There are 5 ways to get from Raleigh to Crete by plane or train
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane RDU - HER
16h 14m€321–1,303Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane RDU - CHQ
17h 47m€362–1,492Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CLT - HER
19h 9m€547–996Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane RDU - JSH
19h 2m€400–1,202Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CLT - CHQ
20h 47m€438–1,685
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Crete is to fly which costs €400 - €1200 and takes 19h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Crete is to fly which takes 16h 14m and costs €320 - €1300.
The distance between Raleigh and Crete is 8881 km.
It takes approximately 16h 14m to get from Raleigh to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 7h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 6:25 AM in Raleigh and 1:25 PM in Crete.
There are 3006+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Crete, Greece?
American Airlines, British Airways, and five other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport via Dublin, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport via London Heathrow, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,800
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport via London Heathrow, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chania International Airport via Madrid, Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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