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, Madrid, Munich, Frankfurt, Zurich, Copenhagen, Brussels, Vienna, Berlin, Helsinki, Dusseldorf and Hamburg thanks to airlines EasyJet, TUI, Corendon Airlines Europe, Jet2, Aer Lingus, Transavia, TUI.nl, Corendon Dutch Airlines, SKY express, Air France, Aegean Airlines, Volotea, Iberia Express, Iberia, Lufthansa, Condor, Discover Airlines, TUIfly, Chair Airlines, SWISS, Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Brussels Airlines, TUI fly Belgium, Ryanair, Sundair, Eurowings, Finnair and Corendon Airlines.
The airlines that flies from London to Heraklion are EasyJet, TUI, Corendon Airlines Europe and Jet2 and depart from London Gatwick and London Stansted.
The airlines that flies from Manchester to Heraklion are EasyJet, TUI, Jet2 and Corendon Airlines Europe and depart from Manchester.
The airlines that flies from Liverpool to Heraklion are Jet2 and EasyJet 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 EasyJet, SKY express, Air France, Aegean Airlines and Transavia 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 Madrid to Heraklion are Iberia Express and Iberia and depart from Madrid.
The airlines that flies from Munich to Heraklion are Lufthansa, Condor, Discover Airlines and Aegean Airlines and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Heraklion are Aegean Airlines, Discover Airlines, Lufthansa, TUIfly and Condor and depart from Frankfurt am Main.
The airlines that flies from Zurich to Heraklion are Aegean Airlines, Chair Airlines, SWISS and Condor and depart from Zurich.
The airlines that flies from Copenhagen to Heraklion are Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and SKY express and depart from Copenhagen.
The airlines that flies from Brussels to Heraklion are Brussels Airlines, SKY express, Transavia, TUI fly Belgium and Ryanair and depart from Brussels International and Brussels S. Charleroi.
The airlines that flies from Vienna to Heraklion are Ryanair and Corendon Airlines Europe and depart from Vienna.
The airlines that flies from Berlin to Heraklion are EasyJet, Corendon Airlines Europe, Sundair, Eurowings and Ryanair and depart from Berlin Brandenburg.
Finnair connects Helsinki and Heraklion with direct flights to Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Dusseldorf to Heraklion are Condor, TUIfly, Eurowings, Corendon Airlines Europe and Corendon Airlines and depart from Dusseldorf International.
The airlines that flies from Hamburg to Heraklion are Condor, Corendon Airlines Europe, Eurowings and Sundair and depart from Hamburg International and Hamburg Lubeck.
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, Jet2, Ryanair, TUI, Transavia, Lufthansa, Condor, Discover Airlines, SWISS, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Scandinavian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Wizz Air Malta, Finnair, Norwegian and Eurowings.
The airlines that flies from London to Chania are EasyJet, Jet2 and Ryanair and depart from London Gatwick, London Luton and London Stansted.
The airlines that flies from Manchester to Chania are EasyJet, Jet2 and Ryanair and depart from Manchester.
The airlines that flies from Birmingham to Chania are TUI, Jet2 and Ryanair and depart from Birmingham.
The airlines that flies from Bristol to Chania are Jet2 and EasyJet 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.
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 EasyJet and Transavia and depart from Amsterdam Schiphol.
Transavia 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, Condor and Discover Airlines and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Chania are Condor, Lufthansa, Discover Airlines 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 Brussels Airlines and Ryanair and depart from Brussels International and Brussels S. Charleroi.
The airlines that flies from Vienna to Chania are Wizz Air Malta and Ryanair and depart from Vienna.
The airlines that flies from Berlin to Chania are EasyJet and Ryanair and depart from Berlin Brandenburg.
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 and Ryanair and depart from Dusseldorf International and Weeze.
The airlines that flies from Hamburg to Chania are Condor and Eurowings and depart from Hamburg International.