There are 5 ways to get from Auckland to Crete by plane, car ferry, or subway
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Fly to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AKL - CHQ
34h 55m€727–2,196Fly to Sitia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane AKL - JSH
32h 55m€555–1,606Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AKL - HER
29h 17m€706–1,307Fly to Mykonos, car ferry
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Mykonos (JMK)plane AKL - JMK
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
34h 5m€867–2,598Fly 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 Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
38h 53m€689–1,755
Auckland (AKL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Crete is to fly which costs €700 - €1400 and takes 29h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Crete is to fly which takes 29h 17m and costs €700 - €1400.
The distance between Auckland and Crete is 17445 km.
It takes approximately 34h 55m to get from Auckland to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 11h behind Auckland. It is currently 2:09 PM in Auckland and 3:09 AM in Crete.
There are 2691+ 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 Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–3,300
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,600
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,600
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Doha, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,500
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Doha, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,400
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
Flights from Auckland to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Auckland to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,300
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,400
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–2,500
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,600
Flights from Auckland to Sitia Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,100
- 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
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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