There are 4 ways to get from Dubai to Crete by plane or shuttle
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Fly Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DXB - HER
8h 48m€202–373Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AUH - HER
11h 38m€150–312Fly Dubai International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane DXB - JSH
15h 32m€251–552Fly Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DXB - CHQ
11h 12m€173–1,692
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Crete is to shuttle and fly which costs €150 - €320 and takes 11h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Crete is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs €200 - €380.
The distance between Dubai and Crete is 3109 km.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Dubai to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h behind Dubai. It is currently 10:14 PM in Dubai and 9:14 PM in Crete.
There are 2905+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Emirates, and five other airlines fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–390
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Amman, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Beirut, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Tel Aviv, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–460
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–400
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–460
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–490
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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