Fly to Heraklion

Heraklion is the largest city and the capital of Crete. It is also the fourth largest city in Greece and the capital of the Prefecture. The major airport is Heraklion International Airport (HER), known to locals as “Nikos Kazantzakis.” Heraklion International Airport is relatively close to the city center, 5km out to the east. It is one of the busiest airports of Greece, due to Crete being a major destination for tourists during the summer season. One of the most outstanding characteristics of Heraklion is the fact that it is almost completely surrounded by the Knossos ruins, an impressive array of Bronze Age buildings and archeological excavations. There are daily domestic flights offered by Olympic Airlines and Aegean Airlines from and to Thessaloniki, Rhodes and Athens. Cyprus Airlines flies to Larnaca via Rhodes. Moreover, Sky Express serves the Aegean islands such as Santorini, Rhodes, Kos, Samos and Mytilini with daily direct flights. During the high season, flight destinations increase to reach all over Europe: UK, Germany, Russia and Italy, making the air traffic extremely intense. Since most of the air traffic goes west, over the city, the area tends to be very noisy. Every year, millions of plane tickets are sold here. The average number of visitors using this airport reaches 4,800,000 in any given year. The competition between the two major airline companies, Olympic Airlines and Aegean Airlines, is obvious. Attracting and trying to keep return customers are in their interests, which is why these companies are known for offering special discount ticket programs. Through these programs, people can easily get low cost tickets to Heraklion at any time. By comparing all low cost flight deals and playing the companies against each other (requesting a better deal to match something offered by the other one) you can book the best one for your business or holiday trip.