London Gatwick to Crete flights
Updated 2026-11-04
The lowest one-way fare from London Gatwick to Crete we saw in the week to 4 Nov was £33 with easyJet, for travel on 8 Nov, non-stop (seen on 29 Oct). A typical low fare is £95 (the median of the cheapest fare in each of 31 travel weeks). London Gatwick (LGW) to Heraklion (HER) is 2680 km, typically flown in 3h 45m. 4 airlines have been seen selling non-stop flights.
How much is a flight from London to Crete?
- Lowest one-way fare seen
- £33 with easyJetfor travel on 8 Nov, non-stop · seen 29 Oct
- Typical low fare
- £95median of the cheapest fare in each of 31 travel weeks
- Cheapest month to travel
- Novembermedian daily low £81, 17 travel days seen
- Dearest month
- Decembermedian daily low £138, 20 travel days seen
- Cheapest day to fly
- Wednesdaymedian £87 across 8 Wednesdays
- Airlines seen flying direct
- easyJet, TUI Airways, Jet2 and British Airways
- Fares last checked
- 4 Novcaptured daily
These are fares seen on the dates given, not live prices. A fare can sell out or change within hours.
See today's pricesHow much is a flight from London to Crete next week?
| Travel week | Lowest fare seen | Airline | From | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next week5 Nov–11 Nov | £33 | easyJet | London Gatwick | Check 8 Nov |
| In 2 weeks12 Nov–18 Nov | £80 | easyJet | London Gatwick | Check 13 Nov |
| In 3 weeks19 Nov–25 Nov | £80 | – | London Gatwick | Check 21 Nov |
| In 4 weeks26 Nov–2 Dec | £81 | – | London Gatwick | Check 2 Dec |
| In 5 weeks3 Dec–9 Dec | £85 | – | London Gatwick | Check 4 Dec |
| In 6 weeks10 Dec–16 Dec | £106 | – | London Gatwick | Check 15 Dec |
| In 7 weeks17 Dec–23 Dec | £176 | – | London Gatwick | Check 21 Dec |
Lowest one-way fare seen for travel in each of the next 7 weeks, checked 4 Nov. A week is shown only when fares were seen on three or more of its days. Not live prices.
London to Crete flights by date
Lowest one-way fare seen for each travel date in the next two weeks, checked 4 Nov. Cheapest: Sunday 8 Nov at £33 with easyJet.
| Travel date | Lowest fare seen | Airline | From | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov | £50 | – | London Gatwick | Check |
| Fri 6 Nov | £50 | – | London Gatwick | Check |
| Sat 7 Nov | £34 | – | London Gatwick | Check |
| Sun 8 Nov | £33 | easyJet | London Gatwick | Check |
| Mon 9 Nov | £65 | – | London Gatwick | Check |
| Fri 13 Nov | £80 | easyJet | London Gatwick | Check |
| Sat 14 Nov | £95 | – | London Gatwick | Check |
| Sun 15 Nov | £81 | – | London Gatwick | Check |
| Mon 16 Nov | £124 | Sky Express | London Gatwick | Check |
| Tue 17 Nov | £81 | – | London Gatwick | Check |
| Wed 18 Nov | £85 | – | London Gatwick | Check |
Dates with no fare observed are left out. Past observations, not live prices.
Which airlines fly direct from London to Crete?
| Airline | Lowest fare seen | Travel date | Typical low fare | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet | £33 | 8 Nov | £112 | Check 8 Nov |
| TUI Airways | £72 | 19 Apr 2027 | £120 | Check 19 Apr |
| Jet2 | £106 | 31 Aug 2027 | – | Check 31 Aug |
| British Airways | £130 | 4 Jun 2027 | – | Check 4 Jun |
One-way fares for non-stop flights, seen in the week to 4 Nov. An airline is listed once it has been seen on two or more travel dates. Some fares are sold by a partner airline on the same aircraft (a codeshare).
With a stop on the way, the lowest fares seen were Wizz Air £89, Sky Express £91, Eurowings £105, Vueling £108, Aegean Airlines £135 and SWISS £148.
Cheapest month to fly from London to Crete
Each figure is the median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each travel day in that month (73 travel days in all, checked in the week to 4 Nov). A month is shown only when at least three of its days have a fare.
Cheapest day of the week to fly from London to Crete
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £109 | £97 | £87 | £130 | £108 | £105 | £102 |
Median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each departure day, grouped by weekday. Wednesday is the lowest in this week's data.
Flying from London Gatwick
Gatwick is London's leisure-leaning airport — the home of British Airways' short-haul leisure operation, easyJet's largest UK base and a long lineup of TUI and Norwegian holiday flights. South and central London passengers reach it via the Gatwick Express or Thameslink. The mix is broader than Heathrow on European leisure routes, often cheaper, and you'll see the same destination served three or four times a day across competing airlines — useful when one carrier delays.
Arriving in Crete
Heraklion Airport is 4 km east of central Heraklion, the largest city in Crete. Bus 1 runs every 15 minutes to the city centre. The May–October leisure schedule is intense; winter capacity drops sharply but doesn't disappear. Crete's size means you can fly into Heraklion (HER) or Chania (CHQ) — match the airport to your accommodation cluster to save the 2-hour cross-island drive.
London to Crete FAQs
Direct flights from London Gatwick (LGW) to Heraklion (HER) take approximately 3h 45m for the 2680 km journey. Airport-to-airport time depends on winds and air-traffic queueing on approach.
The lowest one-way fare we saw in the week to 4 Nov was £33 with easyJet, for travel on 8 Nov, non-stop (seen on 29 Oct). A typical low fare is £95, the median of the cheapest fare in each of 31 travel weeks. These are fares seen on those dates, not live prices.
For travel between 5 Nov and 11 Nov, the lowest one-way fare we saw (checked 4 Nov) was £33 with easyJet from London Gatwick, for 8 Nov. The weeks after: 12 Nov–18 Nov £80; 19 Nov–25 Nov £80; 26 Nov–2 Dec £81. These are fares seen when we checked, not live prices.
In the fares we recorded in the week to 4 Nov, November was the cheapest month to travel, with a median daily low of £81 over 17 travel days. December was the dearest at £138.
Wednesday, in this week's data: the median of the lowest fare for each Wednesday departure was £87, across 8 dates.
We have seen non-stop flights sold by easyJet, TUI Airways, Jet2 and British Airways. Lowest one-way fares seen: easyJet £33, TUI Airways £72, Jet2 £106 and British Airways £130.
In the fares we recorded in the week to 4 Nov, the lowest one-way fare to Crete was from London Gatwick (£33), then London Stansted £50, London Luton £86 and London Heathrow £118. Lowest fares seen, not live prices; the order changes week to week.
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