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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
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1. Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane FNC - HER
10h 1m
€147–248
Fly to Sitia Airport
1. Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane FNC - JSH
11h 40m
€226–656

Madeira Airport (FNC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

5Weekly Planes

7h 43mAverage Duration

€103Cheapest Price

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Distance: 3,866.6 km
Duration: 10h 1m

What companies run services between Funchal, Portugal and Crete, Greece?

easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 5 times a week.

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Heraklion(opens in a new window), Greece(opens in a new window)

Heraklion or Herakleion, sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a municipal population of 177,064 and 211,370 in its wider metropolitan area, according to the 2011 census. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Heraklion

Knossos(Opens in a new window)

Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and has been called Europe's oldest city.

Heraklion Archaeological Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the greatest museums in Greece and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains the most notable and complete collection of artifacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete.

Historical Museum of Crete(Opens in a new window)

The Historical Museum of Crete was founded by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies in 1953 and is housed in a neoclassical building of significant architectural merit (the A. & M. Kalokairinos House, 1903) in the city of Heraklion on Crete, an island of Greece. The museum was expanded following the addition of a new wing and floor.

Koules Fortress(Opens in a new window)

The "Castello a Mare" is a fortress located at the entrance of the old port of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. It was built by the Republic of Venice in the early 16th century, and is still in good condition today.

Places to stay in Heraklion

€178

GDM Megaron Historical Monument Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.8Exceptional

€153

Galaxy Hotel Iraklio(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

€155

Ibis Styles Heraklion Central(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

€113

City Lion by Semavi(Opens in a new window)

10.0Exceptional

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