There are 3 ways to get from Crete to Iceland by plane or car ferry
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Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane HER - KEF
13h 41m$174–436Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane CHQ - KEF
13h 4m$199–909Car ferry to Santorini, fly
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane JTR - KEF
19h 9m$245–611
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Iceland is to fly which costs $170 - $440 and takes 13h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Iceland is to fly which takes 13h 4m and costs $190 - $950.
The distance between Crete and Iceland is 4514 km.
It takes approximately 13h 41m to get from Crete to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 2h behind Crete. It is currently 6:48 PM in Crete and 4:48 PM in Iceland.
There are 547+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Iceland?
Scandinavian Airlines, Corendon Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) 5 times a week.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–460
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Keflavík International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Chania International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Santorini to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Santorini to Keflavík International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–490
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Chania International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Chania International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Santorini to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Santorini to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Santorini to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santorini to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $107–110
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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