There are 7 ways to get from Japan to Crete by plane, train, subway, or car ferry
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Fly Fukuoka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)FUK - HER
24h 4m€262–802Fly Tokyo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)HND - HER
22h 31m€313–1,006Fly Fukuoka Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Sitia Airport (JSH)FUK - JSH
26h 43m€341–1,201Fly Fukuoka Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)FUK - CHQ
23h 43m€293–891Fly Tokyo International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)HND - CHQ
22h 4m€344–1,095Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)NRT - HER
26h 4m€276–981Fly Fukuoka Airport to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Athens International Airport (ATH)FUK - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
30h 15m€545–955
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Crete is to fly which costs €260 - €800 and takes 24h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Crete is to fly which takes 22h 4m and costs €340 - €1100.
The distance between Japan and Crete is 9112 km.
It takes approximately 24h 4m to get from Japan to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 7h behind Japan. It is currently 8:20 AM in Japan and 1:20 AM in Crete.
There are 2522+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Japan and Crete, Greece?
China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tokyo International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Taiwan Taoyuan, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Incheon, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Shanghai Pudong, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Osaka Kansai, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sitia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sitia Airport via Incheon, Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,400
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sitia Airport via Dalian, Beijing Capital, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sitia Airport via Gimhae, Shanghai Pudong, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sitia Airport via Incheon, Beijing Capital, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chania International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chania International Airport via Gimhae, Shanghai Pudong, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Athens International Airport via Incheon, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sitia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sitia Airport via Incheon, Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,400
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sitia Airport via Dalian, Beijing Capital, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sitia Airport via Incheon, Beijing Capital, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Athens International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Athens International Airport via Incheon, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–2,900
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Shanghai Pudong, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chania International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chania International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–2,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chania International Airport via Narita International Airport, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–2,900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Athens International Airport via Dalian, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- €23–30
- Ordinary Car
- €14–19
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
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