There are 6 ways to get from Maldives to Crete by plane or car ferry
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Fly Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MLE - CHQ
17h 25m€402–1,091Fly Dhaalu to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Dhaalu (DDD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DDD - HER
20h 11m€223–591Fly Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MLE - HER
18h 51m€341–952Fly Dhaalu to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Dhaalu (DDD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DDD - CHQ
18h 25m€314–794Fly Velana International Airport to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Santorini (JTR)plane MLE - JTR
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
19h 15m€402–1,117Fly Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane MLE - JSH
23h€480–1,301
Velana International Airport (MLE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maldives to Crete is to fly which costs €220 - €600 and takes 20h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Maldives to Crete is to fly which takes 17h 25m and costs €400 - €1100.
The distance between Maldives and Crete is 6165 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from Maldives to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 3h behind Maldives. It is currently 2:21 PM in Maldives and 11:21 AM in Crete.
There are 2691+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Maldives and Crete, Greece?
ITA Airways, Ulendo Airlink, and eight other airlines fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,600
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Jeddah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,200
Flights from Dhaalu to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Velana International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Dhaalu to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Velana International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Dhaalu to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Velana International Airport, Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Dhaalu to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Velana International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
Flights from Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Jeddah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,200
Flights from Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Dhaalu to Chania International Airport via Velana International Airport, Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Dhaalu to Chania International Airport via Velana International Airport, Jeddah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,300
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Manama, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,300
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Riyadh, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,600
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Manama, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,200
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Dhaalu to Chania International Airport via Velana International Airport, Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Dhaalu to Chania International Airport via Velana International Airport, Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–750
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,300
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Manama, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,300
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Velana International Airport to Santorini via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Velana International Airport to Santorini via Dubai, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Santorini via Dubai, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Velana International Airport to Santorini via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €60–85
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €110–160
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