Find flights
Deals
When to book
FAQs & Tips
Airlines

Find cheap flights to Crete from $257

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from the United States to Crete departing on 9/21. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
1 adult
0 bags
Mon 7/1
Mon 7/8

Search hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to Crete

In the last 7 days travelers have searched 42,787,818 times on KAYAK, and here is why:

Save 21% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Bundle and saveSave money when you bundle your flight + hotel.

Best Crete Flight Deals

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Heraklion
Heraklion1 stop$569
Chania
Chania1 stop$440
Sitia
Sitia2 stops$661

Good to know

Low season

May

High season

July

Cheapest flight

$257
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Chania

FAQs - booking Crete flights

  • When is the busiest time of year for flights to Crete?

    Many tourists and travelers book their flights to Crete in the summer. So, you may want to consider flying to the island in the fall or spring. Prices go up substantially for all summer flights to Crete.

  • Do I need a passport or visa to get into Crete?

    Crete, Greece is a Schengen Agreement nation, and therefore, you do not need a visa to travel to the region. However, tourists can only remain in Crete for up to 90 days without a visa. Those staying longer will need to contact a Greek embassy before they can continue their travels. You will also need a valid passport to travel here.

  • What kind of currency is used in Crete?

    Crete, like all of Greece, is a Eurobond member, and therefore recognizes the euro as the form of currency on the island. So, if you only have cash with you, you will need to visit an exchange center either on the island or on the mainland beforehand. On the other hand, all major credit cards will be accepted, if you opt to not use cash.

  • Where should I fly to if I want to visit the Cave of Zeus?

    The cave, known on the island of Crete as Ideon Cave, is the supposed birthplace of the god Zeus. To reach the landmark, consider booking a flight to Heraklion International Airport. It is the closest airport to the cave (1h 2m).

  • How long is the flight to Crete?

    An average nonstop flight from the United States to Crete takes 19h 08m, covering a distance of 5784 miles. The most popular route is New York - Heraklion with an average flight time of 12h 40m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Crete?

    The cheapest ticket to Crete from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $440. The most popular route is New York John F Kennedy Intl to Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt. and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $609.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Crete?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Heraklion (57% of total searches to Crete). The next most popular destinations are Chania (39%) and Sitia (5%).

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

See more FAQs

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Crete

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Crete flight deals.
  • There are two international airports in Crete, Greece: Heraklion International Airport or Kazantzakis Airport (HER), located in the northeastern part of the island, and Chania International Airport or Daskalogiannis (CHQ), in the northwestern part of the island. You can also fly to the smaller Sitia (JSH) airport as well. That can be found on the far eastern edge of the island.
  • Heraklion International Airport is the main hub for flights to and from Crete. Booking a flight here will be less expensive than Chania International Airport or Sitia Airport.
  • Consider flying to Heraklion International Airport first. From here you can rent a car and drive across the island. You can also use Heraklion as a hub to book flights to the other main airport on the island, Chania International Airport, or the smaller Sitia Airport.
  • Flying to Sitia Airport is best for visitors who want to experience the eastern region of the island. However, flights here can be more expensive and less frequent from the United States. Consider booking nonstop flights from the mainland of Greece or Egypt. Here, flights are closer, making them less expensive to get to the island.
  • Flights from the West Coast, like the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), are more expensive than flights from an East Coast city like New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Meanwhile, flights from the Midwest, such as Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), are the most expensive of the three. Consider booking a flight to an Eastern city first, then flying to Crete.
See more tips

Top 5 airlines flying to Crete

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Crete? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.6
JetBlueOverall score based on 4351 reviews
7.8Comfort
7.1Food
7.8Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.3Crew
Airline reviews

Overall fine but both ways for this trip was delayed.

6.0 GoodJackie, May 2024BOS - SYR
Read more about JetBlue reviews

Overall fine but both ways for this trip was delayed.

Flight was delayed by almost 5 hours. Suitcase was not loaded despite the flight being near empty (my colleagues’ suitcases did reach JFK, unlike mine). Had to argue on phone to get JetBlue to deliver the case to my hotel. Never again

The flight was excellent. The crew was welcoming and attentive.

Great! I love Jet Blue. My favorite airline! Very efficient, clean and timely.

Run out of snack choices. Why are the seats not padded for your butt? Are we sitting on blocks of wood or metal for $250-300 a pop? This ain’t spirit. Let’s get it together people

We were told that our flight would be delayed for 90+ minutes because of weather, so we went to get something to eat only to have them randomly start boarding 15 minutes after the announcement, with no warning.

