For our villas in Crete, the nearest airport is Chania (sometimes written as Hania). This is an easy half-hour drive away, depending on traffic.
Chania airport is your easiest option because there are regular flights on a Tuesday from most UK main & regional airports (except Scotland). Most of the villa rental market in West Crete is geared towards Tuesday - Tuesday bookings because of this. If you can organise your holiday to start on a Tuesday you are more likely to get the availability you prefer.
The alternative airport is Heraklion. Compared to Chania, flights may be slightly cheaper, and there is a wide choice of arrival dates. However, the drive is longer - around 1 hour and 50 minutes - but it is an easy straight road across the island and gives you the opportunity to see more of Crete.
Tuesday flights to Chania from: Birmingham, Gatwick, Manchester & Newcastle airports
Tuesday flights to Heraklion from: Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast, Newcastle, Humberside, East Midlands, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Stansted & Exeter airports.
If you cannot manage a Tuesday, of course we will still try to accommodate you, especially in the early and late times of the season. Please email or phone your requirements and we will try to be as flexible as we can.
NEW! EasyJet now offer scheduled direct flights from Manchester/Gatwick to Heraklion. They offer a good selection of dates between April and October and you can schedule your return flight on a different day of the week to the one you came out on. See link below.
ALSO www.flythomascook.com for earliest flights (from March 2008).
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Typical prices
Expect to pay £120 - £180 adult return flight in April/May/June and September/October. Book early with Easyjet / Flythomascook and you can get some very good deals - see below. In July/August prices are likely to be £250 - £300, inclusive of taxes.
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Useful links
A useful resource if you want to see which airline flys from which airport on which day Special late offers from Monarch airlines - our choice the best for service/value/reliability low cost flight comparison website with a user-friendly search facility Scheduled flights from Manchester and Gatwick to Heraklion. Book early and get cheap flights from £80 return! ... Direct flights from London/Manchester from MARCH 2008! Book early for best prices - comparable or better than Easyjet in our experience. ...
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