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Which UK airports fly direct to Crete (Chania & Heraklion)?

Last Updated on August 17, 2026 by Henry @ The Getaway Lounge

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Which UK airports fly directly to Crete (Chania & Heraklion)?

If you’re thinking about visiting any time soon, you might be wondering what your best way of getting here is.

Well, we regularly monitor flight schedules across the world in a bid to bring you the most up to date, easy to digest information, and here’s the latest compiled in a table, including both Crete & Heraklion.

Direct flights and holidays to Crete from the UK (Chania & Heraklion)

UK airportCrete airportAirlineMonths flyingAverage flight timeBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
Belfast InternationalHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hr 45mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BirminghamChaniaJet2Seasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BirminghamHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BirminghamChaniaTUISeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BirminghamChaniaRyanairSeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BirminghamHeraklionTUISeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BirminghamHeraklioneasyJetSeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BournemouthHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BournemouthChaniaRyanairSeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BournemouthHeraklionTUISeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BristolChaniaJet2Seasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BristolHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BristolChaniaeasyJetSeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BristolHeraklioneasyJetSeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
BristolHeraklionTUISeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
CardiffHeraklionTUISeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
East MidlandsChaniaJet2Seasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
East MidlandsHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
East MidlandsChaniaRyanairSeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
East MidlandsHeraklionTUISeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
EdinburghChaniaJet2 from 2027Seasonal from 20274hr 30mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
EdinburghHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hr 30mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
EdinburghHeraklioneasyJetSeasonal4hr 30mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
ExeterHeraklionTUISeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
Glasgow InternationalHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hr 30mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
Glasgow InternationalChaniaeasyJetSeasonal4hr 30mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
Leeds BradfordChaniaJet2Seasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
Leeds BradfordHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
Leeds BradfordChaniaRyanairSeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
Liverpool John LennonHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
Liverpool John LennonHeraklioneasyJetSeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London GatwickHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London GatwickChaniaBritish AirwaysSeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London GatwickChaniaeasyJetSeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London GatwickChaniaTUISeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London GatwickHeraklioneasyJetSeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London GatwickHeraklionTUISeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London GatwickHeraklionCorendon AirlinesSeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London GatwickHeraklionBritish AirwaysSeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London HeathrowChaniaBritish AirwaysSeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London HeathrowHeraklionBritish AirwaysSeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London LutonHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London LutonChaniaeasyJetSeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London LutonHeraklioneasyJetSeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London StanstedChaniaJet2Seasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London StanstedHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London StanstedChaniaRyanairSeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
London StanstedHeraklionTUISeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
ManchesterChaniaJet2Seasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
ManchesterHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
ManchesterChaniaTUISeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
ManchesterChaniaeasyJetSeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
ManchesterChaniaRyanairSeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
ManchesterHeraklioneasyJetSeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
ManchesterHeraklionTUISeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
ManchesterHeraklionCorendon AirlinesSeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
Newcastle InternationalChaniaJet2Seasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
Newcastle InternationalHeraklionJet2Seasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
Newcastle InternationalChaniaRyanairSeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
Newcastle InternationalHeraklionTUISeasonal4hr 15mBrowse holidaysBrowse flights
NorwichHeraklionTUISeasonal4hrBrowse holidaysBrowse flights

Package holiday or flight-only?

We would usually recommend an ATOL protected package holiday to Crete.

Reason being, you’ll often get better value for money compared to a flight-only.

Besides, the final price can be bundled together to include your flights, hotel, full baggage allowance, coach transfers and ATOL protection.

And keep an eye on your board type, as it might be worth considering an all inclusive for example, if you’re looking to save on spending money whilst you’re there!

That said, there are also good reasons for booking a flight-only, and we’ve included links for both options above.

Conclusion

As illustrated above, there are plenty of UK airports that fly directly to both Crete Chania and Crete Heraklion, all on a seasonal basis.

We’ve compiled this information using flight aggregator tools such as Google Flights, whilst cross-checking these flight schedules directly with the airlines and travel companies mentioned above.

To accomplish this to a high degree of accuracy, I’m regularly checking flight schedules and relevant news stories from a range of sources, and have great experience in doing so for many different routes.

That said, flight schedules can move quickly so please do let me know using the email address below if you have any questions, spot any inaccuracies or have anything to add – it would be much appreciated.

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