28

BOS

28h 45m

1 stop

HER

Nov 5

HER

16h 20m

1 stop

BOS

$703

SWISS

Oct 26

JFK

13h 05m

1 stop

HER

Nov 4

HER

33h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$703

SWISS

Oct 26

EWR

32h 35m

1 stop

HER

Nov 9

HER

30h 40m

1 stop

EWR

$703

Multiple Airlines

Oct 27

BOS

13h 40m

1 stop

HER

Nov 5

HER

16h 20m

1 stop

BOS

$705

Flights to Chania

Search all flight deals to Chania

Multiple Airlines

Oct 17

JFK

16h 00m

1 stop

CHQ

Nov 15

CHQ

34h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$617

Multiple Airlines

Oct 3

JFK

16h 00m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 19

CHQ

37h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$693

Multiple Airlines

Oct 10

JFK

16h 00m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 20

CHQ

40h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$694

Multiple Airlines

Oct 10

JFK

16h 00m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 19

CHQ

33h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$704

Multiple Airlines

Oct 8

JFK

11h 45m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 19

CHQ

37h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$705

Multiple Airlines

Oct 3

JFK

16h 00m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 14

CHQ

23h 25m

1 stop

JFK

$706

Multiple Airlines

Oct 8

JFK

11h 45m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 14

CHQ

23h 25m

1 stop

JFK

$719

Multiple Airlines

Oct 3

JFK

16h 00m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 14

CHQ

40h 10m

2 stops

JFK

$720

Multiple Airlines

Oct 8

JFK

11h 45m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 14

CHQ

40h 10m

2 stops

JFK

$732

Multiple Airlines

Oct 8

JFK

11h 45m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 12

CHQ

42h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$737

Multiple Airlines

Oct 14

JFK

11h 15m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 23

CHQ

28h 25m

2 stops

JFK

$739

Multiple Airlines

Oct 3

JFK

16h 00m

1 stop

CHQ

Oct 13

CHQ

22h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$741

Find the cheapest flights from the United States to Crete

Round-trip

One-way

Last minute

Recent round-trip flight deals from the United States to Crete

Enter your travel dates to find the best prices.

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

16h 00m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

12:15 pm - 3:55 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

34h 40m2 stops Athens Eleftherios V. Rome Fiumicino

$617Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 17 - Sun, Nov 15

11:00 pm - 5:05 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

12h 05m1 stop Zurich

11:00 am - 8:30 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

16h 30m1 stop Zurich

$656SWISS

Mon, Oct 26 - Thu, Nov 5

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

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

16h 00m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

12:40 pm - 7:20 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

37h 40m2 stops Luqa Malta Intl Dublin

$693Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 3 - Mon, Oct 19

9:50 pm - 6:10 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

14h 20m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:10 pm - 7:05 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

31h 55m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$776Lufthansa

Sun, Oct 25 - Wed, Nov 4

9:50 pm - 5:20 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

13h 30m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:10 pm - 7:05 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

31h 55m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$776Lufthansa

Tue, Oct 27 - Wed, Nov 4

9:25 pm - 12:35 pmEWR Newark-CHQ Chania Souda

32h 10m1 stop London Heathrow

5:55 pm - 1:50 pmCHQ Chania Souda-EWR Newark

26h 55m1 stop London Heathrow

$788British Airways

Mon, Oct 19 - Sun, Nov 1

5:10 pm - 3:30 pmLAX Los Angeles-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

36h 20m1 stop London Heathrow

4:40 pm - 6:25 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-LAX Los Angeles

35h 45m1 stop London Heathrow

$797British Airways

Mon, Sep 21 - Wed, Oct 7

4:30 pm - 7:10 pmSFO San Francisco-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

16h 40m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

11:15 am - 2:30 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-SFO San Francisco

37h 15m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$836Condor

Tue, Oct 13 - Thu, Oct 22

4:30 pm - 7:10 pmSFO San Francisco-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

16h 40m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

11:15 am - 2:30 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-SFO San Francisco

37h 15m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$837Condor

Tue, Oct 13 - Thu, Oct 22

Recent last minute flight deals from the United States to Crete

Enter your travel dates to find the best prices.

9:45 pm - 8:00 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

15h 15m1 stop Zurich

10:55 am - 8:15 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

16h 20m1 stop Zurich

$805SWISS

Mon, Sep 14 - Thu, Sep 24

9:45 pm - 11:45 amEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

31h 00m2 stops Zurich Geneva Geneve-Cointrin

10:55 am - 8:15 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

16h 20m1 stop Zurich

$842SWISS

Mon, Sep 14 - Thu, Sep 24

5:40 pm - 8:25 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

19h 45m1 stop Vienna Intl

10:55 am - 8:15 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

16h 20m1 stop Zurich

$867Multiple Airlines

Mon, Sep 14 - Thu, Sep 24

5:40 pm - 7:50 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

19h 10m1 stop Vienna Intl

10:55 am - 8:15 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

16h 20m1 stop Zurich

$873Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 15 - Thu, Sep 24

3:40 pm - 5:10 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

18h 30m2 stops Frankfurt am Main 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

