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 Crete depart from airports in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Nottingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Dublin, Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid, Munich, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Zurich, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Brussels, Vienna, Berlin, Helsinki, Oslo, Dusseldorf and Hamburg thanks to airlines Wizz Air UK, EasyJet, Ryanair, Corendon Airlines Europe, Jet2, TUI, Transavia, Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, Iberia Express, Iberia, Condor, Lufthansa, TUIfly, Vueling Airlines, Norwegian, Brussels Airlines, Tuifly.be, Wizz Air and Eurowings.
The airlines that operate direct flights from London to Crete are Wizz Air UK and EasyJet and connect the airport of London Gatwick with Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
The airlines that operate direct flights from Manchester to Crete are Ryanair, EasyJet and Corendon Airlines Europe and connect the airport of Manchester with Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
EasyJet connects Liverpool and Crete with direct flights to Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Edinburgh to Crete are EasyJet and Jet2 and depart from Edinburgh.
Jet2 connects Belfast and Crete with direct flights to Crete Heraklion airport.
Jet2 is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Birmingham to Crete landing at Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Bristol to Crete are EasyJet, Jet2 and TUI and depart from Bristol.
The airlines that flies from Cardiff to Crete are Wizz Air UK and TUI and depart from Cardiff.
The airlines that operate direct flights from Nottingham to Crete are Ryanair and TUI and connect the airport of East Midlands with Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
The airlines that operate direct flights from Glasgow to Crete are EasyJet and Jet2 and connect the airport of Glasgow Intl with Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
The airlines that operate direct flights from Leeds to Crete are Ryanair and Jet2 and connect the airport of Leeds Bradford with Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
The airlines that operate direct flights from Newcastle to Crete are Ryanair, Jet2 and TUI and connect the airport of Newcastle with Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
Ryanair connects Dublin and Crete with direct flights to Crete Chania airport.
Transavia is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Amsterdam to Crete landing at Crete Heraklion and Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Paris to Crete are EasyJet, Aegean Airlines, Sky Express and Transavia and depart from Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly.
The airlines that flies from Madrid to Crete are Iberia Express and Iberia and depart from Madrid.
The airlines that operate direct flights from Munich to Crete are Condor, Aegean Airlines and Lufthansa and connect the airport of Munich with Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
The airlines that operate direct flights from Frankfurt to Crete are Condor, Aegean Airlines, TUIfly and Lufthansa and connect the airport of Frankfurt am Main with Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
Vueling Airlines connects Barcelona and Crete with direct flights to Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Zurich to Crete are Corendon Airlines Europe and Aegean Airlines and depart from Zurich.
Norwegian connects Copenhagen and Crete with direct flights to Crete Heraklion and Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that flies from Stockholm to Crete are Ryanair and Norwegian and depart from Stockholm Arlanda.
The airlines that flies from Brussels to Crete are Corendon Airlines Europe, Brussels Airlines, Tuifly.be, Transavia and Sky Express and depart from Brussels International.
The airlines that operate direct flights from Vienna to Crete are Wizz Air, Ryanair and Condor and connect the airport of Vienna with Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
The airlines that operate direct flights from Berlin to Crete are EasyJet, Ryanair and Eurowings and connect the airport of Berlin Brandenburg with Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
Norwegian is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Helsinki to Crete landing at Crete Chania airport.
Norwegian connects Oslo and Crete with direct flights to Crete Heraklion and Crete Chania airport.
The airlines that operate direct flights from Dusseldorf to Crete are Eurowings and Aegean Airlines and connect the airport of Dusseldorf International with Crete Heraklion and Crete Chania.
The airlines that operate direct flights from Hamburg to Crete are Eurowings and Corendon Airlines Europe and connect the airport of Hamburg International with Crete Heraklion and Crete Chania.
The airline Wizz Air UK flies from airports of London Gatwick and Cardiff to the airports of Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
The british lowcost airline EasyJet flies from airports of London Gatwick, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Bristol, Glasgow Intl, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Berlin Brandenburg to the airports of Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
The irish lowcost airline Ryanair flies from airports of Manchester, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Newcastle, Dublin, Stockholm Arlanda, Vienna and Berlin Brandenburg to the airports of Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
The airline Corendon Airlines Europe flies from airports of Manchester, Zurich, Brussels International and Hamburg International to the airport of Crete Heraklion.
The british lowcost airline Jet2 flies from airports of Edinburgh, Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow Intl, Leeds Bradford and Newcastle to the airports of Crete Heraklion and Crete Chania.
The airline TUI flies from airports of Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands and Newcastle to the airport of Crete Heraklion.
The airline Transavia flies from airports of Amsterdam, Paris Orly and Brussels International to the airports of Crete Heraklion and Crete Chania.
The greek flag airline Aegean Airlines flies from airports of Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich, Frankfurt am Main, Zurich and Dusseldorf International to the airport of Crete Heraklion.
The airline Sky Express flies from airports of Paris Charles de Gaulle and Brussels International to the airport of Crete Heraklion.
The airline Condor flies from airports of Munich, Frankfurt am Main and Vienna to the airports of Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion.
The german flag airline Lufthansa flies from airports of Munich and Frankfurt am Main to the airport of Crete Heraklion.
The spanish lowcost airline Vueling Airlines flies from airport of Barcelona to the airport of Crete Heraklion.
The norwegian lowcost airline Norwegian flies from airports of Copenhagen, Stockholm Arlanda, Helsinki Vantaa and Oslo Gardermoen to the airports of Crete Heraklion and Crete Chania.
The belgian flag airline Brussels Airlines flies from airport of Brussels International to the airport of Crete Heraklion.
The airline Tuifly.be flies from airport of Brussels International to the airport of Crete Heraklion.