Flights to Crete

nwc389

We have booked apartments in Crete for September 2016 so I am now looking for flights to Heraklion from Newcastle , only choices are jet2 , Thomson and Thomas Cook .
Jet2 are currently the cheapest coming in at just over £600 for the 2 of us , as we normally do Greek holidays as a package I have no idea if that is a good price . When is a good time to be looking to book a flight and get the best deal ?

budgetflyer

Normally the best time is b4 you book the accom. That way you can tweek it a day or 2 either way.
We regularly drove from Edinburgh to Newcastle and Manchester if the saving justified it. You could too. Ryanair prices are normally best around 6 to 8 weeks. Thomson can be really cheap 2 weeks b4. the rest are a hit or miss imo.
really depends if its high or low season.
Sometimes for Greece, you can book an 18/30 package cheaper than the flights but just ditch the accom provided

richardw

Check how far the apartment is from Chania airport, Ryanair are doing a lot of flights and it might be an option.

nwc389

richardw wrote: »

Check how far the apartment is from Chania airport, Ryanair are doing a lot of flights and it might be an option.

It's in Sissi , it would have to be Heraklion . I booked the apartments first because they only had two left for the dates we wanted , they are very popular with return customers.
I think I'll just have to keep monitoring the flights over the next few months and be ready to pounce when I see a decent price !

Blue264

nwc389 wrote: »

I think I'll just have to keep monitoring the flights over the next few months and be ready to pounce when I see a decent price !

That's what I do. Just keep a word pad on your desktop, check the fares once a day or every few days. I always check one way fares to anywhere in Greece ( this is where skyscanner is really useful ) and note them too.

Almost anywhere you end up, there's a cheap Aegean or Ryanair flight to Heraklion, or a Blue Star ferry for around 35 Euros. Over the past few years, I've booked Manchester to Chania for £23 o/w, Birmingham to Santorini for £84 o/w, etc, then just got a ferry to where I need to be which always turns into one of the highlights of the trip. You can't beat having a drink on the back of the boat at sunset, watching porpoises following in the wake for over an hour.
Oh...and don't forget to check northern departures on the Thomsonfly website fare deals page, both outbound and return.

You can already book Ryanair Chania to East Midlands for £85, then just concentrate on the outbound flight.