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Venue and how to get there | How to reach Crete | How to reach Hersonissos from Heraklion airport | Heraklion Plan | Weather
Venue and how to get there
Hotel Creta Maris,
700 14 Limin - Hersonissos
Greece - Crete
Telephone: +30-28970-27000
Fax: +30-28970-22130
Email: creta@maris.gr
Internet: www.maris.gr
How to reach Crete
- By air: The airport Nikos
Kazantzakis (airport Code: HER) is the only one in Heraklion. There are two airlines
in Greece for the route Athens-Heraklion-Athens:
Airlines:
Please find below information on local flights (from Athens to Heraklion and from Heraklion to Athens), around the dates of the CoreGrid Integration Workshop.
Aegean airlines:
http://www.aegeanair.com/aegeangr/home/index.asp
Olympic airlines:
http://www.olympicairlines.com/
- By sea: There are two major ship companies on the line: Athens-Heraklion. Minoan lines and ANEK lines provide daily service from and towards Crete. There are taxis available as well as buses near the port.
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Please click How to reach Hersonissos from Heraklion airport
When you arrive at the Heraklion airport, you have two options to get to Hersonissos: You either use public transportation (buses) or a taxi. We highly recommend the taxi option, since you will be able to find one immediately outside the arrivals building and it will take you directly to your destination. Below you will find an estimated taxi fare to Hersonissos
By Taxi:
Phone number for calling a taxi and for information: (+30) 2810 210102, (+30) 2810 210146
If you decide to go to Hersonissos, Creta Maris by taxi, you can click
& print the following to show the taxi driver:
The cost of a taxi from the airport to Hersonissos is estimated to be around 30 Euros.
By Public Bus:
From Heraklion airport there are buses to the city every 5 minutes, from 6:15 AM to 22:45 PM every day. You need to take a bus to the city and change bus at the city's bus station, (called KTEL) in order to reach Hersonissos. So, should you choose buses for your transportation to Hersonissos, you should take a bus from the airport to the city center and to ask the bus driver to let you near the Heraklion KTEL station. From there it takes about 5 minutes walking to reach the bus station to Hersonissos.
Please find below the timetable of buses:
From Heraklion to Hersonissos:
| Monday to Saturday | Sunday | |
| 6.30-7.00-7.30-8.00-8.30-9.30-10.30 11.30-12.00-12.30-13.00-13.30-14.00-14.30 15.30-16.30-17.30-18.30-19.30-20.30-21.30 |
7.00-8.00-9.30-10.30-11.30-12.30-13.00 13.30-14.30-15.30-16.30-17.30-18.30-19.30 20.30-21.30 |
From Hersonissos to Heraklion:
| Monday to Friday | Saturday | Sunday | ||
| 7.00 - 7.45 - 8.15 - 8.45 - 9.15 - 9.45 - 10.15 10.45 - 11.15 - 11.45 - 12.45 - 13.15 - 13.45 14.15 - 14.45 - 15.45 - 16.15 - 16.45 - 17.45 18.45 - 19.15 - 20.15 - 21.15 - 21.45 |
7.00 - 7.45 - 8.15 - 8.45 9.15 - 9.45 - 10.15 10.45 - 11.15 - 11.45 - 12.45 - 13.45 - 14.15 - 14.45 15.45 - 16.15 - 17.00 - 17.45 - 18.45 - 19.15 - 21.15 |
7.00 - 8.45 - 9.45 - 10.15 - 10.45 - 11.45 - 12.45
13.45 - 14.15 - 14.45 - 15.45 - 16.15 - 17.00 - 17.45 18.45 - 19.15 - 20.15 - 21.15 |
Route from Heraklion airport to Hersonissos
Please find below a map showing the way from Heraklion airport to Hersonissos. The main road is displayed in red.
Heraklion Plan
The following map provides information about the hotels' and restaurants' locations in Heraklion. For a printable version, please click on the map.
Local Weather
You can find information regarding the local weather on the dates you are visiting Crete, through the following link.
