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How to get fromLos Angeles Airport (LAX) to Creteby plane, car ferry, helicopter, or ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Crete by plane, car ferry, helicopter, or ferry

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  1. Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LAX - HER
    15h 11m
    €482–806

  2. Fly to Chania International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane LAX - CHQ
    15h 55m
    €432–1,253

  3. Fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane LAX - JSH
    25h
    €500–1,500

  4. Fly to Santorini, car ferry

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane LAX - JTR
    2. Take the carferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    19h 38m
    €500–1,404

  5. Fly to Athens International Airport, helicopter, car ferry

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane LAX - ATH
    2. Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter helicopter
    3. Take the carferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    22h 14m
    €799–1,539

  6. Fly to Kos, ferry, car ferry

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kos (KGS)plane plane LAX - KGS
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Katapolaferry ferry
    3. Take the carferry from Amorgós Katapola to Naxoscarferry car ferry
    4. Take the carferry from Naxos to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    28h 31m
    €469–1,294

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration15h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket€350Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 11,433.4 km
  • Duration: 15h 11m

What companies run services between Los Angeles Airport (LAX), USA and Crete, Greece?

Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and seven other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.

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