There are 3 ways to get from Tokyo to Heraklion by train, plane, or shuttle
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Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NRT - HER
20h 57m€317–1,110Fly Tokyo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane HND - HER
21h 21m€313–907Fly Tokyo International Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane HND - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
22h 24m€452–1,205
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Heraklion is to fly which costs €310 - €950 and takes 21h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Heraklion is to train and fly which takes 20h 57m and costs €310 - €1200.
The distance between Tokyo and Heraklion is 9726 km.
It takes approximately 20h 57m to get from Tokyo to Heraklion, including transfers.
Heraklion is 6h behind Tokyo. It is currently 3:53 PM in Tokyo and 9:53 AM in Heraklion.
There are 3127+ hotels available in Heraklion.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Heraklion, Greece?
Japan Airlines, Finnair, and six other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chania International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €400–3,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–3,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chania International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–950
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–2,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–3,400
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
- Website
- sunclassairlines.dk
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chania International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–950
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- 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
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