
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 EasyJet, Jet2, Corendon Airlines Europe, TUI, Aer Lingus, Transavia, TUI.nl, Corendon Dutch Airlines, SKY express, Transavia France, Volotea, Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, Condor, Aegean Airlines, Vueling Airlines, SWISS, Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Brussels Airlines, Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, Finnair and Norwegian.
The airlines that flies from London to Heraklion are EasyJet and Jet2 and depart from London Gatwick, London Luton and London Stansted.
The airlines that flies from Manchester to Heraklion are EasyJet, Jet2 and Corendon Airlines Europe and depart from Manchester.
The airlines that flies from Liverpool to Heraklion are EasyJet and Jet2 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 TUI, 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 TUI and Jet2 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, TUI.nl and Corendon Dutch Airlines and depart from Amsterdam Schiphol.
The airlines that flies from Paris to Heraklion are SKY express, EasyJet and Transavia France and depart from Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly.
The airlines that flies from Marseille to Heraklion are Volotea and Transavia France and depart from Marseille.
The airlines that flies from Munich to Heraklion are Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, Condor and Aegean Airlines and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Heraklion are Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, Condor, Aegean Airlines and Corendon Airlines Europe 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 and Condor 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 Brussels Airlines, SKY express, Corendon Airlines Europe and Ryanair and depart from Brussels International and Brussels S. Charleroi.
The airlines that flies from Vienna to Heraklion are Austrian Airlines, Corendon Airlines Europe and Ryanair and depart from Vienna.
The airlines that flies from Berlin to Heraklion are EasyJet, Eurowings, Corendon Airlines Europe and Ryanair 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 Transavia, Eurowings, Condor and Corendon Airlines Europe and depart from Weeze and Dusseldorf International.
The airlines that flies from Hamburg to Heraklion are Eurowings, Aegean Airlines and Condor and depart from Hamburg International.
Direct flights for Chania depart from airports in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, 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 EasyJet, Wizz Air UK, Ryanair, Jet2, Transavia, Transavia France, Discover Airlines, Condor, SWISS, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Scandinavian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, TUI fly Belgium, Austrian Airlines, Finnair, Norwegian and Eurowings.
The airlines that flies from London to Chania are EasyJet, Wizz Air UK and Ryanair and depart from London Gatwick, London Luton and London Stansted.
The airlines that flies from Manchester to Chania are Ryanair, EasyJet and Jet2 and depart from Manchester.
Jet2 connects Edinburgh and Chania with direct flights to Crete Chania airport.
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 Jet2 and EasyJet and depart from Bristol.
Ryanair is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Nottingham to Chania landing at Crete Chania airport.
EasyJet connects Glasgow and Chania with direct flights to Crete Chania airport.
Ryanair is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Leeds to Chania landing at Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Newcastle to Chania are Ryanair and Jet2 and depart from Newcastle.
Ryanair is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Dublin to Chania landing at Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Amsterdam to Chania are Transavia and EasyJet and depart from Amsterdam Schiphol.
Transavia France is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Paris to Chania landing at Crete Chania airport.
Ryanair connects Marseille and Chania with direct flights to Crete Chania airport.
EasyJet is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Nice to Chania landing at Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Munich to Chania are Discover Airlines and Condor and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Chania are Discover Airlines, Condor and Ryanair and depart from Frankfurt am Main and Hahn.
SWISS connects Zurich and Chania with direct flights to Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Copenhagen to Chania are Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and Scandinavian Airlines and depart from Copenhagen.
The airlines that flies from Stockholm to Chania are Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and Ryanair and depart from Stockholm Arlanda.
The airlines that flies from Brussels to Chania are Brussels Airlines, TUI fly Belgium and Ryanair and depart from Brussels International and Brussels S. Charleroi.
The airlines that flies from Vienna to Chania are Austrian Airlines and Ryanair and depart from Vienna.
EasyJet is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Berlin to Chania landing at Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Helsinki to Chania are Finnair and Norwegian Air Sweden AOC 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 Ryanair, Eurowings and Condor and depart from Weeze and Dusseldorf International.
The airlines that flies from Hamburg to Chania are Condor and Eurowings and depart from Hamburg International.