Find cheap flights to Crete from $234

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Latest Crete Flight Deals

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

MOST POPULARHeraklion
1 stop from $694
Chania
1 stop from $682
Sitia
2+ stops from $1,963

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$234
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
Flight from Boston to Heraklion

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Crete

  • Book at least 2 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from the United States is January.
  • 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

Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
8.3
EmiratesOverall score based on 15484 reviews
83overall
85entertainment
83boarding
84crew
82comfort
80food
Airline reviews

Check in and check out procedures Check in and onboarding was delayed by interval of 15 minutes .. total delayed by 90 minutes Bags took more than 2 hours to come out at Bali airport .. a very big wait after a 30 hour flight Bags were delayed for a very big crowd … 2 flights came in and their passengers were out sooner than ours

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Check in and check out procedures Check in and onboarding was delayed by interval of 15 minutes .. total delayed by 90 minutes Bags took more than 2 hours to come out at Bali airport .. a very big wait after a 30 hour flight Bags were delayed for a very big crowd … 2 flights came in and their passengers were out sooner than ours

Cons: "An airline not only with the best service but the best looking flight attendants. They genuinely smile"
Pros: "Brought me to liberty. The Kingdom of Thailand. Great Airline. Reasonable Price. Excellent treatment at Dubai international airport. TSA was also good at Liberty International Airport."
Cons: "Long boarding lines at Liberty International Airport."
Pros: "Plane was modern and more comfortable than most"
Cons: "I do understand that it was an overnight flight but the crew came around only during meals and at no other time did they check on us. I hit the call button and nobody came - call button just went off. I was in the middle next to a sleeping passenger and could not get up."
Pros: "Food was great."
Cons: "Seating was very cramped. I paid $900 for my flight, and the seats were so on top of one another you could barely breath without touching another human. Just because other airlines do it ... doesn’t mean Emirates should."
Cons: "No entertainment but it’s probably because it was a short trip"
Pros: "The crew was great and the dinner was really good!"
Cons: "Breakfast could have been better and the seat was pretty uncomfortable"
Pros: "The crew was fantastic. The food was good for airline food."
Cons: "The seats were narrow and seemed a bit smaller than usual."
Cons: "The boarding process needs improvement. The crew should be more friendly. And, there needs to be more movies and TV shows."
Pros: "The in-flight entertainment is quite good. Getting on the plane was a fine experience. The flight itself went smoothly."
Cons: "Boarding either didn’t announce my zone or didn’t do it clearly enough. The meal service was decent but I don’t think the crew came by with tea or coffee much. The seats were narrower than I recall from previous emirates flights. Information on connections were said to have been updated in the entertainment system, but were not updated in actual fact."
Cons: "Too much nonsense with carry on and check in language. I paid for my seat but they changed it for better balance of the plain. Really I weigh 165 lbs. Once the plane reaches altitude they let me take my seat. However the plane was barely occupied and somebody with closer and took my seat."
Pros: "Entertainment"
Cons: "I requested a vegan vegetarian meal and did not get it. I had to do with the regular meal which had a lot of dairy products to which I am allergic to. The space between rows of seats. It was really crammed in Economy and we are a petite thin family!"
Pros: "The crew was very nice."
Cons: "The seats had such little cushion that it made the flight extremely uncomfortable."
Pros: "Crew was great. Peppy and kind."
Cons: "ORD ZRH seats extremely crowded. Wished for comfy Star Alliance seats for that flight which we did enjoy from ZRH BUD"
Pros: "Amazing - they had a full dinner for a 9:55pm flight, with real silverware, complementary alcohol, for economy passengers! Crew extremely professional and efficient."
Cons: "We were packed like sardines! My flight made me want to retire from traveling!"
Pros: "Crew was top"
Cons: "45 min delay , shame ..... always the same problem with Frankfurt airport..."
Pros: "The crew was really great and helpful"
Cons: "Only thing that could have been better was ginger ale."
Pros: "I did not receive a single email from kayak letting me know I could check in or select seats. No updates on flight status! Poor service!"
Cons: "Email updates before flight! Not a single email sent!!"
Cons: "Better entertainment for an 8 hour flight. Take under consideration that tall guys can’t be squeezed in for 8 hours.Give some space to people who really need it"
Pros: "The flight from EWR to MSP was extremely quiet. No loud engine noises."
Cons: "We were vert disappointed at the Newark Airport - the Delta Club was closed and there had been no notification prior to arriving at the airport. I certainly missed that early morning coffee."
Pros: "Not one of my good experiences with Delta. Two hours delay in the flight"
Cons: "Information on the flight delay as communication was. at least very poor. Also A 220 was ok but First Class was so so"
Pros: "Decent entertainment options and snack offerings."
Cons: "Last 6-8 rows were vacant and for some reason Someone was still seated directly next to me. Why on earth the flight attendants (otherwise great) didn’t make an announcement that there was no need to share a row and encourage people to spread out is beyond me. I mean this is the only flight I can remember in a decade that wasn’t nearly or fully booked, you’d think they’d emphasize that. Instead I got to be trapped like it was a full flight next to a guy with no concept of personal space."
Pros: "The crew was very attentive and had great personality. They anticipated any needs we had."
Cons: "Really packed together seats...more room. Crew spoke very loudly on plane...jarring"
Pros: "Crew is always friendly"
Cons: "Aircraft broke, had to route me to an additional three stops just to get me home and through the night. Also, still unsure of where my checked baggage is."
Pros: "Horrible delay with unruly customers on the plane. But the flight attendants did great handling them"
Cons: "sat on the tarmac for 3 hours because the pilot was late."
Cons: "They were delayed. They wouldn't let us keep our checked sized bags which slowed us down even more. Our next flight left without us while we were waiting for a gate to open so we could get off the plane. There were no more flights so we had to fly to an alternate city and rent a car to get home."
Cons: "An officious crew who said they had a 'seat belt detector' to tell if people's seatbelts were fastened. A late flight... with lies about the reason for the delay."
Pros: "Super friendly and efficient crew. Tasty food, excellent, first rate service (business class)."
Cons: "Business class seat was comfortable, though a bit too narrow; when seat was horizontal my arm was constantly falling in the aisle."
Pros: "Overall Austrian was fine. Smaller plane and people were professional."
Cons: "Certainly don’t expect the luxury of SE Asian or Middle Eastern airlines"
Pros: "The crew was nice. The economy seating was sorta spacious, but then again, it was economy. I’m 6’2” and my knees didn’t hurt."
Cons: "It’s standard European airline. Don’t expect Cathay, Singapore or Emirates."
Pros: "Seat was very comfortable and lots of leg room. Food was good."
Cons: "Seat spacing is small, to the point that it's impossible to remain in the seat few hours without physical pain in your body"
Pros: "Plane was clean. Staff helpful"
Cons: "We booked our seats online and later at check in received boarding passes with totally different seats. Ordered kids meals and was informed that they dont have any for our kids :("
Cons: "Boarding crew was nasty will never fly with you guys again"
Cons: "The crew kept the temperature in cabin at 26 or 28 degrees Celsius. Whole trip felt like being in the oven. I will NEVER EVER FLY AUSTRIAN AIRLINES AGAIN."
Cons: "The food was so cheap... pasta and a muffin. I’ll be looking around for another airline."
Pros: "That we landed in the end"
Cons: "More communication to passengers when there are so big delays (almost 2 hours)"

