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You can travel to Aristotelis Apt Airport from the city center by using a taxi, bus, hotel shuttle or renting a car.

Car Rental

You can travel to the airport by selecting one of the car rental offices located in the city center. You can get information about the cost of renting a car by contacting some of the car rental companies. In addition, you can make a reservation before your travel or ask help from your hotel about this issue. Those who don’t want to lose time with other transportation alternatives can easily travel to the airport by renting a car.

Taxi

You can reach the airport from the city center in a short time thanks to the taxis that you can call to your hotel or location. When the number of passengers and luggage is taken into consideration, the cost of travelling by taxi is about 15-25 Euro. You can have a more budget-friendly travel to the airport by bargaining over the fare before getting on the taxi.

Airport Bus

Transportation to the airport is easily provided thanks to the bus routes departing from the city center passing through the bus stops located on the airport route. The ticket price of these buses is 10 Euro. There are also many bus routes providing transportation between the city center and airport. The ticket prices of these buses vary between 2 - 15 Euro depending on the usage period.

Hotel Shuttle

By choosing the airport transfer option, which is one of the opportunities offered to you, while making your hotel reservation, you can avoid having any problem during your travel to the airport. You can get detailed information about this option by contacting your hotel. If you have heavy luggage, this transportation alternative may be one of the best options for travelling to the airport from the city center.

Airport Information

Aristotelis Apt Airport welcomes many visitors every year thanks to its location that is close to the city center. From the airport, connecting flights are organized to many cities and countries.

Although Heraklion is the largest residential area in Crete, especially the old city district is proper for walking. You can explore the whole city with a comfortable shoe, but you should always consider the weather. On the other hand, it is possible to explore the city by participating in the tours of many tourism agencies. Public transportation in the city is provided by buses. You can get to the whole city by buses, which will take you from the main bus stops A, B, and C.

Of course, there are many ferry and boat services in Heraklion, the biggest port city of Crete island. From there you can travel to many ports such as Santorini, Ios, Mykonos or Rhodes. Daily ferry service to Piraeus Port is also organized. It is possible to reach Athens from this port. You can rent a car in the city. Motorcycles and scooters, as well as cars, are quite common. It provides not only an ideal way of transportation to visit the city in warm weather but also an easy access to the other settlements of Crete Island such as Ayios Nikolaos and Chania. You can reach these cities by following the E75 highway. Traffic in the city can be really busy from time to time. Usually, there is an irregular traffic flow and road works are done. You can see the taxi almost everywhere in the city. However, it is not allowed to stop a taxi on the road, you need to use the taxi stops. You can see the taxi stops in front of the port, the bus station, and the airport. It is possible to use it not only for short trips but also as a private tour vehicle as well.

Taxis do not have a standard price policy, so if you can agree on the fare you can travel the whole city by having breaks at the important places of the city. All signs in Crete Island are written in English, using Latin alphabet as well as Greek alphabet, so you will not have trouble during transportation. The most used transportation vehicle from Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport to the city center is taxi. Buses are available for those who prefer to use public transportation. If you rent a car at the airport, you can easily reach the surrounding cities, not just the city center.

Bus

You can use the buses to the city center from bus stops at the airport terminal exit. The services are quite frequent, buses depart every 5 minutes. The services are rare only on Sundays. Buses start to pick up passengers early in the morning and continue its services until late in the evening.

Taxi

You can easily see the taxi stop when you leave the airport arrival terminal. Getting to the city center by taxi is easy and fast. If you wish, you can reserve a taxi for you by contacting the airport taxi station in advance.

Rent a car

Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport has 9 different vehicle rental companies that you can rent cars or motorbikes. You can make your vehicle rental operations online before your flight. You must remember that you must have international competence in order to be able to drive in Crete. The airport is located right on the E75 highway.