There are 4 ways to get from Cancún to Crete by plane or car ferry
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CUN - HER
17h 1m€383–1,308Fly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CUN - CHQ
17h 5m€404–1,196Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane CUN - JSH
27h€552–2,006Fly to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Santorini (JTR)plane CUN - JTR
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
21h 53m€451–1,532
Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cancún to Crete is to fly which costs €400 - €1200 and takes 17h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cancún to Crete is to fly which takes 17h 1m and costs €380 - €1400.
The distance between Cancún and Crete is 10516 km.
It takes approximately 17h 1m to get from Cancún to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 8h ahead of Cancún. It is currently 5:38 AM in Cancún and 1:38 PM in Crete.
There are 3110+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Cancún, Mexico and Crete, Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Air Caraïbes, and five other airlines fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €900–1,700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sitia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sitia Airport via Zurich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sitia Airport via Milan Malpensa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €900–1,700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Santorini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Santorini via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Chania International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Chania International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Santorini via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,200
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sitia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sitia Airport via Zurich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €900–1,700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Santorini via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- 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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