# Heraklion

- Kind: port
- Data version: 2026-10-14
- Reference month: 2026-10
- Checked: 2026-07-22
- Page: https://cruise-pitta.com/en/port/heraklion

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## Overview

Photo: OybIin · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heraklion_Port_2.jpg)

Checked: none (unverified)

- Region: [View Mediterranean on the map](https://cruise-pitta.com/explore?r=mediterranean)
- Port name: Heraklion
- English name: Heraklion
- Country: Greece
- Latitude / longitude: 35.34, 25.14

The port of Heraklion, Crete's largest city, with the ruins of the Minoan Palace of Knossos in the southern suburbs, making it a gateway to exploring the island. Fortifications and city walls remain around the port, while the airport is only about 5 km east of the city center. From Japan, it can be reached with one connection in Munich, Frankfurt, Istanbul, or other cities, not only via Athens.

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Getting there from Japan

- Nearest airport: HER
- Description: Unknown
- Airport to port (approx.): 10–20 min
- Ease of access: B — One connection (Estimated)

About 3.3 km from airport to port (straight-line distance) (Estimated)

Calculated from OurAirports coordinates

Access from Japan: A = direct flight / B = one connection / C = two or more connections (indicative)

Checked: 2026-07-22

English text in preparation.

## Itineraries calling here

### [7-Night Mediterranean Cruise from Istanbul](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/costa-pacifica-7n-istanbul)

- Region: Mediterranean
- Itinerary: May–Sep 2027
- Departure months: 2027-05, 2027-06, 2027-07, 2027-08, 2027-09
- Ship: Costa Pacifica
- Cruise line: Costa Cruises
- Duration: 7 nights
- Departure / arrival: Istanbul → Istanbul
- Port: Istanbul › Mykonos › Heraklion › +3 › Istanbul
- Cruise type: Round trip / 7
- Amount: Unknown
- Fare level: Standard

Checked: 2026-10-05

## Links

### External sites and sources

- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklion_International_Airport)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklion)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haneda_Airport)
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heraklion_Port_2.jpg)

### Related Cruise Pitta pages

- [View Mediterranean on the map](https://cruise-pitta.com/explore?r=mediterranean)
- [7-Night Mediterranean Cruise from Istanbul](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/costa-pacifica-7n-istanbul)

## Checked

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Sources

- encyclopedia: en.wikipedia.org — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklion_International_Airport
- encyclopedia: en.wikipedia.org — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklion
- encyclopedia: en.wikipedia.org — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haneda_Airport

Source: Wikipedia “[Haneda Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haneda_Airport)”, “[Heraklion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklion)”, “[Heraklion International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklion_International_Airport)” ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))