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How to get fromNew Zealand to Creteby plane, car ferry or subway

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There are 8 ways to get from New Zealand to Crete by plane, car ferry, or subway

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  1. Fly Tauranga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeTRG - HER
    33h 43m
    €502–1,714

  2. Fly Auckland to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

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    1. Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeAKL - HER
    31h 31m
    €372–972

  3. Fly Auckland to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeAKL - CHQ
    32h 55m
    €413–1,111

  4. Fly Christchurch International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeCHC - HER
    33h 46m
    €443–1,103

  5. Fly Auckland to Sitia Airport

    1. Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)planeAKL - JSH
    35h 5m
    €551–1,421

  6. Fly Christchurch International Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeCHC - CHQ
    34h
    €484–1,292

  7. Fly Auckland to Mykonos, car ferry

    1. Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Mykonos (JMK)planeAKL - JMK
    2. Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
    33h 40m
    €656–1,929

  8. Fly Auckland to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeAKL - ATH
    2. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
    4. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
    39h 12m
    €645–1,675

Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration37h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket€489Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between New Zealand and Crete, Greece?

Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.

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