There are 5 ways to get from Charleston to Crete by plane, 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
18h 23m€404–1,214Train, bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- 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€377–1,355Fly Charleston International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane CHS - JSH
18h 11m€500–2,000Fly Charleston International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CHS - CHQ
19h 32m€448–1,373Train to Savannah, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Savannah Stationtrain
- Fly from Savannah (SAV) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SAV - HER
21h 54m€545–1,616
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 fly which costs €400 - €1300 and takes 18h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Crete is to fly which takes 18h 11m and costs €500 - €2000.
The distance between Charleston and Crete is 9170 km.
It takes approximately 18h 23m to get from Charleston to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 7h ahead of Charleston. It is currently 8:21 AM in Charleston and 3:21 PM in Crete.
There are 2823+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Crete, Greece?
Delta, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Sitia Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Sitia Airport via Newark, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Sitia Airport via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chania International Airport via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Savannah to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Savannah to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via New York JFK, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Savannah to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via New York JFK, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
Flights from Savannah to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Sitia Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Sitia Airport via Newark, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Sitia Airport via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from Savannah to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Savannah to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via New York JFK, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Savannah Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- 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
- €19–35
- Website
- Greyhound
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