Entertainment... No earphones passed out. Many including me couldn't use the TV. Legroom was good. Crew was indifferent and a bit surly. Free wifi was a nice convenience. Check in desk location was unknown. Gate number on the boarding passes was wrong.

Going through JFK’s security is a mess. The TSA security said no shoes on the bins. So, we place our shoes in the belt and they came out all over the belt. Boarding was delayed and Flight as well.

Safe and on time were the positives. The plane wasn't cleaned before boarding, there was garbage and food on the floor and in the seat pocket. The TV screen was small and the picture fuzzy, audio quality was poor. Seatbelt was fraying and seat did not recline properly. No charging ports near the seats,

Confusing. Delay updates were out of whack At one point it said my flight was 25 hours. Three gate changes and two delays only to change back to original departure time. Gate announcer and on board flight attendant (Alejandro) making the announcements was impossible to understand due to accent and speed of speech. After beverage service the rear flight attendants sat back there on their phones. No refills no checking in, one sweep through for trash collection. Very impersonal. Bring back Coke products

Flighty delayed on boarding - then group 1 had to check their carry on bags but groups 3 and beyond could carry bags on - very inconvenient for weekend business trip with no checked baggage. Then delayed on the runway - before take off. No communication from pilot on why or how long. Wifi/Entertainment didn't work for 4+ flight. Upon arrival, attendants announced wrong carousel for baggage claim - everyone was waiting at the wrong place for their checked bags. This was a mess united!

I flew Delta last week and United Airlines is a poor substitute mechanical problems with the plane and shitty food among other things made my travel experience what’s become to be expected from United no way is it ever worth the money they make us pay

I had a great flight. Everything went smoothly and the flight arrived early.

Well....let's start from the point that I had to stay in airport for 12 hours instead of 2 that was scheduled. Poor company and even worst customer service. Never again....

The flight and boarding were easy peasy. I was traveling with my 4-year-old, so a smooth boarding experience was especially appreciated. My only piece of feedback is really about where our gate was in O'Hare. They've shoved four gates into a tiny corner of the B terminal and there isn't early enough room or seating for everyone. Not United's problem, but did dent the overall experience.

We liked the fully reclinable seats. Had center seats, so it was difficult to talk to spouse. Crew was great

Aisle chair was good and liked the foot bar preventing you from putting your foot in the isle, The breakfast on this international flight to Zurich was horrible (Europeans, specially, used to good food) may make this a dealbreaker for booking with United Airlines again. I agreed with my Spanish fellow passenger.

Dinner was okay but the breakfast was not eatable on the flight San Francisco to Zurich.

There was no screens on board AND the WiFi didn’t work. My seat was broken and couldn’t recline so I couldn’t even sleep. The flight attendants didn’t offer anything to make it more comfortable. It was such an old cramped plane, when the person in front of me reclined I couldn’t even open my tray table. All the United ads talk about guaranteeing everyone gets a screen!

The Wi-Fi was unavailable on this flight for some reason.

They cancelled two flight and got us onto another airline, which was also delayed.

Nothing, terrible travel experience due to weather and maintenance delays and was left stranded in Austin.

Missed connection from Philadelphia to London because flight from DC was seriously delayed. Was re-routed the next day (had to pay for hotel) to Zurich and was given a main cabin middle seat while I had paid for premium. Great job AA!!!

My husband and I pre-ordered our food, but they did not have my husband’s order, and my cheese plate was very average. I asked for a blanket and was told they don’t carry blankets on domestic routs. The flight was on time and smooth!

28 hour delay at Fort Worth/Dallas airport, part due to weather which was unavoidable, but various other reasons - no pilot, no fa, mechanical problem, plane too small, too big, crew out of flying time, seat configuration problems.... endless and hourly updates with a different excuse. Finally told us about 3.00 am, that the flight was delayed to hours later.

Experience was bad. 3.5 hour delay for a 2.5 hour trip. There was no r Transparency about the reason for the delay and it was done 30 mins at a time.

Original flight delayed several times and finally canceled at 2:30 in the morning. Staff at the gate was not very helpful in resolving problems or communicating why there were delays. I spent 34 hours at the airport before I could leave, they couldn't book me on another early flight even after canceling my original flight. Next flight available after my original flight was canceled was 22 hours later. I will never fly American Airlines again.

very very tight seats unfriendly crew who do not seem to care about the comfort of their passengers and do not know how to smile poor ground staff support at LHR and PHX

The boarding process and flight were great. However, I waited about 40 minutes for my luggage. It did not come up on the designated belt. Instead, everyone’s bags were on a cart. Not sure what the issue was, but we were not informed until another passenger went looking for her bags and found them.

