# Distance from Hyderabad (HYD) to Crete Island (JSH)

> 5,519 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,519 km / 3,429 mi / 2,980 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Greece
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 20:28 in Hyderabad, it's 17:58 in Crete Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,648 ft (JSH is lower than HYD)

## Airports

### [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hyderabad, India
- ICAO: VOHS
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 17.230000, 78.430000
- Elevation: 2,024 ft

### [Sitia Airport (JSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jsh-crete-island-sitia-airport/1ef266df-4e92-6400-ae9e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Crete Island, Greece
- ICAO: LGST
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- Coordinates: 35.220000, 26.100000
- Elevation: 376 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:28 in Hyderabad, it's 17:58 in Crete Island.

## Related

- [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sitia Airport (JSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jsh-crete-island-sitia-airport/1ef266df-4e92-6400-ae9e-06bb2780ed98)
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