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, Barcelona, Zurich, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Brussels, Vienna, Berlin, Helsinki, Oslo, Dusseldorf and Hamburg thanks to airlines EasyJet, TUI, Corendon Airlines Europe, Jet2, Corendon Airlines, Aer Lingus, Transavia, TUI.nl, SKY express, Air France, Volotea, Iberia Express, Iberia, Condor, Aegean Airlines, Discover Airlines, Lufthansa, TUIfly, Vueling Airlines, Chair Airlines, SWISS, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, Scandinavian Airlines, TUI fly Belgium, Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, Sundair, Eurowings, Finnair and Norwegian.
The airlines that flies from London to Heraklion are EasyJet, TUI, Corendon Airlines Europe and Jet2 and depart from London Gatwick, London Stansted and London Luton.
The airlines that flies from Manchester to Heraklion are TUI, EasyJet, Jet2, Corendon Airlines Europe and Corendon Airlines 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.
The airlines that flies from Belfast to Heraklion are Jet2 and TUI and depart from Belfast International.
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, 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 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.
The airlines that flies from Dublin to Heraklion are Aer Lingus and TUI and depart from Dublin.
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 SKY express, Air France, EasyJet 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 Condor, Aegean Airlines and Discover Airlines and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Heraklion are Discover Airlines, Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, TUIfly and Condor and depart from Frankfurt am Main.
Vueling Airlines is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Barcelona to Heraklion landing at Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Zurich to Heraklion are Chair Airlines, Aegean Airlines, SWISS and Condor 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.
Scandinavian Airlines connects Stockholm and Heraklion with direct flights to Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Brussels to Heraklion are 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 Austrian Airlines and depart from Vienna.
The airlines that flies from Berlin to Heraklion are Sundair, EasyJet, Ryanair, Corendon Airlines Europe and Eurowings and depart from Berlin Brandenburg.
Finnair connects Helsinki and Heraklion with direct flights to Crete Heraklion airport.
Norwegian is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Oslo to Heraklion landing at Crete Heraklion airport.
The airlines that flies from Dusseldorf to Heraklion are Corendon Airlines Europe, Eurowings, Condor and Corendon Airlines and depart from Dusseldorf International.
The airlines that flies from Hamburg to Heraklion are Condor, Eurowings and Corendon Airlines Europe 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, Jet2, Ryanair, British Airways, TUI, Transavia, Condor, Discover Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, TUI fly Belgium, Austrian Airlines, Wizz Air Malta, Finnair, Norwegian and Eurowings.
The airlines that flies from London to Chania are EasyJet, Jet2, Ryanair and British Airways and depart from London Luton, London Gatwick, London Stansted and London Heathrow.
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 Jet2, TUI 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 Condor and Discover Airlines and depart from Munich.
The airlines that flies from Frankfurt to Chania are Discover Airlines, Lufthansa, Condor 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 Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and depart from Copenhagen.
The airlines that flies from Stockholm to Chania are Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and Ryanair and depart from Stockholm Arlanda.
The airlines that flies from Brussels to Chania are Ryanair and TUI fly Belgium and depart from Brussels S. Charleroi and Brussels International.
The airlines that flies from Vienna to Chania are Austrian Airlines, 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 Finnair and Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and depart from Helsinki Vantaa.
The airlines that flies from Oslo to Chania are Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian 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 Condor and Eurowings and depart from Hamburg International.