There are 7 ways to get from California to Crete by plane
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SFO - HER
17h 57m€240–812Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LAX - HER
18h 9m€361–503Fly San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SFO - CHQ
18h 46m€491–1,201Fly San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SAN - CHQ
21h 5m€454–2,194Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LAX - CHQ
18h 28m€342–1,102Fly 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
17h 26m€483–1,805Fly San Francisco International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane SFO - JSH
19h 46m€479–1,711
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Crete is to fly which costs €360 - €550 and takes 18h 9m.
The fastest way to get from California to Crete is to fly which takes 17h 26m and costs €480 - €1900.
The distance between California and Crete is 11281 km.
It takes approximately 17h 57m to get from California to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 10h ahead of California. It is currently 8:43 AM in California and 6:43 PM in Crete.
There are 2569+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between California, USA and Crete, Greece?
Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines, and six other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Montreal, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sitia Airport via Munich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sitia Airport via Munich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–2,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Montreal, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
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