Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Heraklion is the capital of the island Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. Heraklion is a popular starting point for visitors to Crete.
Heraklion is the capital of the island Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. Heraklion is a popular starting point for visitors to Crete.
There are two airports near Heraklion served by low cost airlines: Heraklion Airport and Chania International Airport. Information on flights available from these airports follow below.
Heraklion Airport is located 5 km to the north east of Heraklion, Crete.
| Destination | Airline | |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | ||
| Linz | Air Berlin | |
| Salzburg | Air Berlin | |
| Vienna | Air Berlin | |
| Belgium | ||
| Brussels | Corendon.com | |
| England | ||
| Leeds | Jet2 | |
| France | ||
| Paris | Transavia.com | |
| Germany | ||
| Berlin | Air Berlin, Condor, Germania Express, Germanwings, TUIfly | |
| Bremen | TUIfly | |
| Cologne | Air Berlin, Germanwings, TUIfly | |
| Dortmund | Air Berlin | |
| Dresden | Air Berlin | |
| Dusseldorf | Air Berlin, Condor, TUIfly | |
| Erfurt | Air Berlin | |
| Frankfurt | Condor, TUIfly | |
| Hamburg | Air Berlin, Condor, TUIfly | |
| Hanover | Air Berlin, Condor, TUIfly | |
| Karlsruhe | Condor, TUIfly | |
| Leipzig | Air Berlin, Condor, TUIfly | |
| Memmingen | TUIfly | |
| Munich | Air Berlin, Condor, TUIfly | |
| Münster | Air Berlin, TUIfly | |
| Nuremberg | Air Berlin, TUIfly | |
| Paderborn | Air Berlin, TUIfly | |
| Rostock | Air Berlin | |
| Saarbrücken | Condor, TUIfly | |
| Stuttgart | Condor, TUIfly | |
| Hungary | ||
| Budapest | Wizz Air | |
| Italy | ||
| Milan | Volareweb | |
| Luxembourg | ||
| Luxembourg City | Condor | |
| Netherlands | ||
| Amsterdam | Corendon.com, Transavia.com | |
| Norway | ||
| Oslo | Norwegian | |
| Poland | ||
| Warsaw | Centralwings | |
| Spain | ||
| Palma de Mallorca | Condor | |
| Switzerland | ||
| Basel | TUIfly | |
| Zürich | Air Berlin | |
Chania Airport is located 92 km to the west of Heraklion, Crete.
| Destination | Airline | |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | ||
| Copenhagen | Sterling | |
| Germany | ||
| Berlin | Condor | |
| Dusseldorf | Condor | |
| Frankfurt | Condor | |
| Hamburg | Condor | |
| Hanover | Condor | |
| Leipzig | Condor | |
| Munich | Condor | |
| Stuttgart | Condor | |
| Netherlands | ||
| Amsterdam | Transavia.com | |
| Norway | ||
| Oslo | Sterling | |
| Sweden | ||
| Stockholm | Sterling | |
From Heraklion there is daily ferry connection to Pireas, a port town close to Athens. There are also frequent boats to Santorini, the Cyclades and Rhodes.
The Heraklion Archeological Museum displays the best collection of finds from the Minoan era including statuettes, gold, metal works and frescoes from the Royal and Little Palaces and villas.
Heraklion is also known as Iraklion.
Chania airport - Basic information about the airport.
Municipality of Heraklion - Official website for the city of Heraklion with information on the history of the city, historical places like Knossos, museums, tips on sightseeing in Heraklion and links to related websites. Maps of Heraklion and Crete.