There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Crete by plane, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)PVG - HER
18h 35m€186–557Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)PVG - JSH
21h 8m€255–906Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)PVG - CHQ
18h 3m€217–696Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)SHA - HER
21h 3m€211–710Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Santorini (JTR)PVG - JTR
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
22h 8m€279–657Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport, ferry
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milos Island National Airport (MLO)PVG - MLO
- Take the ferry from Milos to Chania
26h 43m€267–848Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)SHA - CHQ
20h 31m€241–828
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Crete is to fly which costs €180 - €600 and takes 18h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Crete is to fly which takes 18h 3m and costs €210 - €700.
The distance between Shanghai and Crete is 8643 km.
It takes approximately 18h 35m to get from Shanghai to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:46 PM in Shanghai and 6:46 AM in Crete.
There are 2522+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Crete, Greece?
Juneyao Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Capital, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Guangzhou Baiyun, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Athens, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens, Alexandroupolis
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €92–95
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Milos to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €42
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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