There are 4 ways to get from Charlotte to Crete by plane or car ferry
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CLT - HER
15h 3m€323–1,204Fly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CLT - CHQ
16h 22m€364–1,292Fly to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Santorini (JTR)plane CLT - JTR
- Take the carferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
19h€401–1,418Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane CLT - JSH
18h 47m€492–1,802
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Crete is to fly which costs €320 - €1200 and takes 15h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Crete is to fly which takes 15h 3m and costs €320 - €1200.
The distance between Charlotte and Crete is 9072 km.
It takes approximately 15h 3m to get from Charlotte to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 7h ahead of Charlotte. It is currently 11:28 AM in Charlotte and 6:28 PM in Crete.
There are 2709+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Crete, Greece?
Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Santorini via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Santorini via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Santorini via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Santorini via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Santorini via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Santorini via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
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