What is the cheapest airline that flies from New York to Crete?

Lufthansa and British Airways are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Crete

What airlines fly to Crete?

Lufthansa, Finnair and SWISS are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Crete from New York according to our data. Lufthansa is the first choice among our users, with 35% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Crete. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Crete on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

How long is the flight from New York to Crete?

The flight from New York to Crete depends on which airports you’re departing and arriving from and whether or not you have a layover. If you fly from Newark (a popular airport in New York) to Heraklion (the most popular airport in Crete), then the flight time is 11h 20m on average. If you fly from New York (another popular airport in New York) to Heraklion, then the average flight time is 14h 57m.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from New York to Crete?

Prices for flights from New York to Crete were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from New York to Crete?

As of September 2026, there are 8 operators available to choose from for flights from New York to Crete.

How old do you have to be to fly from New York to Crete?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from New York to Crete.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Crete?

The required travel and health documents for your Crete trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Crete. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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11:00 pm - 10:10 amEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

29h 10m1 stop Zurich

5:00 pm - 8:30 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

34h 30m1 stop Zurich

$680SWISS

Sun, Oct 25 - Tue, Nov 10

10:00 pm - 10:10 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

30h 10m1 stop Zurich

5:00 pm - 1:15 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

27h 15m1 stop Zurich

$680SWISS

Sun, Oct 25 - Tue, Nov 10

6:30 pm - 6:10 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

17h 40m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

5:00 pm - 2:35 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 35m2 stops Zurich Geneva Geneve-Cointrin

$712Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Tue, Nov 10

5:40 pm - 9:05 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

21h 25m2 stops Rome Fiumicino Athens Eleftherios V.

9:45 pm - 6:55 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 10m2 stops Athens Eleftherios V. Rome Fiumicino

$722Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 27 - Mon, Nov 9

6:30 pm - 5:20 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

16h 50m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

3:50 pm - 3:40 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

30h 50m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$746Lufthansa

Tue, Oct 27 - Mon, Nov 9

8:50 pm - 3:10 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

11h 20m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

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

31h 10m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$786Lufthansa

Thu, Nov 12 - Mon, Nov 23

11:55 pm - 11:20 pmEWR Newark-CHQ Chania Souda

16h 25m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

3:10 pm - 9:10 pmCHQ Chania Souda-EWR Newark

13h 00m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

$1,083Emirates

Tue, Oct 6 - Wed, Nov 25

11:55 pm - 11:20 pmEWR Newark-CHQ Chania Souda

16h 25m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

3:10 pm - 9:10 pmCHQ Chania Souda-EWR Newark

13h 00m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

$1,083Emirates

Mon, Oct 5 - Mon, Nov 23

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

14h 00m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

10:45 am - 8:05 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

15h 20m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

$1,183Finnair

Wed, Oct 14 - Fri, Oct 30

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

14h 00m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

8:40 pm - 8:05 pmCHQ Chania Souda-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

29h 25m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

$1,243Finnair

Wed, Oct 14 - Wed, Oct 28

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1:30 pm - 8:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

11h 30m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

10:25 pm - 10:10 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

30h 45m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

$697Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 1 - Fri, Oct 9

1:25 pm - 8:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

11h 35m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

10:25 pm - 10:10 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

30h 45m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

$711Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 29 - Fri, Oct 9

5:30 pm - 6:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

18h 00m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Frankfurt am Main

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

17h 25m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$922Lufthansa

Sun, Sep 27 - Thu, Oct 8

5:30 pm - 5:55 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

17h 25m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Frankfurt am Main

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 29 - Thu, Oct 8

9:45 pm - 7:55 pmEWR Newark-HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

15h 10m1 stop Zurich

8:50 pm - 8:15 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

30h 25m1 stop Zurich

$1,022SWISS

Tue, Sep 29 - Tue, Oct 6

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

15h 15m1 stop Zurich

4:30 am - 8:15 pmHER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.-EWR Newark

22h 45m1 stop Zurich

$1,049SWISS

Mon, Sep 28 - Sat, Oct 10

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

$1,071Finnair

Thu, Oct 1 - Thu, Oct 8

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

$1,072Finnair

Thu, Oct 1 - Thu, Oct 8

11:55 pm - 11:20 pmEWR Newark-CHQ Chania Souda

16h 25m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

3:10 pm - 9:10 pmCHQ Chania Souda-EWR Newark

13h 00m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

$1,087Emirates

Thu, Oct 1 - Tue, Nov 24

11:55 pm - 11:20 pmEWR Newark-CHQ Chania Souda

16h 25m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

3:10 pm - 9:10 pmCHQ Chania Souda-EWR Newark

13h 00m1 stop Athens Eleftherios V.

