There are 6 ways to get from China to Crete by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PEK - HER
16h 24m€314–1,606Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PKX - HER
19h 48m€295–1,208Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PEK - CHQ
18h 17m€335–2,195Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TFU - HER
18h 50m€302–1,404Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PEK - JSH
24h 7m€503–1,805Fly Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CAN - HER
21h 4m€332–1,503
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from China to Crete is to train and fly which costs €290 - €1300 and takes 19h 48m.
The fastest way to get from China to Crete is to fly which takes 16h 24m and costs €310 - €1700.
The distance between China and Crete is 7715 km.
It takes approximately 16h 24m to get from China to Crete, including transfers.
There are 3002+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between China and Crete, Greece?
Air China, Austrian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–2,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–2,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–2,100
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–2,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–2,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–2,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Budapest, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–2,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–2,800
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,700
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–2,200
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,500
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–2,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–2,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–2,800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–2,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–2,400
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,700
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–2,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Budapest, Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €410–2,800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–2,200
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–2,200
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,800
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–2,200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,700
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Novosibirsk, Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–2,400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,600
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- en.bcia.com.cn
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://en.bcia.com.cn/gsjssy.html
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
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