Cologne to Heraklion

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How the cheapest fare moved

Sep 25: €32 €32 Sep 18 Sep 25 low €32 · high €94

Departure-day prices · May 2025 Cologne → Heraklion

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Best time to visit Heraklion — climate

Jan: ~18°C daytime, 6 rainy days 18° JanFeb: ~15°C daytime, 15 rainy days 15° FebMar: ~21°C daytime, 7 rainy days 21° MarApr: ~20°C daytime, 11 rainy days 20° AprMay: ~26°C daytime, 5 rainy days 26° MayJun: ~30°C daytime, 1 rainy days 30° JunJul: ~33°C daytime, 0 rainy days 33° JulAug: ~31°C daytime, 0 rainy days 31° AugSep: ~29°C daytime, 2 rainy days 29° SepOct: ~25°C daytime, 3 rainy days 25° OctNov: ~23°C daytime, 5 rainy days 23° NovDec: ~18°C daytime, 12 rainy days 18° Dec

Best value: Oct — fares from €32 and ~25°C daytime.

Flights from Cologne to Heraklion start around €32 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €32–154, based on 14 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Cologne → Heraklion; direct flights available (e.g. XR). · Based on 14 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Heraklion

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Sep 29 – Oct 2 Corendon Airlines Europe · Direct · 3h 35m €238 Book
Oct 19 – Oct 22 Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 35m €257 Book
Oct 19 – Oct 26 Ryanair · 1 stop · 4h 05m €285 Book
Oct 29 – Oct 30 Corendon Airlines Europe · Direct · 3h 35m €290 Book
Oct 21 – Oct 25 Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 35m €295 Book
Oct 19 – Oct 25 Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 35m €297 Book
Oct 19 – Oct 23 Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 35m €305 Book
Oct 17 – Oct 31 Lufthansa · 2 stops · 4h 40m €306 Book

Weather in Heraklion

Fri ☁️ 24° 16° 💧0%
Sat ☁️ 25° 15° 💧30%
Sun ⛈️ 21° 19° 💧40%
Mon 🌧️ 23° 19° 💧0%
Tue 🌤️ 24° 20° 💧0%
Wed 🌧️ 21° 18° 💧32%
Thu 🌤️ 22° 18° 💧33%

In May, Heraklion typically sees ~26°C daytime highs and 6 rainy days.

Where to stay in Heraklion

3★+ hotels from €80/night (4 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Metropole Urban Hotel hotel · Heraklion
from €80/night★ 4
Artion Boutique by Enorme hotel · Heraklion
from €94/night★ 3
City Life Port Hotel hotel · Heraklion
from €101/night★ 3

Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference+1h
Time in the air3h 35m

Things to do in Heraklion

Top-rated tours and tickets from €97 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About Heraklion

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.

Read the full Heraklion guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-09-25. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.