There are 5 ways to get from Chennai to Crete by plane or car ferry
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Fly to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MAA - CHQ
16h 39m€223–648Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAA - HER
17h 5m€192–559Fly to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Santorini (JTR)plane MAA - JTR
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
16h 59m€243–674Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane MAA - JSH
16h 9m€261–708Fly to Mykonos, car ferry
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Mykonos (JMK)plane MAA - JMK
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
19h 29m€323–850
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Crete is to fly which costs €190 - €600 and takes 17h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Crete is to fly which takes 16h 9m and costs €260 - €750.
The distance between Chennai and Crete is 6158 km.
It takes approximately 16h 39m to get from Chennai to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 3h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 7:26 PM in Chennai and 3:56 PM in Crete.
There are 2691+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Crete, Greece?
Etihad, Sky Express, and six other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Mumbai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Manama, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Manama, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Mumbai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Santorini via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Mykonos via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Manama, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Mumbai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Manama, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Santorini via Dubai, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–950
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Mykonos via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–950
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €60–85
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €110–160
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €80–110
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €140–190
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