There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Crete by plane or car ferry
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PVG - JSH
29h 13m€347–1,008Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PVG - HER
17h 45m€238–660Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PVG - CHQ
19h 38m€319–948Fly 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 56m€304–834Fly 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
19h 23m€262–753
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sitia Airport (JSH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Crete is to fly which costs €230 - €700 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Crete is to fly which takes 17h 45m and costs €230 - €700.
The distance between Shanghai and Crete is 8575 km.
It takes approximately 29h 13m to get from Shanghai to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 5h behind Shanghai. It is currently 3:15 PM in Shanghai and 10:15 AM in Crete.
There are 3091+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Crete, Greece?
Juneyao Airlines, Olympic Air, and six other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sitia Airport (JSH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Budapest, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Capital, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Xi An, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €290–800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €380–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
- 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
- €380–900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Capital, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €290–800
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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