AMS → HER · Greece
Heraklion from Amsterdam in december
Trip breakdown
Flights
Direct, direct · out Fri 11 Dec 08:15, back Sun 13 Dec 19:40Price checked on Thu 12 Nov; live prices confirmed at Kiwi.com.
Accommodation
2 nights, Fri 11 Dec – Sun 13 Dec. Not in the total: hotel prices change daily, see live prices on Booking.com.
Activities
Not in the total: pick what you want to do. Live prices and tickets on Klook.
Flight per person
Discover Heraklion
City guide
Visiting Heraklion in December
December is peaceful and mild with festive illuminations around Eleftherias Square and bakeries filled with sweet holiday pastries.
Heraklion (Iraklio) is the bustling capital and maritime gateway of Crete, situated on the island's northern Aegean coastline. Steeped in antiquity, it was the focal point of the Minoan civilization, Europe's earliest sophisticated Bronze Age society, and later flourished as a formidable Venetian and Ottoman maritime stronghold.
- From the airport
- Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER) is situated just four kilometers east of the city. Local municipal buses (routes 1, 6, and 11) run every 10 to 15 minutes from outside arrivals to central Eleftherias Square in 15 to 20 minutes. Official taxis to downtown cost approximately 12 to 16 euros.
- Getting around
- The historic city center within the ancient Venetian walls is mostly pedestrianized and easy to navigate on foot. For visiting the Minoan Palace of Knossos, public bus line 2 runs frequently from the port and central bus station. Regional KTEL coaches connect Heraklion with towns like Chania, Rethymno, and Agios Nikolaos.
Different month, different price
Cheapest direct return flight per person to Heraklion from Amsterdam, by month.
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Fotocredits (9)
- Morosini Fountain door C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Heraklion Archaeological Museum door Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Koules Fortress door PeterWikiSK, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Eiffel Tower door Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Basel Minster door Wladyslaw Sojka, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tower Bridge door Fuzzypiggy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Brandenburg Gate door Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière door Elwood j blues, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Grossmünster door Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons