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Find cheap flights to Crete from $308

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

Heraklion
Heraklion1 stop$631
Chania
Chania2 stops$681
Sitia
Sitia2 stops$948

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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 17h 19m, covering a distance of 5816 miles. The most popular route is New York - Heraklion with an average flight time of 12h 35m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Crete?

    The cheapest ticket to Crete from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $587. 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 $606.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Crete?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Heraklion (65% of total searches to Crete). The next most popular destinations are Chania (32%) and Sitia (3%).

  • 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.

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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.
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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.
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JetBlueOverall score based on 4556 reviews
7.5Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.8Boarding
8.3Crew
7.2Food
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Great. Loved that there was WiFi on flight to keep in touch and excellent service of beverages and snacks.

10.0 ExcellentAdelaide, Apr 2024DTW - JFK
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Great. Loved that there was WiFi on flight to keep in touch and excellent service of beverages and snacks.

Business class is great. New airplane, very comfortable, better than some of the major airlines I am used to

Terrible. Flight was cancelled due to the weather in the east and sout east(florida). Did not get any compesation of any kind. According to them, it was not under their control so I lost all the money paid for the 2 fairs from Raleigh, NC to Orlando, Fl.

great flight. Pilot was communicative, flight attendants were excellent. Really nice experience except my tv didn’t work.

Overall, the flight was better than the flight I took to go to Florida, which had a bunch of problems. The crew is really nice and the plane was new so it had a small problem when we were on the runway, but the flight itself was great. They even made some time back up, which is always a good thing.

at the time for boarding the lady just call Group A and no other goups and everybody from A to F go inside without the right turn,and when we get in theres no more spsce for carry on , the ones that get in at not correct group from the back occupy our space !!!!! a mess !!!!

There were multiple delays but JetBlue tried to make the boarding and departure process as quick and efficient as possible. The crew was as detached from reality as could be, meaning: not very friendly and just doing things by the numbers.

I had back trouble prior to my flight and everyone was great about helping me.

Jetblue needs to improve on Onboarding as it seems to always be behind on departing. It never leaves on time. I would recommend to have an earlier Onboarding in order to leave on time and respect your customers time as well.

40 minute delay before take off after boarding flight. Bright lights throughout night flight due Issues with light panels. In flight Entertainment nonfunctional

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

All flights were on time and boarding was issue free

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

Great! The plane was decently sized and comfortable. The staff was nice and there was great in flight entertainment

Food was terrible Not many options Stewards dont care Delay

Water service would be great. The way they board is terrible. Slow passengers first😂😂 They need to smart up a bit

Our original business class flight was cancelled so we not only downgraded but we were also spread out across the plane not sitting together in separate middle seats. My poor kids were scared and couldn’t see me on the flight and the crew wasn’t sensitive to the situation and what the airlines did to us. Very dissatisfied with United airlines.

Crew were fine, drinks and snacks were as well but we were delayed for around 2 hrs which made our entry into Mexico delayed as well with the influx of arrivals at the same time. Sort of wasted our first day of vacation. We left Pittsburgh at 630am and did not arrive in Mexico until late dinner time.

The ride was good but no food ot entertainment hence, it was just over an hour flight.

They gave my seat away although it was a connecting flight with them and the flight was a bit delayed.

Flight was cancelled had to move to another gate late again no internet paid for the month and never can use it waste of money

Not being able to purchase my check in baggage online was a negative.

LATE LATE LATE!!! Plagued by late AA flights on this trip. Such a drag. This one was by far the worst.

WiFi connected but only let you go to the AA website, not even text messaging worked.

Too bad that first class seats do not recline significantly causing discomfort

I think the seats on some of their planes are uncomfortable. You can be ok on a short flight of two hours but no more than that. The delays, and also the refreshments on the plane were not enough.

Flight delayed over an over all day until it cancelled at 1:30am. Would not repeatedly delay that late. Offer hotel rooms and rebook early. Very difficult for families with small children

Not sure why JAL partnered with American Airlines because their service is no where near similar. Flight attendants were not friendly and didn’t smile. Food was horrible…

this is starting to seem like an american airlines standard. delayed flights and fake apologies… getting tired of it

I had no legroom, although I paid for extra legroom. I could barely put my bag in front of my feet and under the seat. The Wi-Fi was horrible. In fact the flight attendant said that they had to reboot it and see if it was going to work and never did.

The guy with severe body odor sat next to me. For the whole duration of the flight it was a torture. The airline should have better policy on limiting people with bad body odor to board the flight. Passengers should not be the ones to endure bad odor for the whole duration of the flight. The airline should be e the one to ensure decent air quality for ever passenger.

