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, Barcelona, Zurich, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Brussels, Vienna, Berlin, Helsinki, Oslo, Dusseldorf and Hamburg thanks to airlines EasyJet, British Airways, TUI, Corendon Airlines, Corendon Airlines Europe, Jet2, Aer Lingus, Transavia, TUI.nl, Transavia France, SKY express, Volotea, Condor, Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, Vueling Airlines, SWISS, Chair Airlines, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Scandinavian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, TUI fly Belgium, Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, Sundair, Finnair and Norwegian.
The airlines that flies from London to Heraklion are EasyJet, British Airways, TUI, Corendon Airlines, Corendon Airlines Europe and Jet2 and depart from London Gatwick and London Luton.
The airlines that flies from Manchester to Heraklion are Jet2, EasyJet, TUI, Corendon Airlines 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 EasyJet, Jet2 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 and TUI.nl and depart from Amsterdam Schiphol.
The airlines that flies from Paris to Heraklion are Transavia France and SKY express and depart from Paris Orly and Paris Charles de Gaulle.
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 Condor, Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, Corendon Airlines Europe and Discover Airlines and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Heraklion are Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, Discover Airlines and Condor 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 Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and Scandinavian Airlines 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, TUI fly Belgium, Transavia and Ryanair and depart from Brussels International and Brussels S. Charleroi.
The airlines that flies from Vienna to Heraklion are Ryanair and Austrian Airlines and depart from Vienna.
The airlines that flies from Berlin to Heraklion are Eurowings, EasyJet, Corendon Airlines Europe, 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 Eurowings, Corendon Airlines Europe and Condor 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, Jet2, EasyJet, Transavia, Transavia France, Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, Condor, Aegean Airlines, SWISS, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Scandinavian Airlines, TUI fly Belgium, Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Wizz Air Malta, Finnair, Norwegian, Eurowings and SKY express.
The airlines that flies from London to Chania are Ryanair, Jet2 and EasyJet 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 Jet2 and Ryanair 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 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, Condor and Aegean Airlines and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Chania are Condor, Aegean Airlines, Discover Airlines, Lufthansa and Ryanair and depart from Frankfurt am Main and Frankfurt 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 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 Ryanair, TUI fly Belgium and Brussels Airlines and depart from Brussels S. Charleroi and Brussels International.
The airlines that flies from Vienna to Chania are Austrian Airlines, Ryanair and Wizz Air Malta 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.
Norwegian connects Oslo and Chania with direct flights to Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Dusseldorf to Chania are Eurowings, Condor, Ryanair and SKY express and depart from Dusseldorf International and Weeze.
The airlines that flies from Hamburg to Chania are Condor and Eurowings and depart from Hamburg International.