There are 5 ways to get from Auckland to Crete by plane, subway, or car ferry
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Fly to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AKL - CHQ
32h 50m€826–2,196Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AKL - HER
31h 22m€475–1,407Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane AKL - JSH
33h 55m€554–1,406Fly 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
37h 38m€863–2,495Fly to Mykonos, car ferry
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Mykonos (JMK)plane AKL - JMK
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
34h 25m€801–2,258
Auckland (AKL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Crete is to fly which costs €470 - €1500 and takes 31h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Crete is to fly which takes 31h 22m and costs €470 - €1500.
The distance between Auckland and Crete is 17445 km.
It takes approximately 32h 50m to get from Auckland to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 9h behind Auckland. It is currently 4:06 AM in Auckland and 7:06 PM in Crete.
There are 2007+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,400
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Adelaide, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Ngurah Rai, Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,400
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Adelaide, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Ngurah Rai, Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–1,800
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Auckland to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–1,800
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,000
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
- 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
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- 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/
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/
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