There are 5 ways to get from Minneapolis to Crete by plane, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MSP - HER
15h 15m€554–1,504Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Santorini, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Santorini (JTR)plane MSP - JTR
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
19h 42m€460–1,079Bus to Rochester, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the bus from UMN - Minneapolis to Rochesterbus
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane RST - HER
21h 33m€498–1,372Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MSP - CHQ
17h 9m€575–1,593Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane MSP - JSH
21h 34m€653–1,803
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Crete is to fly and car ferry which costs €460 - €1100 and takes 19h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Crete is to fly which takes 15h 15m and costs €550 - €1500.
The distance between Minneapolis and Crete is 9169 km.
It takes approximately 15h 15m to get from Minneapolis to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 8h ahead of Minneapolis. It is currently 4:10 AM in Minneapolis and 12:10 PM in Crete.
There are 2007+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Crete, Greece?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and six other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Rochester to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Chicago O'Hare, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Rochester to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Chicago O'Hare, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sitia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sitia Airport via Copenhagen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sitia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sitia Airport via Dublin, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Rochester to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Rochester to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,800
Flights from Rochester to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Santorini via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
Flights from Rochester to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chania International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Santorini via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sitia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sitia Airport via Copenhagen, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sitia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,800
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Santorini via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Santorini via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–2,100
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Rochester to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Chicago O'Hare, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Rochester to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Rochester to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Chicago O'Hare, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from UMN - Minneapolis to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- €26–40
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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