| How
get to Iraklio
By
air from Athens, Rhodes, Santorini, Mykonos, and from many cities
in Europe
Iraklion's airport is about
5 kilometers (3 miles) east of the city, along the coast. Major car-rental
companies have desks at the airport. A taxi to Iraklion costs about 6 Euro,
and the public bus is 1 Euro
By
Ferry-boats
During the summer the island
has frequent connections to Athens (Piraeus Port), Thessalonica and sometimes
in high season occasional international ferries to Ancona in Italy,
Cesme in Turkey, and Halifa in Israel.
The journey from Piraeus,
to Crete take about 9 hours on standard ferries, and 6 hours on the high-speed
fleets ( Knossos Palace and Festos Palace - of the Minoan Lines). On the
Athens - Crete route, overnight ferries arrive at their destination between
5.00 and 6.30 in the morning. Thessaloniki to Heraklion sailing
takes approximately 22 hours.
By
Bus
The third common mode of
arrival in Iraklion is by public bus from one of the other Cretan cities
or towns.
Timetable
AGIOS NIKOLAOS-
HERAKLIO
DISTANCE : 69 km |
6.15, 7.30,
8.00, 9.00, 9.30, 10.00,10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00,12.30,13.00,13.30,14.00,
15.00, 15.30, 16.15 , 17.00,18.00,19.00,20.30 |
| CHANIA-HERAKLIO |
5.30 - 6.00 - 6.30 - 7.30
-8.00 - 8.30 - 9.00 - 9.30 - 10.00 - 10,30 - 11.00 - 11,30 - 12.00 - 12,30
13.30 - 14.00 - 14,30 - 15.00 - 15,30 - 16.00
16,30 - 17.00 - 17,30 -
18.30 - 19.30 - 20.30 |
These
are the scheduled timetables and they are subject to change. Extra busses
could also run on peak days. This is why, before your trip, you should
confirm timetables with a phone call to the KTEL stations at 0030 2810
245020, |
