There are 4 ways to get from Lagos to Crete by plane, subway, or car ferry
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LOS - HER
12h 9m€263–904Fly to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LOS - CHQ
13h 37m€305–1,042Fly to Sitia Airport
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane LOS - JSH
11h 42m€422–1,402Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LOS - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
18h 10m€561–951
Lagos (LOS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lagos to Crete is to fly which costs €260 - €950 and takes 12h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Lagos to Crete is to fly which takes 11h 42m and costs €420 - €1400.
The distance between Lagos and Crete is 3923 km.
It takes approximately 12h 9m to get from Lagos to Crete, including transfers.
Crete is 1h ahead of Lagos. It is currently 10:24 PM in Lagos and 11:24 PM in Crete.
There are 2592+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Lagos, Nigeria and Crete, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and six other airlines fly from Lagos (LOS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lagos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Lagos to Chania International Airport via Cairo, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,000
Flights from Lagos to Chania International Airport via Beirut, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,200
Flights from Lagos to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,400
Flights from Lagos to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
Flights from Lagos to Sitia Airport via Beirut, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lagos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Lagos to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lagos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Lagos to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lagos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Lagos to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Lagos to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,400
Flights from Lagos to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lagos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lagos to Chania International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €750–1,700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Lagos to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lagos to Chania International Airport via Algiers, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lagos to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Lagos to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–800
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Lagos to Athens International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–950
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
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