There are 4 ways to get from Abu Dhabi to Crete by plane, car ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AUH - HER
8h 53m€152–453Fly Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AUH - CHQ
10h 32m€193–581Fly Abu Dhabi to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Santorini (JTR)plane AUH - JTR
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
11h 30m€210–607Shuttle to Dubai International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DXB - HER
12h€322–653
Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Crete is to fly which costs €150 - €460 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 53m and costs €150 - €460.
The distance between Abu Dhabi and Crete is 3111 km.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Abu Dhabi to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h behind Abu Dhabi. It is currently 6:56 AM in Abu Dhabi and 5:56 AM in Crete.
There are 3123+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Crete, Greece?
Etihad, Sky Express, and three other airlines fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Mykonos, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santorini via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Phone
- +1 800 665 2122
- Website
- emirates.com
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- emirates.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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