LHR → HER · Greece
Heraklion from London in may
Trip breakdown
Flights
Direct, direct · out Fri 14 May 08:15, back Sun 16 May 19:40Price checked on Thu 12 Nov; live prices confirmed at Kiwi.com.
Accommodation
2 nights, Fri 14 May – Sun 16 May. 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 May
May offers glorious sunny weather around 24 degrees; seawater warms up to 20 degrees as outdoor tavernas fill with holidaymakers.
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.
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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
- Ha'penny Bridge door Onbekend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Castle door Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Cathedral door No machine-readable author provided. Julesn84 assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Jet d'Eau door Wikibusters, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Place de la Bourse door Phillip Maiwald (Nikopol), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons