There are 6 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
18h 35m€198–609Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PVG - CHQ
22h 13m€249–748Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PVG - JSH
21h 8m€297–858Fly 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
24h 33m€202–752Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Santorini (JTR)plane PVG - JTR
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
21h 48m€279–824Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SHA - CHQ
23h 26m€253–891
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 €190 - €650 and takes 18h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Crete is to fly which takes 18h 35m and costs €190 - €650.
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 5:47 PM in Shanghai and 11:47 AM in Crete.
There are 2691+ 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, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Capital, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Guangzhou Baiyun, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tianfu International, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- 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
- €270–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport via Xi An, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- 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
- €310–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chania International Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- 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
- €210–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- 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
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €60–85
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €110–160
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