There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Crete by train or plane
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Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EWR - HER
14h 53m€320–789Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PHL - HER
14h 13m€307–1,133Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane EWR - CHQ
15h 6m€391–828Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane JFK - HER
15h 12m€324–1,429Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PHL - CHQ
15h 36m€341–1,271Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PHL - JSH
15h 41m€450–1,700
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Crete is to train and fly which costs €320 - €800 and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Crete is to fly which takes 14h 13m and costs €300 - €1200.
The distance between Philadelphia and Crete is 8352 km.
It takes approximately 14h 53m to get from Philadelphia to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 7h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 4:44 PM in Philadelphia and 11:44 PM in Crete.
There are 2569+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Crete, Greece?
American Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sitia Airport via Milan Malpensa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €9–190
- Business Class
- €50–220
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €10–200
- Business Class
- €50–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- €15–25
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- €8–55
- Business - advance purchase
- €11–80
- Business Class
- €20–150
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- €17–390
- First Class
- €110–550
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