There are 6 ways to get from Ithaca to Crete by bus or plane
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Bus to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SYR - HER
19h 41m€510–1,737Fly Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ITH - HER
18h 11m€349–1,232Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EWR - HER
18h 30m€400–763Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane EWR - CHQ
19h 28m€471–902Fly Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane ITH - JSH
38h 4m€430–1,600Fly Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ITH - CHQ
18h 59m€382–1,364
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ithaca to Crete is to bus and fly which costs €400 - €800 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ithaca to Crete is to fly which takes 18h 11m and costs €340 - €1300.
The distance between Ithaca and Crete is 8318 km.
It takes approximately 19h 41m to get from Ithaca to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 7h ahead of Ithaca. It is currently 6:35 AM in Ithaca and 1:35 PM in Crete.
There are 2007+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Ithaca, NY, USA and Crete, Greece?
United Airlines, ITA Airways, and seven other airlines fly from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Washington Dulles, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Washington Dulles, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Sitia Airport via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Sitia Airport via Washington Dulles, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Chania International Airport via Washington Dulles, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Chania International Airport via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Washington Dulles, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,500
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Chania International Airport via Washington Dulles, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via New York JFK, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Washington Dulles, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Washington Dulles, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Chania International Airport via Washington Dulles, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Sitia Airport via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Sitia Airport via Washington Dulles, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Washington Dulles, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Washington Dulles, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ithaca to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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