my family is going on vacation soon, and nothing is set in stone, but i just want to know about how long it takes to fly there. thanks!

No airline flies New York to Crete non stop so you’ll connect somewhere (Athens, Frankfurt, Paris, London, etc etc). A flight to Athens is about 10 hours; figure another 3 to make the connection and fly to Crete. Remember the time dif is 7 hours ahead so if you leave JFK at 6:00pm (1:00am) you’ll be on Crete the next day at about 2:00pm. RJ