There are 7 ways to get from California to Crete by plane
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LAX - HER
17h 46m€478–862Fly San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SFO - HER
17h 42m€390–862Fly San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SAN - HER
20h 48m€463–1,305Fly San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SAN - CHQ
19h 21m€574–1,694Fly San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SFO - CHQ
18h 31m€631–1,201Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LAX - CHQ
18h 30m€469–1,401Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane LAX - JSH
31h 15m€507–1,511
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Crete is to fly which costs €470 - €900 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from California to Crete is to fly which takes 17h 42m and costs €390 - €900.
The distance between California and Crete is 11457 km.
It takes approximately 17h 46m to get from California to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 10h ahead of California. It is currently 6:52 AM in California and 4:52 PM in Crete.
There are 3037+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between California, USA and Crete, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and eight other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Zurich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Munich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Zurich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Munich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Montreal, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,700
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Montreal, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €450–2,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–2,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,100
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