Everything in general was great, but we left 30 minutes late

Pros: "I liked how generous they were with food and drinks"
Cons: "Free WiFi could have made the flight a lot better"
Pros: "Boarding was efficient and the crew were nice."
Cons: "the seating is horrible. it was the tightest seating I've ever experienced."
Cons: "No internet available (2020). For the my previous flight, a month ago, was the same problem."
Pros: "The best airline ever! Super friendly crew and staff, great customer service and nice planes. Love KLM!"
Pros: "Due to business I travel allot so I deal with allot of airlines. This is by far the best airlines I have used. Excellent crew and airport staff. I don’t think words can express how satisfied I am with this airlines and airport. The nicest people and great service. Clean and modern aircraft. Going to try flying only with KLM from now on."
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "The plane size & comfort was excellent. The staff were very friendly"
Cons: "N/A"
Pros: "Crew is excellent, polite and personal!"
Cons: "Plane is super old and outdated. Comfort seat is not, comfortable, very tight. TV screen is not good quality, with the old controls on a handset. No touch, no 1/8 inch audio jack (it has the old 3 holes one). Wifi for streaming freezes every other second. Just make a face lift to the plane, everything else is good."
Cons: "The only complaint I had was that it was very warm on the flight (and I usually get cold on flights), and in the seats we had there weren't fans above the seats. A few rows up they had fans, so apparently you have to pay extra for air... This wouldn't be a big deal on a short domestic flight, but for an international flight it was a long time to be uncomfortable!"
Pros: "Very friendly and responsive crew. Announcements from the Capitan and chief of flight attendants are very informative and comforting. Seat positions: very good leg room (even in economy)!"
Cons: "Newer airplane, as 747s are kind of outdated now, especially for long distance flights. But overall had good experience with KLM"

