There are 5 ways to get from Crete to Okinawa by plane, car ferry, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane JSH - OKA
21h 10m¥78,377–214,592Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane HER - OKA
20h 7m¥65,858–211,425Car ferry, subway to Athens International Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airportsubway
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane ATH - OKA
26h 20m¥114,056–171,439Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane CHQ - OKA
36h 25m¥79,664–256,882Car ferry to Santorini, fly
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane JTR - OKA
22h 56m¥84,944–270,770
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Naha Airport (OKA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Okinawa is to car ferry and subway and fly which costs ¥110000 - ¥180000 and takes 26h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Okinawa is to fly which takes 20h 7m and costs ¥65000 - ¥220000.
The distance between Crete and Okinawa is 9343 km.
It takes approximately 21h 10m to get from Crete to Okinawa, including transfers.
Okinawa is 7h ahead of Crete. It is currently 12:28 AM in Crete and 7:28 AM in Okinawa.
There are 1979+ hotels available in Okinawa.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Okinawa, Japan?
Olympic Air, Juneyao Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Naha Airport (OKA) 3 times a week.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naha Airport via Vienna, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naha Airport via Budapest, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naha Airport via Budapest, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
Flights from Santorini to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–250,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Santorini to Naha Airport via Dubai, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–290,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naha Airport via Vienna, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
Flights from Santorini to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–260,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Naha Airport via Athens International Airport, Shanghai Pudong, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
Flights from Santorini to Naha Airport via Dubai, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–290,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
Flights from Santorini to Naha Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–270,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Naha Airport via Athens International Airport, Shanghai Pudong, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naha Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–140,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Sitia Airport to Naha Airport via Athens International Airport, Shanghai Pudong, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–220,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naha Airport via Vienna, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–240,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naha Airport via Vienna, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–240,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Santorini to Naha Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–290,000
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,584
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–60,000
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–19,000
- Website
- Seajets
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