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How to get fromShanghai to Creteby plane, car ferry, or subway

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There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Crete by plane, car ferry, or subway

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

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    1. Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane PVG - HER
    18h 25m
    €198–610

  2. Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport

    1. Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane PVG - CHQ
    19h 13m
    €250–698

  3. Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini, car ferry

    1. Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane PVG - JTR
    2. Take the carferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    22h 15m
    €266–724

  4. Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paros National Airport, car ferry

    1. Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Paros National Airport (PAS)plane plane PVG - PAS
    2. Take the carferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry car ferry
    25h 5m
    €423–1,157

  5. Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane SHA - HER
    22h 28m
    €212–653

  6. Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport, car ferry

    1. Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milos Island National Airport (MLO)plane plane PVG - MLO
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Milos to Port of Soudacarferry car ferry
    25h 28m
    €335–975

  7. Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane PVG - ATH
    2. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    23h 6m
    €506–957

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration17h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€194Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 8,643.5 km
  • Duration: 18h 25m

What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Crete, Greece?

Juneyao Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.

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