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)plane PVG - HER
18h 35m€188–559Fly 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€239–698Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paros National Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Paros National Airport (PAS)plane PVG - PAS
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
23h 30m€346–821Fly 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€252–752Fly 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€301–659Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PVG - JSH
21h 8m€267–808Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport, ferry
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milos Island National Airport (MLO)plane PVG - MLO
- Take the ferry from Milos to Chaniaferry
27h 53m€279–750
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 35m and costs €180 - €600.
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 2:10 PM in Shanghai and 8:10 AM in Crete.
There are 2633+ 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, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paros National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
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
- €280–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Guangzhou Baiyun, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tianfu International, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Budapest, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paros National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paros National Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paros National Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
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 Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Budapest, Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paros National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paros National Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paros National Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Beijing Capital, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Budapest, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- 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
- €250–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- 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
- €220–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- 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
- €210–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €99–100
- Website
- https://www.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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