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Find cheap flights to Crete from $396

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

Heraklion
Heraklion1 stop$731
Chania
Chania1 stop$617
Sitia
Sitia1 stop$854

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May

High season

July

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$396
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 2% increase in price.
Flight from Washington Dulles Airport to Heraklion

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 18h 42m, covering a distance of 5777 miles. The most popular route is New York - Heraklion with an average flight time of 12h 15m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Crete?

    The cheapest ticket to Crete from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $455. 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 $488.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Crete?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Heraklion (62% of total searches to Crete). The next most popular destinations are Chania (34%) and Sitia (4%).

  • 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 4535 reviews
8.3Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.8Boarding
7.2Food
7.9Comfort
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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

Flight was delayed 2.5 hours - a big deal on an overnight when you plan to sleep.

I feel like they have upgraded the app since I last flew United and I found it to be super helpful. I had stopped flying United unless absolutely necessary and my experience on this trip indicates they have been working hard to improve their services.

Surprisingly easy! I was hesitant to try this, but the cost swayed me. I actually felt like I had less stress than all the taxiing and possible delays that occur with short regional flights where you spend less time in the air than getting to and from the plane..

This flight was delayed multiple times and eventually canceled around 2-3ish. Original take off time was around 10:30am. By 3, there were no other options out of Houston, so stuck in Houston for from 3pm - 11am the next day.

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

The plane was dirty and the in seat air wasn't blowing as planes usually do.

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

Even though we left CMI late, we mostly made up the time.

Delayed almost 4 hours for a 45 minute flight with no explanation.

Again, multiple delays and I eventually just canceled and drove!

Great crew. Very comfortable business seats with nice bedding. Good food. We were delayed to let late passengers on the flight, but otherwise great experience.

Great crew. We were delayed so that late passengers could get on the flight. Love the bedding in business class. Good food. Great experience.

The CX617 from HK to BKK was delayed more than 1.5 hours.

Horrible - they lied to me about baggage & boarding, even though I specifically spoke to their agents the day before my flight about my issue. When I showed up they did not let me board and stranded me at my airport until I bought a new flight with money I did not have to spend.

I was in business class. There was an excellent headset. But half an hour before arrival they collected them! The rest of the trip I had to use a cheap earphone. There must be a better way to protect the headphones.

All four American Airlines flights I took in last seven days were delayed. Caused me loads of problems, missed meetings, loss of time and money.

American cancelled our flight home. Zero option for hotel, alternative transportation and took 3 hours to find our bags so we could take a 3 hour UBER ride home on our dime. Never flying AA again.

Crew was nice, explained emergency protocol very well. Flight took off and arrived on time. Pilot explained the small delay that occurred with docking and providing updates. I would definitely fly spirit again.

Terrible… missed our flight due to ridiculously long time to go thru baggage check-in!

The crew was not great or professional. It seemed like they didn't really want to be there. A true lack of effort for accommodating customers.

Everything was really good but the seats are not very comfortable.

I paid for WiFi, but it (WiFi) was very very slow, will never take again! Impossible open Utube 😤😤😤

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.

I didn't get to do this flight l, hard to review

Not good 😐 Over priced baggage fees Small hard seats No wifi or entertainment options 😕

Didn't like anything!! Horrible flight. Small seating area and hard seats. Butt was sore after 2 hour flight to Seattle No entertainment or free refreshments No wifi or USB charging receptacles to charge phone entoute like other airliners Luggage rates were 3 times as much as competitors. Difficult to navigate online luggue process to pre pay before flight Overall bad experience WILL NEVER RIDE OR RECOMMEND FRONTIER TO FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS!!! THIS IS A SHAME!! MOST MESERIBLE FLIGHT OF MY LIFE!! AND I THOUGHT SPIRIT WAS 👎 YOU GOT THEM BEAD HANDS DOWN!!

Flight was a little late taking off. Seats are too upright, no ports to charge devices, no wifi, no entertainment

Six hour delay. Poor customer service. No voucher. Bad communication. Missed important appointments.

