There are 3 ways to get from Washington to Heraklion by plane, subway, or shuttle
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DCA - HER
14h 26m€726–1,343Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane IAD - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
16h 47m€482–1,352Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IAD - HER
14h 53m€503–754
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Heraklion is to subway and fly which costs €500 - €800 and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Heraklion is to fly which takes 14h 26m and costs €700 - €1400.
The distance between Washington and Heraklion is 8541 km.
It takes approximately 14h 26m to get from Washington to Heraklion, including transfers.
Heraklion is 7h ahead of Washington. It is currently 12:03 PM in Washington and 7:03 PM in Heraklion.
There are 3127+ hotels available in Heraklion.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Heraklion, Greece?
JetBlue Airways, ITA Airways, and six other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Halifax, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Halifax, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- €2–3
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- €2–3
- 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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