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
17h 45m€258–1,109Fly 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€289–1,198Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PVG - JSH
16h 53m€327–1,308Fly 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€262–1,002Fly 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
22h 40m€377–1,411Fly 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
22h 8m€299–834
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 and car ferry which costs €290 - €850 and takes 22h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Crete is to fly which takes 16h 53m and costs €320 - €1400.
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 2:30 AM in Shanghai and 9:30 PM in Crete.
There are 2853+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Crete, Greece?
Juneyao Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and seven 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
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Capital, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Guangzhou Baiyun, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Xi An, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paros National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paros National Airport via Athens, Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paros National Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–3,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–2,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Urumqi, Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,300
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paros National Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Santorini via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- 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
- €70–190
- 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
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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