There are 4 ways to get from Dubai to Heraklion by plane, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DXB - HER
8h 48m€312–474Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AUH - HER
10h 38m€160–463Fly Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DXB - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
12h 27m€311–742Fly Dubai International Airport to Sitia Airport, ferry
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane DXB - JSH
- Take the ferry from Sitia to Heraklionferry
21h 14m€267–1,142
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Heraklion is to shuttle and fly which costs €160 - €470 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Heraklion is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs €310 - €480.
The distance between Dubai and Heraklion is 3109 km.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Dubai to Heraklion, including transfers.
Heraklion is 1h behind Dubai. It is currently 9:06 PM in Dubai and 8:06 PM in Heraklion.
There are 3124+ hotels available in Heraklion.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Heraklion, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Emirates, and three other airlines fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
- 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
- €160–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Mykonos, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- 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
- €210–700
- 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
- €150–450
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–190
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €230–250
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Sitia to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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