Cheap flights from London to Heraklion

September is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar holds fares for every month of the year, so you can see how the summer peak compares with spring and autumn. Late spring and early autumn usually pair warm sea temperatures with quieter beaches. Midweek departures tend to cost less than weekend ones, and school holidays push fares up at both ends of the route. Book early for July and August, when Greek island demand peaks, then watch the fares again once the summer rush fades.

Easyjet, Jet2, Wizz Air, Wizz Air UK, Wizz Air Malta, TUI Airways, Transavia Airlines and Vueling Airlines are the low-cost names you will see most often, while Sky Express and Edelweiss Air bring a different style of service. Some of them fly nonstop from a London airport, others sell connections through a hub, so both the journey time and your departure airport change with the carrier. What a fare includes differs just as much: a low-cost ticket and a leisure-carrier ticket rarely cover the same bag or seat, so compare the total for the luggage you actually take.

Heraklion has one airport, Nikos Kazantzakis, and it sits a short drive from the city centre, so the transfer into town is quick by taxi or local bus. If you are heading for resorts along the north coast, expect a longer road transfer and arrange it before you fly in high season. The terminal gets busy when several flights land together in summer, so leave room for bags and for the queues at the car hire desks. Nothing about the arrival is complicated, but knowing your onward plan before you land saves a lot of standing around.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Greek

Emergency number

112, 100, 166

Driving side

right

Calling code

+30

Internet domain

.gr, .ελ

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Heraklion

145 k (2021)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Europe/Athens)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport your fare leaves from, because the city's airports are far apart and the wrong one costs you a day.
• Compare what each low-cost fare includes for bags and seats before you pick the lowest headline.
• If your itinerary joins two separate tickets, leave a generous gap in case the first leg runs late.
• Make sure your passport or identity card is valid for travel to Greece and for the whole stay.
• Book early for July and August, and look at September if you want the cheapest month.
• Decide how you will get from Nikos Kazantzakis to your hotel before you fly, especially on a late arrival.