From Athens numerous flights depart for Crete with Aegean
and Olympic. Tickets for these can be booked in advance or at the
appropriate ticket desk in the check-in hall. This is above the arrivals
section at Eleftheria Venizelous (Athens airport) and you will have
to ascend via the escalators or stairs. Although tickets are normally
readily available for the next scheduled flight on both airlines seats
at peak times should be ensured beforehand. Elections and public holidays
(especially Easter) tend to see great movements of people from the
capital to outlying islands, including Crete. Flights should normally
work out at less than £70 each way
Worried about changes? Two changes of flights are perfectly
possible within a day and a sample itinerary may be for - 6 am (local
time) depart UK. arr 8 am (local time - 1 hr ahead of UK) Paris. 10am
depart Paris. Arrive Athens 2.25 (local time - 2 hrs ahead of UK).
Depart Athens 4pm. arrive Heraklion 4.40pm. Taxi transfer to hotel
- variable on location. Example times : Heraklion 10 mins, Agios Nikolaos
50 mins, Elounda 1 hr, Rethymnon 1 hr. Visitors to Chania or further
west would be better served flying from Athens into Chania airport
In-Season Charter Flights
Many of the holiday companies that offer
package holidays to the island during the summer season also offer
flight only options. Airtours,
Manos,
Argo
Holidays, Direct
Holidays, Going
Places, My
Travel, Thomas
Cook and Olympic
Holidays all offer holiday / flight options for the island. Tickets
may not necessarily be available on every flight and can vary dramatically
in price depending upon availability and time of booking. Thomson
Flights (part of TUI) is a long standing carrier from the UK to
Crete in the summer season and you may check availability and book
tickets at their website. They also offer the convenience of being
able to book one way or return tickets online FROM Heraklion rather
than UK airports, a useful facility for Crete residents wishing to
visit the UK.
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Airtours
, Manos
and My
Travel offer not only Holidays but flight only summer charter
deals to many airports in Greece
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Freedom
Flights from 12+ UK airports to over 45 destinations including
the Greek islands. The majority of flights are operated by their
sister company Excel Airways
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Olympic
Holidays offer one way and return flight booking online
in addition to their many package holidays
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France UK 
is one of many airlines offering year round scheduled routes
to Athens
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baggage reclaim in Athens or other airport.