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.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

6/5Wed
1 stop
17h 30mEWR-HER
6/12Wed
1 stop
21h 00mHER-EWR
$778
6/1Sat
1 stop
15h 50mJFK-HER
6/7Fri
1 stop
21h 30mHER-JFK
$786
5/11Sat
1 stopLufthansa
15h 05mLAX-HER
5/19Sun
1 stopLufthansa
29h 50mHER-LAX
$868
8/1Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
28h 40mJFK-CHQ
8/20Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
42h 55mCHQ-JFK
$924
5/10Fri
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
18h 15mJFK-CHQ
5/19Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
31h 46mCHQ-JFK
$931
6/3Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
14h 40mJFK-HER
9/30Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
27h 25mHER-JFK
$992
5/10Fri
2 stopsAir Canada
36h 50mLGA-HER
5/19Sun
2 stopsAir Canada
28h 55mHER-LGA
$1,006
6/17Mon
1 stopLufthansa
17h 15mJFK-HER
9/15Sun
2 stopsLufthansa
17h 30mHER-JFK
$1,049
7/15Mon
2 stopsBritish Airways
21h 54mDCA-HER
7/23Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
29h 58mHER-DCA
$1,164
7/19Fri
2 stopsAir Canada
15h 40mLGA-HER
7/27Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
45h 53mHER-LGA
$1,237

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Recent one-way flight deals

7/15Mon
3 stops
42h 50mIAD-HER
$396
5/18Sat
1 stop
15h 50mJFK-HER
$410
7/4Thu
2 stops
32h 40mJFK-HER
$412
5/10Fri
1 stopLufthansa
32h 15mJFK-CHQ
$632
5/10Fri
1 stopLufthansa
31h 55mEWR-CHQ
$734
6/29Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
17h 25mLGA-HER
$1,084
6/29Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
15h 40mEWR-HER
$1,084
7/4Thu
2 stopsDelta
34h 21mLGA-HER
$1,125
7/2Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
26h 40mLGA-CHQ
$1,278
6/28Fri
2 stopsDelta
18h 55mLGA-HER
$1,493

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Recent domestic flight deals

6/4Tue
nonstopRyanair
0h 54mATH-CHQ
6/11Tue
nonstopRyanair
0h 55mCHQ-ATH
$46
5/26Sun
nonstopRyanair
1h 15mSKG-HER
5/30Thu
nonstopRyanair
1h 15mHER-SKG
$48
5/16Thu
nonstopVolotea
1h 00mATH-HER
5/21Tue
nonstopVolotea
0h 55mHER-ATH
$68
6/3Mon
nonstopVolotea
1h 00mATH-HER
6/10Mon
nonstopVolotea
0h 55mHER-ATH
$69
5/22Wed
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1h 00mATH-HER
5/26Sun
nonstop
0h 50mHER-ATH
$70
5/17Fri
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0h 55mATH-HER
5/27Mon
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0h 55mHER-ATH
$83
8/2Fri
nonstopAegean Airlines
0h 55mATH-JSH
8/7Wed
nonstopAegean Airlines
0h 55mJSH-ATH
$84
7/31Wed
nonstopAegean Airlines
0h 55mATH-JSH
8/5Mon
nonstopAegean Airlines
0h 55mJSH-ATH
$96
7/7Sun
multi-stopSWISS
9h 15mSKG-HER
7/14Sun
multi-stopSWISS
8h 55mHER-SKG
$3,942
6/14Fri
multi-stopSWISS
22h 05mSKG-HER
6/16Sun
multi-stopSWISS
16h 10mHER-SKG
$3,949

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Last minute flight, train and bus deals

5/9Thu
multi-stop
37h 10mJFK-HER
5/19Sun
multi-stop
21h 15mHER-JFK
$799
5/11Sat
multi-stop
23h 10mJFK-HER
5/18Sat
multi-stop
22h 30mHER-JFK
$832
5/11Sat
multi-stop
23h 10mJFK-HER
5/18Sat
multi-stop
21h 05mHER-JFK
$858
5/11Sat
multi-stop
23h 10mJFK-HER
5/19Sun
multi-stop
21h 15mHER-JFK
$859
5/11Sat
multi-stopLufthansa
15h 05mLAX-HER
5/19Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
29h 50mHER-LAX
$868
5/10Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
18h 15mJFK-CHQ
5/19Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
31h 46mCHQ-JFK
$931
5/10Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
18h 15mJFK-CHQ
5/19Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
13h 30mCHQ-JFK
$986
5/10Fri
multi-stopAir Canada
36h 50mLGA-HER
5/19Sun
multi-stopAir Canada
28h 55mHER-LGA
$1,006
5/10Fri
multi-stopLufthansa
32h 15mJFK-CHQ
5/19Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
17h 25mCHQ-JFK
$1,055
5/11Sat
multi-stopEmirates
60h 25mJFK-HER
5/18Sat
multi-stopEmirates
24h 50mHER-JFK
$4,167

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