There are 5 ways to get from Charleston to Crete by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly Charleston International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CHS - HER
17h 25m€357–1,132Drive to Hilton Head Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Drive from Charleston to Hilton Head Airport (HHH)car
- Fly from Hilton Head Airport (HHH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane HHH - HER
18h€328–1,026Fly Charleston International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CHS - CHQ
19h 16m€432–1,283Fly Charleston International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane CHS - JSH
19h 11m€500–1,900Train, bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CLT - HER
25h 18m€434–1,385
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Crete is to drive and fly which costs €320 - €1100 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Crete is to fly which takes 17h 25m and costs €350 - €1200.
The distance between Charleston and Crete is 9170 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from Charleston to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 6h ahead of Charleston. It is currently 7:53 AM in Charleston and 1:53 PM in Crete.
There are 2705+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Crete, Greece?
JetBlue Airways, Austrian Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Newark, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chania International Airport via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Sitia Airport via Newark, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Sitia Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chania International Airport via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via New York JFK, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Newark, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Hilton Head Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Sitia Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Fayetteville Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
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