$1,087Emirates

Thu, Oct 1 - Mon, Nov 23

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Lufthansa flights from New York to Crete

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Lufthansa

Oct 27

JFK6:30 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

16h 50m

1 stop

HER5:20 pmHeraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Nov 9

HER3:50 pmHeraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

30h 50m

2 stops

JFK3:40 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$746

Lufthansa

Nov 12

EWR8:50 pmNewark

11h 20m

1 stop

HER3:10 pmHeraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Nov 23

HER3:50 pmHeraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

31h 10m

1 stop

EWR4:00 pmNewark

$786

Lufthansa

Oct 28

EWR9:50 pmNewark

14h 05m

1 stop

HER5:55 pmHeraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Nov 16

HER3:50 pmHeraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

31h 10m

1 stop

EWR4:00 pmNewark

$805

Condor flights from New York to Crete

Our best Condor deals on New York to Crete flight tickets

Condor

Oct 20

JFK4:25 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

19h 45m

1 stop

HER7:10 pmHeraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Oct 27

HER11:05 amHeraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

34h 00m

1 stop

JFK3:05 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$791

Condor

Sep 28

JFK4:25 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

19h 45m

1 stop

HER7:10 pmHeraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Oct 8

HER7:35 pmHeraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

25h 50m

1 stop

JFK2:25 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$809

Condor

Oct 19

JFK4:25 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

19h 45m

1 stop

HER7:10 pmHeraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Oct 28

HER11:05 amHeraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

34h 00m

1 stop

JFK3:05 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$846

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NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Sun 10/25

11:00 pm-10:10 am

1 stop29h 10m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Tue 11/10

5:00 pm-8:30 pm

1 stop34h 30m

$680

New YorkHeraklion

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

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 10/25

10:00 pm-10:10 am

1 stop30h 10m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Tue 11/10

5:00 pm-1:15 pm

1 stop27h 15m

$680

New YorkHeraklion

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

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 10/25

6:30 pm-6:10 pm

1 stop17h 40m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Tue 11/10

5:00 pm-2:35 pm

2 stops28h 35m

$712

New YorkHeraklion

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

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 10/27

5:40 pm-9:05 pm

2 stops21h 25m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 11/9

9:45 pm-6:55 pm

2 stops28h 10m

$722

New YorkHeraklion

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

JFKHER

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 10/27

6:30 pm-5:20 pm

1 stop16h 50m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 11/9

3:50 pm-3:40 pm

2 stops30h 50m

$746

NewarkHeraklion

EWR Newark - HER Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

EWRHER

Newark

Thu 11/12

8:50 pm-3:10 pm

1 stop11h 20m

Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt.

Mon 11/23

3:50 pm-4:00 pm

1 stop31h 10m

$786

NewarkChania

EWR Newark - CHQ Chania Souda

EWRCHQ

Newark

Tue 10/6

11:55 pm-11:20 pm

1 stop16h 25m

Chania Souda

Wed 11/25

3:10 pm-9:10 pm

1 stop13h 00m

$1,083

NewarkChania

EWR Newark - CHQ Chania Souda

EWRCHQ

Newark

Mon 10/5

11:55 pm-11:20 pm

1 stop16h 25m

Chania Souda

Mon 11/23

3:10 pm-9:10 pm

1 stop13h 00m

$1,083

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New YorkChania

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CHQ Chania Souda

JFKCHQ

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 10/14

10:50 pm-7:50 pm

1 stop14h 00m

Chania Souda

Fri 10/30

10:45 am-8:05 pm

1 stop15h 20m

$1,183

New YorkChania

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CHQ Chania Souda

JFKCHQ

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 10/14

10:50 pm-7:50 pm

1 stop14h 00m

Chania Souda

Wed 10/28

8:40 pm-8:05 pm

1 stop29h 25m

$1,243

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Crete?

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Crete from New York, with most prices found around $641. If you’re not able to fly to Crete in February, then April is your next best option. Flight prices from New York to Crete during April average around $770.

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Best Price Found	$204
Fastest flight time	11h 35m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Crete from New York in the past 72 hours is $204. The best round-trip flight deal from New York to Crete found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $680.

The fastest flight from New York to Crete takes 11h 35m

There are no direct flights from New York to Crete. There are no popular flight routes from New York to Crete.

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from New York to Crete?
Prices for flights from New York to Crete were last updated today.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from New York to Crete?
As of September 2026, there are 8 operators available to choose from for flights from New York to Crete.
How old do you have to be to fly from New York to Crete?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from New York to Crete.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Crete?
The required travel and health documents for your Crete trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Crete. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
British Airways	PriceFrom $435	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,233 reviews	Search British Airways flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom $589	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.0 12,095 reviews	Search American Airlines flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom $641	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 8,240 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
SWISS	PriceFrom $690	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 2,082 reviews	Search SWISS flights
Finnair	PriceFrom $691	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,428 reviews	Search Finnair flights
Emirates	PriceFrom $955	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,666 reviews	Search Emirates flights
Air France	PriceFrom $990	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,651 reviews	Search Air France flights
Delta	PriceFrom $1,077	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,609 reviews	Search Delta flights

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