Destination Heraklion (Crete)
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Practical information
Airport
Nikos Kazantzakis is one of Greece’s three largest international airports and lies only 10 minutes from the centre of Heraklion. You can take bus 1 to the city centre.Do you intend to hire a car? There are major parking problems, especially in the centre of Heraklion. Hire a car only if you intend to visit other cities as well. In Heraklion itself you would do better to hire a bicycle or motor bike.
Public transport
Bus tickets are on sale in the kiosks throughout the town. It is advisable to buy a return ticket at the start. Buses travel every 20 to 30 minutes from 05h30/06h00 to around midnight.Chemist’s
A list of duty pharmacies and their address is displayed in all pharmacies in Heraklion.Post
Daskalogianni SquareTelephone
Country code: +30Local code: 2810
Electricity
230V, 50HzOpening hours
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays: 08h00-14h00. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: 08h00-14h00 and 17h00-20h30. Only some shops in the tourist areas are open on Sundays.Emergency numbers
100 (if you use a local telephone)Tourist Information Office
Travel HallH. Giannari Street, Heraklion