Book Cheap Crete Plane Tickets

Recent round-trip flight deals

10/18Wed
1 stopLufthansa
15h 10mLAX-HER
10/23Mon
2 stopsLufthansa
53h 05mHER-LAX
$694
10/18Wed
2 stopsLufthansa
18h 55mLAX-HER
10/23Mon
2 stopsLufthansa
53h 05mHER-LAX
$698
9/24Sun
2 stopsScandinavian Airlines
42h 10mEWR-CHQ
10/7Sat
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
26h 10mCHQ-EWR
$704
10/18Wed
2 stopsAustrian Airlines
54h 45mLAX-HER
10/23Mon
2 stopsAustrian Airlines
56h 30mHER-LAX
$712
10/4Wed
1 stopMultiple Airlines
18h 40mBOS-HER
10/18Wed
1 stopMultiple Airlines
27h 20mHER-BOS
$715
9/16Sat
1 stopMultiple Airlines
18h 40mBOS-HER
9/23Sat
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
30h 45mHER-BOS
$717
9/18Mon
2 stopsSWISS
56h 00mJFK-CHQ
9/25Mon
1 stopSWISS
23h 20mCHQ-JFK
$720
9/24Sun
2 stopsScandinavian Airlines
42h 10mEWR-CHQ
10/7Sat
2 stopsScandinavian Airlines
24h 10mCHQ-EWR
$721
10/18Wed
1 stopLufthansa
15h 10mLAX-HER
10/23Mon
2 stopsLufthansa
29h 05mHER-LAX
$723
9/7Thu
1 stopMultiple Airlines
15h 35mJFK-HER
9/18Mon
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
30h 55mHER-JFK
$736
10/16Mon
1 stopSWISS
21h 15mORD-HER
10/23Mon
1 stopSWISS
33h 55mHER-ORD
$747
9/18Mon
1 stopFinnair
13h 50mJFK-CHQ
9/25Mon
1 stopFinnair
29h 25mCHQ-JFK
$801
9/27Wed
1 stopFinnair
28h 00mJFK-CHQ
10/7Sat
1 stopFinnair
28h 25mCHQ-JFK
$809
9/18Mon
2 stopsBrussels Airlines
33h 55mJFK-CHQ
9/25Mon
2 stopsBrussels Airlines
33h 15mCHQ-JFK
$828
8/29Tue
2 stopsAir Canada
39h 35mLGA-HER
9/12Tue
2 stopsAir Canada
44h 17mHER-LGA
$833
9/26Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
23h 25mLAX-HER
10/3Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
56h 07mHER-LAX
$856
9/8Fri
1 stopAir France
17h 25mJFK-HER
9/16Sat
1 stopAir France
22h 55mHER-JFK
$943
8/18Fri
1 stopKLM
20h 30mIAD-HER
8/27Sun
1 stopKLM
24h 55mHER-IAD
$1,074
10/10Tue
1 stopCondor
15h 15mSEA-HER
10/15Sun
1 stopCondor
36h 05mHER-SEA
$1,089
7/6Thu
1 stopDelta
29h 25mEWR-HER
7/14Fri
1 stopDelta
16h 30mHER-EWR
$1,120

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9/11Mon
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
29h 20mBOS-HER
$234
9/11Mon
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20h 50mBOS-HER
$249
9/27Wed
1 stopMultiple Airlines
20h 15mLAX-HER
$301
8/27Sun
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
17h 50mJFK-HER
$332
8/16Wed
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
30h 05mIAD-HER
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8/14Mon
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29h 55mIAD-HER
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9/11Mon
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18h 00mBOS-HER
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8/14Mon
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21h 25mIAD-HER
$357
7/23Sun
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51h 10mIAD-HER
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7/23Sun
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41h 30mIAD-HER
$359
7/21Fri
1 stopCondor
19h 05mJFK-HER
$777
8/4Fri
2 stopsSWISS
21h 20mLAX-HER
$777
7/22Sat
1 stopCondor
11h 55mJFK-HER
$787
9/24Sun
2 stopsAir Canada
33h 20mSEA-HER
$930
6/10Sat
1 stopEmirates
17h 10mEWR-HER
$946
9/24Sun
1 stopLufthansa
18h 40mSEA-HER
$961
7/12Wed
2 stopsBritish Airways
25h 00mLGA-HER
$1,063
7/20Thu
2 stopsITA Airways
25h 12mJFK-HER
$1,114
7/20Thu
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13h 25mEWR-HER
$1,202
7/21Fri
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15h 00mJFK-HER
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nonstopVolotea
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nonstopVolotea
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nonstopVolotea
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