There are 4 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
15h 19m€311–1,303Train 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€403–988Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane RDU - CHQ
17h 7m€342–1,392Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane RDU - JSH
16h 37m€420–1,402
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 train and fly which costs €400 - €1000 and takes 19h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Crete is to fly which takes 15h 19m and costs €310 - €1300.
The distance between Raleigh and Crete is 8881 km.
It takes approximately 15h 19m to get from Raleigh to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 6h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 1:43 PM in Raleigh and 7:43 PM in Crete.
There are 2805+ 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) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport via London Heathrow, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,900
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport via London Heathrow, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sitia Airport via New York JFK, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
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
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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