There are 6 ways to get from China to Crete by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PEK - HER
17h 18m€224–707Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PVG - HER
19h 28m€201–571Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PEK - CHQ
17h 26m€266–845Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane PEK - JSH
16h 51m€353–1,105Fly Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CAN - HER
18h 49m€222–604Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane TFU - HER
24h 30m€242–805
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from China to Crete is to fly which costs €220 - €650 and takes 18h 49m.
The fastest way to get from China to Crete is to fly which takes 16h 51m and costs €350 - €1100.
The distance between China and Crete is 7716 km.
It takes approximately 17h 18m to get from China to Crete, including transfers.
There are 2592+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between China and Crete, Greece?
Air China, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chania International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chania International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–950
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- €5–6
- 1st Class Seat
- €8–10
- Business Class Seat
- €12–17
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- €5–9
- Hard Sleeper
- €5–10
- Soft Sleeper
- €15–22
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- €2–4
- Hard sleeper
- €5–8
- Soft sleeper
- €9–13
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
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