There were delays on both ends. It made it less than excellent. This plane was great though

It was nice! There was a very unhappy child in front of us and the flight attendant did a great job calming the child. I was impressed.

The plane was not on time for boarding or departure or arrivals.

EVERYTHING WAS WONDERFUL HOSPITALITY THE HELP.THE SEATING FRIENDLY ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD RIDE NOT ONE BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THEM

This was the smoothest flight I have had in awhile. I was also offered an exit row seat for a great upgrade cost and was able to sleep almost thr whole flight due to comfort and a smooth flight. We left on time and arrived on time.

No food not even water offered unless you buy it and no usb in the seat but other than that everything was good

Because our flight from marsh Harbor to Fort Lauderdale was over three hours delayed it caused us to miss our flight in Fort Lauderdale. Because we missed that flight, it cost us nearly $100 apiece for four different travelers which totaled nearly $400. We are seeking a reimbursement for the flight that we missed in Fort Lauderdale Florida.

Flight expected to leave at 6:40 pm ended leaving at 8:00 am the following day. I slept in a cold airport. Never again Spirit for me…

Flight was cancelled just 6 days before. No more flights that day, and the following date was sold out. Had to obtain a refund and buy more expensive flights on another airline.

The flight was on time and nice as always for me with spirit but the cabin crew were not good. They left the lights on on a red eye for the entire flight.

This was the return leg of my journey with Spirit Airlines. Despite its reputation, I found no issues as it got me from point A to B safely and without delay, especially with no mechanical delays, which is fantastic in my book! The staff, from ground crew to cabin crew, were all pleasant and hassle-free. The flight was smooth from takeoff to landing. I have absolutely no complaints about this no-frills airline!

Flight was delay 9hrs and nothing was provided at airport, had to go and get a room to sleep in, paid for Uber back and fort with no offers until we landed back home a 1hr later for a $75 voucher for a future flight.

Didn't like anything..entire crew was very rude to everyone on the flight. Plane old and the trays fall down on you the while time you're flying. Charged more for a carry on bag than for the plane ticket itself. Did make it from point a to point b, but worth the extra money to fly with another airline

9 hours of delay!! Was not able to check my luggage that I paid for!!!

It was delayed 9 hours for operational reasons, despite the plane arriving to the airport on time.

I am very disappointed with Frontier Airlines. They cancelled our flight because they couldn't find a crew member, and then didn't get us to our connecting flight. We had to cancel our whole vacation. We were promised flight and hotel vouchers, but they never sent them.

9hrs delay and didn’t provided anything until after flight landed $75 voucher for fiuture travel no meals or anything.

It was ridiculously hard to check in for the flight, and Frontier charged us a LOT of money to have a carry on suitcase, and then told everyone we could not carry on bags and had to check them through at the gate, and didn't refund the extra money we paid to have the suitcase as carry on.

I had a terrible experience with Frontier. I arrived before the 60 minute cut off and was told that Frontier has a two hour window for bags. I was then told the next available flight wasn’t until the end of the day (I had booked a 6am flight). I took a look around and saw other people being told that they could not board their flights or that they had to pay additional fees. I opted to rebook on American Airlines. There’s absolutely no straightforward way to contact Frontier, so this ticket was a complete waste of money. Oh - and the kicker is that the lady lied about the two hour cut off.

Frontier won’t help you at the airport without paying $25. Carry on was $75. Then you get on the plain and every beverage or snack is also a charge. Seats are hard and real packed in. I would never fly them again.

Worst experience I have seen. The flight was cancelled without any reason.

Book Cheap Crete Plane Tickets

Recent round-trip flight deals

10/7Mon
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
19h 50mJFK-CHQ
10/15Tue
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
25h 50mCHQ-JFK
$510
9/18Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
29h 45mLAX-HER
10/7Mon
2 stopsBritish Airways
35h 13mHER-LAX
$569
10/11Fri
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
14h 50mJFK-CHQ
10/26Sat
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
29h 15mCHQ-JFK
$570
7/23Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
42h 30mJFK-CHQ
8/18Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
41h 10mCHQ-JFK
$784
8/14Wed
2 stopsLufthansa
22h 55mEWR-HER
9/11Wed
2 stopsLufthansa
16h 10mHER-EWR
$796
9/20Fri
2 stopsLufthansa
37h 00mLAX-HER
10/18Fri
2 stopsLufthansa
20h 45mHER-LAX
$829
8/11Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
13h 45mJFK-CHQ
8/24Sat
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
37h 40mCHQ-JFK
$831
7/19Fri
2 stopsAir Canada
19h 00mLGA-HER
7/27Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
45h 53mHER-LGA
$1,086
6/29Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
26h 10mLGA-HER
7/7Sun
2 stopsAir Canada
45h 48mHER-LGA
$1,231
7/24Wed
1 stopDelta
13h 40mIAD-HER
8/14Wed
1 stopDelta
33h 50mHER-IAD
$1,234

