There are 7 ways to get from New Zealand to Crete by plane, subway, or car ferry
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Fly Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AKL - HER
30h 41m€424–960Fly Auckland to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AKL - CHQ
32h 5m€476–1,098Fly Tauranga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TRG - HER
30h 38m€519–1,224Fly Christchurch International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CHC - CHQ
32h 16m€425–1,292Fly Auckland to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane AKL - JSH
2d 1h€803–2,208Fly Christchurch International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CHC - HER
31h 32m€473–1,104Fly Auckland to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AKL - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
36h 7m€862–1,957
Auckland (AKL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New Zealand to Crete is to fly which costs €420 - €1000 and takes 30h 41m.
The fastest way to get from New Zealand to Crete is to fly which takes 30h 38m and costs €500 - €1300.
The distance between New Zealand and Crete is 17306 km.
It takes approximately 30h 41m to get from New Zealand to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 11h behind New Zealand. It is currently 7:39 AM in New Zealand and 8:39 PM in Crete.
There are 2573+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between New Zealand and Crete, Greece?
Emirates, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €420–950
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–2,800
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,000
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,200
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–3,300
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,200
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Chania International Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Chania International Airport via Adelaide, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,700
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Adelaide, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Adelaide, Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,700
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–3,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Hong Kong, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Guangzhou Baiyun, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Dubai, Damascus
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Auckland, Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Dubai, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Auckland, Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Chania International Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Auckland, Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Chania International Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,700
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Adelaide, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Adelaide, Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,700
- Website
- cyprusairways.com
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Auckland, Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €390–2,400
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
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