
Given the size of the island, Crete is served by two international airports: Heraklion and Chania airports.
Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER) is the main airport on the island and the second in Greece in terms of annual passenger transit. It is located 5 km east of the island’s capital.
Chania Ioannis Daskalogiannis Airport (CHQ) is located in the west of the island, about 15 km from the city of Chania.
Direct flights for Heraklion depart from airports in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Dublin, Amsterdam, Paris, Marseille, Munich, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Zurich, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Brussels, Vienna, Berlin, Helsinki, Oslo, Dusseldorf and Hamburg thanks to airlines British Airways, EasyJet, Jet2, Corendon Airlines Europe, TUI, Aer Lingus, Transavia, Corendon Dutch Airlines, TUI.nl, Transavia France, SKY express, Air France, Volotea, Lufthansa, Condor, Discover Airlines, Aegean Airlines, TUIfly, Vueling Airlines, SWISS, Chair Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Ryanair, Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, Sundair, Finnair and Norwegian.
The airlines that flies from London to Heraklion are British Airways, EasyJet and Jet2 and depart from London Gatwick, London Stansted and London Luton.
The airlines that flies from Manchester to Heraklion are Jet2, EasyJet and Corendon Airlines Europe and depart from Manchester.
The airlines that flies from Liverpool to Heraklion are Jet2 and EasyJet and depart from Liverpool.
The airlines that flies from Edinburgh to Heraklion are EasyJet and Jet2 and depart from Edinburgh.
Jet2 connects Belfast and Heraklion with direct flights to Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Birmingham to Heraklion are Jet2, EasyJet and TUI and depart from Birmingham.
The airlines that flies from Bristol to Heraklion are EasyJet and Jet2 and depart from Bristol.
TUI is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Cardiff to Heraklion landing at Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Nottingham to Heraklion are Jet2 and TUI and depart from East Midlands.
Jet2 is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Glasgow to Heraklion landing at Crete Heraklion airport.
Jet2 connects Leeds and Heraklion with direct flights to Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Newcastle to Heraklion are Jet2 and TUI and depart from Newcastle.
Aer Lingus connects Dublin and Heraklion with direct flights to Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Amsterdam to Heraklion are Transavia, Corendon Dutch Airlines and TUI.nl and depart from Amsterdam Schiphol.
The airlines that flies from Paris to Heraklion are Transavia France, EasyJet, SKY express and Air France and depart from Paris Orly and Paris Charles de Gaulle.
The airlines that flies from Marseille to Heraklion are Volotea, SKY express and Transavia France and depart from Marseille.
The airlines that flies from Munich to Heraklion are Lufthansa, Condor, Discover Airlines, Aegean Airlines and TUIfly and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Heraklion are Lufthansa, Condor, Aegean Airlines, Discover Airlines, Corendon Airlines Europe and TUIfly and depart from Frankfurt am Main.
Vueling Airlines connects Barcelona and Heraklion with direct flights to Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Zurich to Heraklion are SWISS, Aegean Airlines, Condor and Chair Airlines and depart from Zurich.
The airlines that flies from Copenhagen to Heraklion are Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and depart from Copenhagen.
Scandinavian Airlines is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Stockholm to Heraklion landing at Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Brussels to Heraklion are Ryanair, Brussels Airlines and SKY express and depart from Brussels S. Charleroi and Brussels International.
The airlines that flies from Vienna to Heraklion are Austrian Airlines, Ryanair and Corendon Airlines Europe and depart from Vienna.
The airlines that flies from Berlin to Heraklion are EasyJet, Corendon Airlines Europe, Eurowings, Ryanair and Sundair and depart from Berlin Brandenburg.
Finnair is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Helsinki to Heraklion landing at Crete Heraklion airport.
Norwegian connects Oslo and Heraklion with direct flights to Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Dusseldorf to Heraklion are Corendon Airlines Europe, Eurowings, Condor and TUIfly and depart from Dusseldorf International.
The airlines that flies from Hamburg to Heraklion are Eurowings and Condor and depart from Hamburg International.
Direct flights for Chania depart from airports in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Dublin, Amsterdam, Paris, Marseille, Nice, Munich, Frankfurt, Zurich, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Brussels, Vienna, Berlin, Helsinki, Oslo, Dusseldorf and Hamburg thanks to airlines Ryanair, EasyJet, Wizz Air UK, Jet2, Transavia, Transavia France, Condor, Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, SWISS, Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Brussels Airlines, TUI fly Belgium, Finnair, Norwegian and Eurowings.
The airlines that flies from London to Chania are Ryanair, EasyJet and Wizz Air UK and depart from London Stansted, London Luton and London Gatwick.
The airlines that flies from Manchester to Chania are Ryanair, EasyJet and Jet2 and depart from Manchester.
The airlines that flies from Birmingham to Chania are Ryanair and Jet2 and depart from Birmingham.
The airlines that flies from Bristol to Chania are EasyJet and Jet2 and depart from Bristol.
Ryanair connects Nottingham and Chania with direct flights to Crete Chania airport.
EasyJet is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Glasgow to Chania landing at Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Leeds to Chania are Ryanair and Jet2 and depart from Leeds Bradford.
Ryanair is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Newcastle to Chania landing at Crete Chania airport.
Ryanair connects Dublin and Chania with direct flights to Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Amsterdam to Chania are EasyJet and Transavia and depart from Amsterdam Schiphol.
Transavia France connects Paris and Chania with direct flights to Crete Chania airport.
Ryanair is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Marseille to Chania landing at Crete Chania airport.
EasyJet connects Nice and Chania with direct flights to Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Munich to Chania are Condor, Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa and Discover Airlines and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Chania are Ryanair, Lufthansa and Condor and depart from Hahn and Frankfurt am Main.
SWISS is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Zurich to Chania landing at Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Copenhagen to Chania are Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and depart from Copenhagen.
The airlines that flies from Stockholm to Chania are Ryanair and Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and depart from Stockholm Arlanda.
The airlines that flies from Brussels to Chania are Ryanair, Brussels Airlines and TUI fly Belgium and depart from Brussels S. Charleroi and Brussels International.
Ryanair is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Vienna to Chania landing at Crete Chania airport.
EasyJet connects Berlin and Chania with direct flights to Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Helsinki to Chania are Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and Finnair and depart from Helsinki Vantaa.
The airlines that flies from Oslo to Chania are Norwegian and Scandinavian Airlines and depart from Oslo Gardermoen.
The airlines that flies from Dusseldorf to Chania are Condor, Eurowings and Ryanair and depart from Dusseldorf International and Weeze.
The airlines that flies from Hamburg to Chania are Condor and Eurowings and depart from Hamburg International.