Due the size of the island, Crete is served by two international airports: Heraklion and Chania.
The airport of Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis (HER) is the main airport of the island and the second in Greece for annual transit of passengers. It is located 5 km east of the island’s capital.
The airport of Chania Ioannis Daskalogiannis (CHQ), in the western part 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, Zurich, Copenhagen, Brussels, Vienna, Berlin, Helsinki, Oslo, Dusseldorf and Hamburg thanks to airlines EasyJet, Corendon Airlines Europe, Jet2, TUI, Aer Lingus, Transavia, TUI.nl, SKY express, Transavia France, Volotea, Lufthansa, Condor, Aegean Airlines, Discover Airlines, SWISS, Chair Airlines, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Ryanair, Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Finnair, Norwegian and Eurowings.
The airlines that flies from London to Heraklion are EasyJet, Corendon Airlines Europe and Jet2 and depart from London Gatwick, London Luton and London Stansted.
The airlines that flies from Manchester to Heraklion are Corendon Airlines Europe, Jet2 and EasyJet 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 TUI, Jet2 and EasyJet and depart from Birmingham.
The airlines that flies from Bristol to Heraklion are EasyJet, Jet2 and TUI 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 TUI and Jet2 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 and TUI.nl and depart from Amsterdam Schiphol.
The airlines that flies from Paris to Heraklion are EasyJet, SKY express and Transavia France and depart from Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly.
The airlines that flies from Marseille to Heraklion are Volotea and SKY express and depart from Marseille.
The airlines that flies from Munich to Heraklion are Lufthansa, Condor, Aegean Airlines and Discover Airlines and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Heraklion are Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines, Condor and Discover Airlines and depart from Frankfurt am Main.
The airlines that flies from Zurich to Heraklion are SWISS, Chair Airlines, Aegean Airlines, Condor and Corendon Airlines Europe and depart from Zurich.
Norwegian Air Sweden AOC is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Copenhagen 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 Corendon Airlines Europe, Ryanair and Austrian Airlines and depart from Vienna.
The airlines that flies from Berlin to Heraklion are EasyJet, 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 Corendon Airlines Europe, Condor, Eurowings and SKY express and depart from Dusseldorf International and Weeze.
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, 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, Ryanair, Jet2, Transavia, Transavia France, Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, Condor, SWISS, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Scandinavian Airlines, SKY express, Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Finnair, Norwegian and Eurowings.
The airlines that flies from London to Chania are EasyJet and Ryanair and depart from London Gatwick, London Luton and London Stansted.
The airlines that flies from Manchester to Chania are Ryanair, Jet2 and EasyJet 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 Jet2 and EasyJet and depart from Bristol.
The airlines that flies from Nottingham to Chania are Jet2 and Ryanair and depart from East Midlands.
EasyJet is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Glasgow to Chania landing at Crete Chania airport.
Ryanair connects Leeds and Chania with direct flights to Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Newcastle to Chania are Jet2 and Ryanair and depart from Newcastle.
Ryanair connects Dublin and Chania with direct flights to Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Amsterdam to Chania are Transavia and EasyJet 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 Lufthansa, Discover Airlines and Condor and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Chania are Condor, Discover Airlines, Lufthansa and Ryanair and depart from Frankfurt am Main and Hahn.
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 Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Scandinavian Airlines and SKY express and depart from Copenhagen.
Norwegian Air Sweden AOC is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Stockholm to Chania landing at Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Brussels to Chania are Brussels Airlines 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 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 Ryanair, Condor and Eurowings and depart from Weeze and Dusseldorf International.
The airlines that flies from Hamburg to Chania are Eurowings and Condor and depart from Hamburg International.