There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Crete by plane or car 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)plane PVG - HER
17h 45m€218–610Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PVG - CHQ
19h 28m€249–698Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PVG - JSH
16h 53m€337–908Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Santorini (JTR)plane PVG - JTR
- Take the carferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
21h 56m€276–774Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SHA - HER
27h 3m€222–653Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milos Island National Airport (MLO)plane PVG - MLO
- Take the carferry from Port of Milos to Port of Soudacarferry
23h 53m€345–975Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SHA - CHQ
21h 26m€253–791
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Crete is to fly which costs €210 - €650 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Crete is to fly which takes 16h 53m and costs €330 - €950.
The distance between Shanghai and Crete is 8643 km.
It takes approximately 17h 45m to get from Shanghai to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 5h behind Shanghai. It is currently 3:57 PM in Shanghai and 10:57 AM in Crete.
There are 2811+ hotels available in Crete.
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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Capital, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Guangzhou Baiyun, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Xi An, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Hong Kong, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport via Xi An, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport via Beijing Capital, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–650
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- anek@anek.gr
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Milos to Port of Souda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–65
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €17–25
- Airplane-type seats
- €17–26
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €45–65
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