There are 7 ways to get from New Zealand to Crete by plane, subway, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AKL - HER
30h 26m€422–955Fly Auckland to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AKL - CHQ
31h 50m€463–1,093Fly Christchurch International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CHC - CHQ
30h€425–1,293Fly Auckland to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane AKL - JSH
29h 35m€551–1,603Fly 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
32h 11m€474–1,105Fly Christchurch International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane CHC - JSH
31h 5m€553–1,703Fly 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
35h 27m€860–1,952
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 26m.
The fastest way to get from New Zealand to Crete is to fly which takes 29h 35m and costs €550 - €1600.
The distance between New Zealand and Crete is 17306 km.
It takes approximately 30h 26m to get from New Zealand to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 10h behind New Zealand. It is currently 7:14 AM in New Zealand and 9:14 PM in Crete.
There are 2811+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between New Zealand and Crete, Greece?
Emirates, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €420–950
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Chania International Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- 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 Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–1,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Guangzhou Baiyun, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Sitia Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Sitia Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Sitia Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 37m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Sitia Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–1,800
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–1,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Sitia Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Sitia Airport via Melbourne, Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Sitia Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 37m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Sitia Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–1,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Chania International Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Perth, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Perth, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Chania International Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
- 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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