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
16h 5m€412–1,041Fly Dhaalu Atoll Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DDD - HER
15h 16m€231–586Fly Kulhudhuffushi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane HDK - HER
24h 21m€421–1,071Fly 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
14h 6m€361–952Fly 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 20m€402–1,077Fly Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane MLE - JSH
21h 25m€550–1,401
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 €230 - €600 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Maldives to Crete is to fly which takes 14h 6m and costs €360 - €950.
The distance between Maldives and Crete is 6165 km.
It takes approximately 16h 5m to get from Maldives to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 2h behind Maldives. It is currently 7:15 PM in Maldives and 5:15 PM in Crete.
There are 2835+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Maldives and Crete, Greece?
ITA Airways, Ulendo Airlink, and nine other airlines fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,500
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Manama, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–950
Flights from Dhaalu Atoll Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Velana International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Dhaalu Atoll Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Velana International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Dhaalu Atoll Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Velana International Airport, Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Kulhudhuffushi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Velana International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Kulhudhuffushi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Velana International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,100
Flights from Kulhudhuffushi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Velana International Airport, Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Kulhudhuffushi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Velana International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,100
Flights from Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,900
Flights from Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €360–950
Flights from Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,400
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Dhaalu Atoll Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Velana International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Kulhudhuffushi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Velana International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,100
Flights from Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €360–950
Flights from Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Velana International Airport to Santorini via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,400
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Velana International Airport to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Santorini via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–950
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
Flights from Velana International Airport to Santorini via Dubai, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,500
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chania International Airport via Sharjah, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,100
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- 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
- €550–1,400
- 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
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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