How to get to Athens from Heraklion
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4.6Travel Information from Heraklion to Athens
 Distance | 199 miles |
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 Available travel modes | Ferry or flight |
 Ticket price range | £21 - £25 |
 Cheapest mode | Flight • £21 • 50 min |
 Fastest mode | Flight • £21 • 50 min |
 Popular travel companies | Anek - Superfast or Aegean Airlines |
Take a ferry or flight to travel 199 miles to Athens from Heraklion. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are Anek - Superfast or Aegean Airlines among others. Travellers can even take a direct ferry or flight from Heraklion to Athens.
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How to get to Athens from Heraklion by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Heraklion to Athens is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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You can travel by travel between Heraklion and Athens with Volotea and Aegean Airlines. When you search Omio for times and tickets, we’ll show you the best deals available.
FAQs: Heraklion to Athens
There are 2 ways to get from Heraklion to Athens: ferry or flight.
The cheapest way to travel from Heraklion to Athens is a flight with an average price of £21.
This is compared to other travel options from Heraklion to Athens:
A flight is £4 less than a ferry with an average ticket price of £25 from Heraklion to Athens.
The fastest way from Heraklion to Athens is by flight with an average journey time of 50 min.
There are alternative travel options to Athens that take longer:
Getting to Athens by ferry takes 6 h 5 min on average.
You should expect to travel around 199 miles from Heraklion to Athens.
The average frequency per day from Heraklion to Athens is:
- 5 ferries a day.
- 10 flights a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Heraklion and Athens as scheduled services by ferry or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Heraklion to Athens:
- Ferries mostly leave from Heraklion Port and tend to arrive in Port of Piraeus.
- Flights mostly leave from Heraklion International Airport and tend to arrive in Athens International Airport.
The following travel companies offer services from Heraklion to Athens:
- Travel with Anek - Superfast, Minoan Lines (Greece domestic), Blue Star Ferries, Fast Ferries or Seajets to go to Athens by ferry. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Minoan Lines (Greece domestic) Heraklion to Athens tickets on Omio for £25.
- Travel with Aegean Airlines or Volotea to go to Athens by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Volotea Heraklion to Athens tickets on Omio for £21.
Yes, there are direct services available from Heraklion to Athens with the following travel companies:
- 4 direct ferries per day with Fast Ferries.
- Direct flight available with Aegean Airlines or Volotea 7 direct flights per day.
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Athens as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets from Heraklion to Athens.
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