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The amount of baggage you can bring with you to your cabin when traveling with Olympic Air will depend on the fare you hold. You can one personal item or one carry-on bag if you hold a Light fare, one personal item and one carry-on bag if you purchase a Flex, Family, Comfort Flex, or a Business Class fare. Your carry-on bag should not exceed 55 x 40 x 23 cm in dimension and 8 kg in weight.

Apart from the primary airport serving the Greek capital, ATH serves the larger region of Attica. As such, it is connected to several cities/towns besides Athens. They include Fili, Nea Erithraia, Rafina, Vathi, Aigina, Vilia, Lavrion, Thivai, and Yimnon.

Regardless of the airline you’re journeying with, you can bring liquids onto the cabin of your flight - so long as they’re in containers no bigger than 3.4 ounces (100 ml). Your containers must be placed in a quart-sized plastic bag that is resealable and transparent. At screening, you must separate your liquid bag from the rest of your luggage.

Children below 5 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian on all Olympic Air flights. Your child can travel unaccompanied if he is between 5 and 12 if you enroll him or her in the airline’s Child Traveling Alone Service. Before handing over your child to the care of the airline, you must complete and provide the Declaration of Parent or Guardian form.

Among airlines operating Heraklion to Athens flights:

• Aegean Airlines: offers extra legroom; offers free seat selection

Extra legroom and free seat selection availability depends on fare class and route.

3 airlines operate flights between Heraklion and Athens. The airlines offering direct flights on this route include:

• Aegean Airlines
• Sky Express
• BlueBird Airways

Flights from Heraklion to Athens usually depart from Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Apt. (HER) and arrive at Athens Eleftherios V. (ATH).

Here are some options for this route, based on selected ticket types and cabin classes:

• Aegean Airlines: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• Sky Express: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• Hahn Air Systems: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy Class

Bag allowance can vary by ticket type, cabin class, route and airline, so travelers should check the fare details before booking.

Only Economy Class is available on flights from Heraklion to Athens.

There is no standard. Checked-bag policies vary by airline on this route. Most carriers charge ₪59–₪303 for the first checked bag in economy. Premium fares and elite-status bookings typically include a free checked bag.

The Airbus A321neo family is used most often on this route, operated mainly by Aegean Airlines and Sky Express. Other aircraft seen on the route include Airbus A320neo variants.

Yes. Being flexible with your travel dates can save you up to 20% on the Heraklion to Athens route. Tuesday is the cheapest departure day at ₪345 round-trip on average, while Friday is the most expensive at ₪430, a difference of ₪85. KAYAK's flexible dates feature shows options up to 3 days before and after your selected dates, making it easier to compare nearby fares.

A flight is considered delayed when it departs 15 minutes or more after its scheduled time. This is the standard used by the US Department of Transportation and most airline industry reporting. On the Heraklion to Athens route, 27% of flights were delayed in the past 3 months, with delays averaging 1 hour 18 minutes.

Morning is the busiest departure period on Heraklion to Athens flights, with 39% of flights leaving in that window. Afternoon departures account for 23%, evening flights for 23%, and night flights for 15%.

Some of the most popular sights in Athens are Syntagma Square, Kolonaki Square and Acropolis. These are among the most viewed places in Athens on KAYAK.

These are the earliest and latest flight times available from Heraklion to Athens:

• Earliest: departs at 06:00 and lands at 06:51
• Latest: departs at 23:30 and lands at 00:21.

The flight takes about 0h 51m.

Last-minute fares on this route - booked within 2 weeks of departure - run 15% above the route average of ₪393. Book 21 weeks before departure for the lowest fares.

A nonstop flight from Heraklion to Athens takes 0h 51m, covering 497 km.

No, a passport is not required for this domestic route, but you will need a real ID-compliant driver's license, a state ID, or another TSA-accepted form of identification.

One-way fares from Heraklion to Athens are currently higher than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about ₪284, which is 38% above the typical average for this route.

Morning flights have the fewest delays on this route. Delays tend to pile up throughout the day as one late flight pushes the next, so earlier departures are usually more reliable.

Athens Eleftherios V. Airport (ATH) hosts 5 major car rental companies, with daily rates starting from around ₪7 for economy cars. Top options include:
• Centauro
• Record go
• Europcar
• SURPRICE CAR RENTAL
• Alamo

Round-trip flights from Heraklion to Athens range from ₪328 to ₪486, with an average of ₪393 over the past 12 months. Anything below ₪328 counts as a good deal.