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How to get fromVancouver Airport (YVR) to Creteby plane, helicopter, car ferry, or ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Crete by plane, helicopter, car ferry, or ferry

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

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    1. Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane YVR - HER
    14h 11m
    €451–606

  2. Fly to Chania International Airport

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    1. Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane YVR - CHQ
    14h 30m
    €326–921

  3. Fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane YVR - JSH
    19h 55m
    €460–1,600

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

    1. Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane YVR - ATH
    2. Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter helicopter
    3. Take the carferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    21h 19m
    €824–1,656

  5. Fly to Kos, ferry, car ferry

    1. Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kos (KGS)plane plane YVR - 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
    27h 26m
    €461–1,222

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar17Weekly Planes
Duration15h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€285Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 10,111.8 km
  • Duration: 14h 11m

What companies run services between Vancouver Airport (YVR), Canada and Crete, Greece?

Lufthansa, Airbus France, and eight other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.

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