There are 7 ways to get from Prague to Heraklion by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, train, or shuttle
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Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PRG - HER
5h 29m€78–206Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
40h 50m€170–286Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Prague to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
28h 42m€464–807Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DRS - HER
7h 36m€136–359Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PRG - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
7h 12m€197–464Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
40h 57mBus, bus and ferry via Gjakova
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Gjakovëbus
- Take the bus from Gjakovë to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
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Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Heraklion is to fly which costs €75 - €210 and takes 5h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Heraklion is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs €75 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Prague to Heraklion. However, there are services departing from Praha, ÚAN Florenc and arriving at Heraklion via Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 50m.
The distance between Prague and Heraklion is 1880 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Heraklion without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 40h 50m and costs €170 - €290.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Prague to Heraklion, including transfers.
Prague to Heraklion bus services, operated by Korona Travel, depart from Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Prague to Heraklion bus services, operated by Korona Travel, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Heraklion is 1h ahead of Prague. It is currently 12:19 AM in Prague and 1:19 AM in Heraklion.
There are 3129+ hotels available in Heraklion.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Heraklion, Greece?
Smartwings, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–180
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- 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
- +383 44 162 498
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Gjakovë
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- +383 49 402 669
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gjakovë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- [email protected]
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Gjakovë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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