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How to get fromChennai to Creteby plane, car ferry or subway

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There are 6 ways to get from Chennai to Crete by plane, car ferry, or subway

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  1. Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane MAA - HER
    16h 28m
    €171–451

  2. Fly to Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane MAA - JSH
    17h 12m
    €250–650

  3. Fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane MAA - CHQ
    16h 42m
    €212–580

  4. Fly to Santorini, car ferry

    1. Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane MAA - JTR
    2. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    17h 2m
    €264–571

  5. Fly to Mykonos, car ferry

    1. Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Mykonos (JMK)plane plane MAA - JMK
    2. Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    19h 32m
    €317–708

  6. Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MAA - ATH
    2. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry car ferry
    4. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    23h 9m
    €311–544

Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration15hAverage Duration
Ticket€179Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Chennai, India and Crete, Greece?

Gulf Air Bahrain, Aegean Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.

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