$922Lufthansa

Tue, Sep 15 - Thu, Sep 24

8:29 am - 3:15 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHQ Chania Souda

23h 46m2 stops Washington, D.C. Reagan-National London Heathrow

3:40 pm - 7:24 amCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

46h 44m2 stops London Heathrow Boston Logan Intl

$945British Airways

Mon, Sep 14 - Mon, Sep 21

4:30 pm - 6:35 pmSFO San Francisco-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

16h 05m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

10:55 am - 2:30 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-SFO San Francisco

37h 35m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$950Condor

Fri, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 16

12:49 pm - 5:55 pmLAX Los Angeles-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

19h 06m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:45 pm - 1:10 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-LAX Los Angeles

28h 25m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Frankfurt am Main

$1,022Lufthansa

Thu, Sep 10 - Thu, Sep 17

4:30 pm - 6:35 pmSFO San Francisco-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

16h 05m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

11:15 am - 2:04 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-SFO San Francisco

36h 49m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

$1,071Condor

Fri, Sep 11 - Thu, Sep 17

4:20 pm - 1:15 pmDFW Dallas/Fort Worth-CHQ Chania Souda

36h 55m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol London Heathrow

4:10 pm - 5:05 pmCHQ Chania Souda-DFW Dallas/Fort Worth

32h 55m1 stop London Heathrow

$1,656British Airways

Thu, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 15

Fly from

Route

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 10/17

12:15 am-11:15 pm

1 stop16h 00m

Chania Souda

Sun 11/15

12:15 pm-3:55 pm

2 stops34h 40m

$617

Quickest round-trip

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Mon 10/26

11:00 pm-5:05 pm

1 stop12h 05m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Thu 11/5

11:00 am-8:30 pm

1 stop16h 30m

$656

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

New YorkChania

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CHQ Chania Souda

JFKCHQ

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 10/3

12:15 am-11:15 pm

1 stop16h 00m

Chania Souda

Mon 10/19

12:40 pm-7:20 pm

2 stops37h 40m

$693

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Sun 10/25

9:50 pm-6:10 pm

1 stop14h 20m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 11/4

6:10 pm-7:05 pm

1 stop31h 55m

$776

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Tue 10/27

9:50 pm-5:20 pm

1 stop13h 30m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 11/4

6:10 pm-7:05 pm

1 stop31h 55m

$776

NewarkChania

EWR Newark - CHQ Chania Souda

EWRCHQ

Newark

Mon 10/19

9:25 pm-12:35 pm

1 stop32h 10m

Chania Souda

Sun 11/1

5:55 pm-1:50 pm

1 stop26h 55m

$788

Los AngelesHeraklion

LAX Los Angeles - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

LAXHER

Los Angeles

Mon 9/21

5:10 pm-3:30 pm

1 stop36h 20m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Wed 10/7

4:40 pm-6:25 pm

1 stop35h 45m

$797

San FranciscoHeraklion

SFO San Francisco - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

SFOHER

San Francisco

Tue 10/13

4:30 pm-7:10 pm

1 stop16h 40m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Thu 10/22

11:15 am-2:30 pm

1 stop37h 15m

$836

San FranciscoHeraklion

SFO San Francisco - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

SFOHER

San Francisco

Tue 10/13

4:30 pm-7:10 pm

1 stop16h 40m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Thu 10/22

11:15 am-2:30 pm

1 stop37h 15m

$837

Flights are sorted by cheapest round-trip flights first.

Showing 1-10 of 20 resultsSorted by cheapest first

Crete flights insights and trends

Explore insights for your Crete flight to craft the best travel plan

Airlines

Other information

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 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.

Cheapest flights to cities in Crete

Click on the cities below to find out when it's cheapest to fly to Crete from United States

Heraklion

Find flights to Heraklion

Cheap Crete flight deals and tips

Summary info about Crete flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$217
Best Round-Trip Price	$617
Fastest flight time	23h 20m

The best one-way flight price to Crete from United States in the last 5 days is $217 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.).

Search Deals

The best round-trip flight price to Crete from United States in the last 5 days is $617 (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Chania Souda).

Search Deals

The fastest flight to Crete from United States takes 23h 20m (New York LaGuardia to Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.).

Search Deals

Frequently asked questions about flying to Crete

What is the cheapest flight I can find to Crete?

The average flight to Crete costs $244/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?

64% 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.

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 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.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Crete?

It is quick and easy to find flights to Crete on momondo. We search and return numerous flight options from various airlines and agents. You can then use our filters to narrow your search until you have found the most convenient flight to Crete that suits you.

Can I find flights to Crete with flexible booking policies on momondo?

Yes. momondo enables you to select and highlight flights to Crete with this policy.

How can momondo help me find flights to Crete?

momondo provides multiple filters to help you find the best flight to Crete. Filter by price, airline, airports, cabin, aircraft, payment method, number of stops and more.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Crete right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

If you are not ready to book a flight to Crete now, use our insights above to find helpful tips or alternatively set up a price alert; this is where momondo will track prices on flights to Crete and let you know when they change.