Scheduled flights to Crete
Almost all scheduled international flights transit through Athens where you must take a scheduled domestic flights to either Chania or Heraklion. These are quite frequent (around 10 a day to Chania and more to Heraklion) and run by several companies. Below are listed all possible scheduled destinations in Greece from and to Crete's airports.
| OLYMPIC AIRLINES (http://www.olympicairlines.com) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Athens, Thessaloniki, Rhodes |
| Chania | Athens, Thessaloniki |
| Sitia | Athens, Thessaloniki, Alexandroupoli, Preveza |
| AEGEAN AIRLINES (http://www.aegeanair.com) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Athens, Thessaloniki, Larnaca (Cyprus) |
| Chania | Athens |
Charter flights to Crete
Charter flights from Europe are quite numerous from some time in April until the end of October. There are a lot more flights to Heraklion than to Chania, making them often cheaper (and not as heavily booked) as flights to Chania. Bear in mind that charter flights are not always cheaper than scheduled flights (especially with children who rarely get a price reduction) and that they give you far less flexibility in choosing your travel dates. They give you of course the convenience of a direct flight with no stopover in Athens. Below are listed most of the charter destinations of european coutries from and to Crete's airports.
Great Britain
|
MONARCH AIRLINES (http://www.flymonarch.com) |
|
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Birmingham, London Gatwick, Manchester |
| Chania | London Gatwick, Manchester |
| THOMSON AIRLINES (http://www.thomsonfly.com) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Birmingham, London Gatwick, Manchester |
| Chania | Athens |
Germany
|
LTU (http://www.ltu.de) |
|
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart |
| AIR BERLIN (http://www.airberlin.com) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Berlin, Bremen, Cologne, Dortmund, Dresden, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Munich, Munster, Nuernberg, Rostock, Saarbrucken, Stuttgart |
| Chania | Dusseldolf, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart |
| HAPAGFLY (http://www.hapagfly.com) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Berlin, Bremen, Dortmund, Dresden, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Munich, Munster, Nuernberg, Rostock, Saarbrucken, Stuttgart |
| Chania | Dusseldolf, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart |
| CONDOR (http://www8.condor.com) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Berlin, Cologne, Dresden, Dusseldorf, Erfurt, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich, Nuerberg, Stuttgart |
| Chania | Leipzig, Munich, Nuerberg, Stuttgart |
Austria
| LTU (http://www.ltu.de) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Vienna |
| AIR BERLIN (http://www.airberlin.com) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg |
Netherlands
| TRANSAVIA (http://www.transavia.com) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Amsterdam, Rotterdam |
| Chania | Amsterdam |
Italy
| NEOS (http://www.neosair.it) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Amsterdam, Rotterdam |
| Chania | Amsterdam |
Norway
| STERLING (http://www.sterlingticket.com) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Chania | Oslo |
| NOVAIR (http://www.novair.net) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Oslo |
| Chania | Oslo |
Sweden
| NOVAIR (http://www.novair.net) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Stockholm |
| Chania | Stockholm |
Finland
| FINAIR (http://www.finnair.com) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Helsinki |
| Chania | Helsinki |
Czech Republic
| SMARTWINGS (http://www.smartwings.net) | |
| Airport | Destinations |
| Heraklion | Prague |
International flights via Athens
Athens is a very large congested city with a high level of air pollution in summer. It also offers some superb museums and renowned archaeological sites and is worth a stopover, at least once. You can continue your journey from Athens to Crete by plane or ferryboat from Piraeus.