There are 5 ways to get from Crete to Okinawa by plane, car ferry, or subway
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Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane JSH - OKA
22h 1m¥59,470–181,841Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane HER - OKA
22h 33m¥50,841–171,403Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane CHQ - OKA
23h 11m¥59,853–197,612Car ferry, subway to Athens International Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airportsubway
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane ATH - OKA
28h 1m¥58,852–149,395Car ferry to Santorini, fly
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane JTR - OKA
24h 31m¥73,441–189,475
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Naha Airport (OKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Okinawa is to car ferry and subway and fly which costs ¥55000 - ¥150000 and takes 28h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Okinawa is to fly which takes 22h 1m and costs ¥55000 - ¥190000.
The distance between Crete and Okinawa is 9343 km.
It takes approximately 22h 1m to get from Crete to Okinawa, including transfers.
Okinawa is 7h ahead of Crete. It is currently 5:48 PM in Crete and 12:48 AM in Okinawa.
There are 1796+ hotels available in Okinawa.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Okinawa, Japan?
Olympic Air, Juneyao Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Naha Airport (OKA) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Naha Airport via Athens International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naha Airport via Athens International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naha Airport via Athens International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naha Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–130,000
Flights from Santorini to Naha Airport via Athens International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Naha Airport via Athens International Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naha Airport via Athens International Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naha Airport via Athens International Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naha Airport via Tel Aviv, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naha Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–130,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Naha Airport via Athens International Airport, Shanghai Pudong, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
Flights from Santorini to Naha Airport via Dubai, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from Santorini to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Naha Airport via Athens International Airport, Shanghai Pudong, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naha Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–130,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–170,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–170,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Santorini to Naha Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Santorini to Naha Airport via Istanbul, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Santorini to Naha Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Peiraias to Athens Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,657
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥16,500–16,520
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–17,400
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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