Overall it was a miserable experience... I will never fly spirit for more than a 3 hour flight or overnight.

The boarding attendant was slightly rude when I asked about checking our stroller. Made me feel like I was bothering her.

My wife and I are both handicapped and at boarding they upgraded us to a seat closer to the front rather than all the way towards the back. Much appreciated.

Not much seat room, but that was unexpected. But the seat headrest was very uncomfortable.

First the good, everyone was friendly and efficient. Flight was smooth and plane was very clean and new. Now the bad, seats have almost no padding on your behind. I was in exit row so I had tons of leg room for a 6' 2" bean pole with long legs. Everything was extra - water, soda, snacks everything besides oxygen. Ya get what you pay for, and my flight was cheap as you could ever want it, so no worries.

First the good, everyone was friendly and efficient. Flight was smooth and plane was very clean and new. Now the bad, seats have almost no padding on your behind. I was in exit row so I had tons of leg room for a 6' 2" bean pole with long legs. Everything was extra - water, soda, snacks everything besides oxygen. Ya get what you pay for, and my flight was cheap as you could ever want it, so no worries. They dont really bother you about carry-on size, I brought a descent sized backpack and they didnt even check.

Spirit canceled the flight in March and never notified me!

Seats suck, not enough room, overcrowded planes, hectic situation all together.

Our flight was delayed an hour, then when we got to board our flight finally, we were waiting in our seats for take off for 45 minutes before it was communicated that there was a maintenance issue therefore we waited on the plane for over an hour while that was resolved. We did not get to Phoenix until almost 3 hours after we were originally supposed to. This was the first and last time I will be flying Frontier.

Flight was canceled with little warning. Flight was rebooked through Ontario, California and connecting flight was delayed by over three hours. Frontier is living up to their Greyhound of the skies reputation for sure.

I purchased a carry on bag online…was supposed to cost $72 but after a whole slew of bs charges, the total was over $175.00. Because of these hidden charges, I will not even consider flying Frontier ever again. It’s just not worth the hassle. I’m scratching this company off my list forever.

Flight was OK. Seats were good no cell phone charges on the plane no TVs or entertainment.

There were 3 leg for the trip and each leg was delayed by 90 minutes or more. The boarding process takes forever with people waiting on the jetway even though most folks do not have carry-on. The whole process is poorly managed.

Flight cancelled and was told by a rude gate agent that they don’t accommodate on other airlines. Had to wait 5 hours for a connecting flight that had a 7 hour layover. Would not allow bags to be checked early so we couldn’t go through security .Had to rent a car for the afternoon to store bags and get a meal. Also incurred a hotel fee. No apology or reason given for the cancellation- just rudeness.

They cancelled the flight then did nothing to help us rebook. It was awful - I won’t fly with them again

The process of buying the ticket and navigating all the hidden charges that Frontier throws at you was a terrible experience. The actual airport experience and flying was fine.

The truck that was refueling the plane drove away with the hose still connected to the plane and ripped part of the plane off with it

Not have to pay for every single item to take a flight. Seating and delays sucked.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

9/24Tue
1 stopSWISS
29h 40mEWR-CHQ
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1 stopSWISS
30h 20mCHQ-EWR
$693
6/23Sun
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26h 55mJFK-CHQ
6/28Fri
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21h 00mCHQ-JFK
$729
5/15Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
13h 45mJFK-CHQ
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15h 15mCHQ-JFK
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23h 09mEWR-CHQ
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19h 24mCHQ-EWR
$865
5/10Fri
1 stopLufthansa
17h 25mJFK-HER
5/24Fri
1 stopLufthansa
16h 25mHER-JFK
$977
5/5Sun
1 stopLufthansa
13h 40mJFK-HER
5/12Sun
1 stopLufthansa
17h 30mHER-JFK
$978
8/18Sun
2 stopsDelta
17h 55mBWI-HER
8/26Mon
2 stopsDelta
18h 39mHER-BWI
$1,292
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2 stopsDelta
18h 00mDCA-HER
8/15Thu
2 stopsDelta
24h 28mHER-DCA
$1,322
6/21Fri
2 stopsAir Canada
36h 50mLGA-HER
6/30Sun
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28h 53mHER-LGA
$1,390
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17h 25mLGA-HER
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28h 53mHER-LGA
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5/3Fri
multi-stopCondor
12h 30mBOS-HER
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multi-stopCondor
24h 55mHER-BOS
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17h 30mHER-JFK
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