There are 6 ways to get from Washington, DC to Crete by subway, plane, or train
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Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IAD - HER
14h 48m€425–861Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PHL - HER
16h 23m€373–1,367Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DCA - HER
15h 58m€655–2,006Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane IAD - CHQ
15h 31m€456–1,000Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane IAD - JSH
18h 11m€424–1,310Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DCA - CHQ
18h 51m€626–2,395
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington, DC to Crete is to subway and fly which costs €420 - €900 and takes 14h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Washington, DC to Crete is to subway and fly which takes 14h 48m and costs €420 - €900.
The distance between Washington, DC and Crete is 8609 km.
It takes approximately 14h 48m to get from Washington, DC to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 6h ahead of Washington, DC. It is currently 5:22 AM in Washington, DC and 11:22 AM in Crete.
There are 2782+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Crete, Greece?
JetBlue Airways, ITA Airways, and seven other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Munich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Vienna, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Munich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sitia Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- €2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- €5–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €16–220
- Business Class
- €60–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- €26–400
- First Class
- €130–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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