There are 4 ways to get from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion by plane, shuttle, or car ferry
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Fly Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AUH - HER
8h 53m€142–423Fly Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AUH - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
11h 47m€271–701Fly Abu Dhabi to Santorini, car ferry
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Santorini (JTR)plane AUH - JTR
- Take the carferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
11h 30m€200–567Shuttle to Dubai International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DXB - HER
12h€302–553
Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion is to fly which costs €140 - €430 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion is to fly which takes 8h 53m and costs €140 - €430.
The distance between Abu Dhabi and Heraklion is 3111 km.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion, including transfers.
Heraklion is 1h behind Abu Dhabi. It is currently 11:26 PM in Abu Dhabi and 10:26 PM in Heraklion.
There are 3118+ hotels available in Heraklion.
What companies run services between Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Heraklion, Greece?
Etihad, Sky Express, and three other airlines fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–440
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–460
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Mykonos, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–460
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–460
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–470
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santorini via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–460
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–190
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €230–250
- Phone
- +1 800 665 2122
- Website
- emirates.com
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- emirates.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- Seajets
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