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

Recent one-way flight deals

9/21Sat
1 stop
13h 45mJFK-CHQ
$257
10/16Wed
1 stop
17h 30mJFK-HER
$280
9/22Sun
1 stop
22h 30mJFK-CHQ
$287
8/9Fri
2 stopsAir Canada
17h 25mLGA-HER
$608
8/16Fri
2 stopsAir Canada
17h 20mEWR-HER
$608
6/4Tue
1 stopLufthansa
13h 35mEWR-HER
$777
10/24Thu
1 stopLufthansa
14h 50mBOS-HER
$808
7/2Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
37h 50mJFK-CHQ
$810
7/11Thu
2 stopsDelta
16h 26mLGA-HER
$1,081
7/2Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
25h 41mLGA-CHQ
$1,410

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

Recent domestic flight deals

9/26Thu
nonstopVolotea
1h 00mATH-HER
9/28Sat
nonstopVolotea
0h 55mHER-ATH
$60
9/16Mon
nonstopVolotea
1h 00mATH-HER
9/19Thu
nonstopVolotea
0h 55mHER-ATH
$62
7/10Wed
nonstopAegean Airlines
0h 55mATH-JSH
7/12Fri
nonstopAegean Airlines
0h 55mJSH-ATH
$63
6/30Sun
nonstopVolotea
1h 00mATH-HER
7/7Sun
nonstopVolotea
0h 55mHER-ATH
$65
8/4Sun
nonstopAegean Airlines
0h 55mATH-JSH
8/6Tue
nonstopAegean Airlines
0h 55mJSH-ATH
$67
10/10Thu
nonstopRyanair
1h 15mSKG-HER
10/13Sun
nonstopRyanair
1h 15mHER-SKG
$69
10/1Tue
nonstopRyanair
0h 55mATH-CHQ
10/8Tue
nonstopRyanair
0h 55mCHQ-ATH
$72
6/27Thu
multi-stopSWISS
23h 00mSKG-HER
7/4Thu
multi-stopSWISS
21h 15mHER-SKG
$3,961
7/10Wed
multi-stopSWISS
23h 55mSKG-HER
7/14Sun
multi-stopSWISS
8h 55mHER-SKG
$3,962
8/21Wed
multi-stopAir France
26h 45mSKG-HER
8/24Sat
multi-stopAir France
25h 30mHER-SKG
$5,072

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

Last minute flights to Crete

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

6/6Thu
multi-stop
26h 25mJFK-CHQ
6/16Sun
multi-stop
31h 10mCHQ-JFK
$853
6/6Thu
multi-stop
37h 50mLAX-HER
6/11Tue
multi-stop
22h 30mHER-LAX
$881
6/5Wed
multi-stopSWISS
33h 10mJFK-HER
9/2Mon
multi-stopSWISS
34h 40mHER-JFK
$910
6/5Wed
multi-stopSWISS
41h 45mJFK-HER
9/2Mon
multi-stopSWISS
58h 40mHER-JFK
$938
6/6Thu
multi-stopAustrian Airlines
32h 25mLAX-HER
6/12Wed
multi-stopAustrian Airlines
26h 25mHER-LAX
$950
6/5Wed
multi-stopAustrian Airlines
17h 40mEWR-HER
9/2Mon
multi-stopAustrian Airlines
27h 20mHER-EWR
$951
6/4Tue
multi-stopLufthansa
33h 25mJFK-CHQ
6/30Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
35h 40mCHQ-JFK
$1,066
6/4Tue
multi-stopLufthansa
29h 05mJFK-CHQ
6/30Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
17h 25mCHQ-JFK
$1,250
6/5Wed
multi-stopEmirates
43h 05mJFK-HER
9/2Mon
multi-stopEmirates
34h 55mHER-JFK
$2,256
6/6Thu
multi-stopEmirates
43h 05mJFK-HER
6/15Sat
multi-stopEmirates
31h 40mHER-JFK
$3,266

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

Flights to Crete

Return flight deals:

Crete - United States

Cabin classes:

Browse origins:

View more