
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, Transavia France, Aegean Airlines, Air France, Volotea, Condor, Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, TUIfly, Vueling Airlines, SWISS, Chair Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Ryanair, SKY express, TUI fly Belgium, Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, Sundair, Finnair and Norwegian.
The airlines that flies from London to Heraklion are EasyJet and Jet2 and depart from London Gatwick, London Stansted and London Luton.
The airlines that flies from Manchester to Heraklion are EasyJet, Jet2, Corendon Airlines Europe and TUI 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 EasyJet, TUI 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, TUI.nl and Corendon Dutch Airlines and depart from Amsterdam Schiphol.
The airlines that flies from Paris to Heraklion are Transavia France, EasyJet, Aegean Airlines and Air France and depart from Paris Orly and Paris Charles de Gaulle.
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 Condor, Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, Aegean Airlines and TUIfly and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Heraklion are Discover Airlines, Lufthansa, Condor and Aegean Airlines 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, Chair 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 Ryanair, SKY express, TUI fly Belgium, Brussels Airlines and Corendon Airlines Europe 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 Eurowings, Corendon Airlines Europe, EasyJet, Sundair 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, Corendon Airlines Europe, Condor and Eurowings and depart from Weeze and Dusseldorf International.
The airlines that flies from Hamburg to Heraklion are Condor and Eurowings 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, Jet2, Ryanair, TUI, Transavia, Transavia France, Condor, Discover Airlines, SWISS, Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Brussels Airlines, TUI fly Belgium, Austrian Airlines, Finnair, Norwegian and Eurowings.
The airlines that flies from London to Chania are EasyJet, Wizz Air UK, Jet2 and Ryanair and depart from London Luton, London Gatwick and London Stansted.
The airlines that flies from Manchester to Chania are Jet2, Ryanair and EasyJet 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, Jet2 and TUI 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.
The airlines that flies from Leeds to Chania are Ryanair and Jet2 and depart from Leeds Bradford.
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 EasyJet and Transavia 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 Condor and Discover Airlines and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Chania are Condor, Discover Airlines 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 Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and depart from Copenhagen.
The airlines that flies from Stockholm to Chania are Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Sweden AOC 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 Condor, Eurowings and Ryanair and depart from Dusseldorf International and Weeze.
The airlines that flies from Hamburg to Chania are Eurowings and Condor and depart from Hamburg International.