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Cheapest cached fares Athens → Heraklion; direct flights available (e.g. GQ). · Based on 7 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
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Cheapest days highlighted · darker = pricier · past days greyed out · cached one-way fares.
Best value: Nov — fares from €40 and ~23°C daytime.
Flights from Athens to Heraklion start around €40 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €40–45, based on 7 fares found by travellers.
Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
In Oct, Heraklion typically sees ~25°C daytime highs and 3 rainy days.
3★+ hotels from €96/night (3 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Top-rated tours and tickets from €89 — book ahead for the popular ones.
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Heraklion (Greek: Ηράκλειον, Irákleio) or Iraklio is the major city and capital of Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. Its archaeological museum holds the remains of the 4000-year-old Minoan civilization, which centred on the nearby palace of Knossos, with its Minotaur legend. The city has several Venetian and Byzantine churches and the biggest in East Mediterranean well-preserved Venetian wall and harbour fortress from the 15th century.
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