There are 6 ways to get from Auckland to Crete by plane, car ferry, bus, or subway
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Fly Auckland to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AKL - CHQ
29h 55m€526–1,396Fly Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AKL - HER
28h 7m€495–1,208Fly Auckland to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane AKL - JSH
31h 55m€604–1,506Fly Auckland to Mykonos, car ferry
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Mykonos (JMK)plane AKL - JMK
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
32h 15m€701–2,058Bus to Whangarei Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Whangareibus
- Fly from Whangarei Airport (WRE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane WRE - HER
34h 37m€611–1,728Fly 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 car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
34h 23m€863–2,395
Auckland (AKL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Crete is to fly which costs €490 - €1300 and takes 28h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Crete is to fly which takes 28h 7m and costs €490 - €1300.
The distance between Auckland and Crete is 17445 km.
It takes approximately 29h 55m to get from Auckland to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 9h behind Auckland. It is currently 9:41 PM in Auckland and 12:41 PM in Crete.
There are 3049+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Crete, Greece?
Emirates, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,200
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–4,600
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Hong Kong, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Ngurah Rai, Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,100
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Auckland, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Auckland, Doha, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1,000–1,300
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Ngurah Rai, Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,100
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Auckland, Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,500
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Auckland, Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Auckland to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–1,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,600
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Auckland - Central to Whangarei
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–25
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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