Heraklion to Istanbul flight
Flights from Heraklion to Istanbul start at $102.97.
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The Flights from Heraklion to Istanbul starts at $102.97, run by 2 operators over 1,163 km. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 6h 54mDoor to door
- 2h 20mMoving
- $136.16 to $302.11From
- 243.1 kgCO2
6h 54m
2h 20m
$136.16 to $302.11
243.1 kg$136.16 to $302.11 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
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What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about $302.11Thu8
- about $294.94Fri9
- about $195.38Sat10
- about $232.47Sun11
- about $176.51Mon12
- about $179.76Tue13
- about $136.16Wed14
- about $191.47Thu15
- about $186.92Fri16
- about $199.29Sat17
- about $164.14Sun18
- about $143.31Mon19
- about $148.52Tue20
- about $142.02Wed21
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
Airlines
The flight gets you into Istanbul. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Istanbul for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Heraklion to Istanbul
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- $54.3790 days
- $95.0160 days
- $67.7145 days
- $70.1430 days
- $73.1721 days
- $88.3414 days
- $104.117 days
- $153.863 days
- $182.971 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $54.37.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 237 percent. The most expensive point is $182.97, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- $122.30Sun
- $96.83Mon
- $98.65Tue
- $88.34Wed
- $112.00Thu
- $108.35Fri
- $115.64Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Irákleion
Air- HER
Istanbul
- IST
- SAW
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,163 km against 714 km in a straight line, a detour of 44 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Athens, Thessaloníki. The gap between arriving and leaving is 81 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Flights against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 6h 54m | 2h 20m | 4h 34m | $102.97 | 243.1 kg |
| Ferry | 15h 29m | 11h 48m | 3h 41m | $65.89 | 128.0 kg |
Questions about Heraklion to Istanbul
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Flight from Heraklion to Istanbul take?
The Flight from Heraklion to Istanbul covers 1,163 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does the Flight from Heraklion to Istanbul cost?
The Flight from Heraklion to Istanbul starts at $102.97 for one passenger, as of October 7, 2026. A typical fare is $102.97. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Flight from Heraklion to Istanbul?
2 operators run the Flight from Heraklion to Istanbul: Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines. The operator table on this page sets out fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Flight from Heraklion to Istanbul use?
The Flight from Heraklion to Istanbul leaves from Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport HER and arrives at İstanbul Airport IST. Allow about 3h 10m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Flight the best way from Heraklion to Istanbul?
Traveling from Heraklion to Istanbul by Ferry costs $65.89, against $102.97 by Flight. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Flight from Heraklion to Istanbul?
Fares for the Flight from Heraklion to Istanbul bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $54.37. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 237 percent, measured on October 7, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Flight from Heraklion to Istanbul produce?
The Flight from Heraklion to Istanbul produces about 243.1 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1163 km, which works out at roughly 209 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
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