Heraklion Airport is Adequate (Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" (HER))

Member Name: ClaireBelts

Product:	Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" (HER)
Date:	15/06/09 (30 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Close to many of the tourist hotels

Disadvantages: One dodgy food outlet and an expensive duty free shop

Heraklion Airport is one of two aiports in Crete. It is about a 10 minute car / bus journey from Heraklion, which is the capital city of Crete.

It is a small aiport which is mainly used for lots of charter flights full of tourists during the summer months.

We went to Crete in early May, out of season, and we found the following:

Arrival at Crete:
We got through passport control very quickly and after some initial confusion about where to collect our baggage, we were able to exit the airport quickly.

We didn't organise transfers to our hotel and were stumped about what to do next. the Tourist Information booth was closed (too early in the season) and all though we could see the buses, we had no idea which one to get.

Coaches were only available to those who were more sensible than us and organised transport in advance. We had to take the taxi option and pay £25 euros for a 10 minute taxi drive.

Leaving Heraklion
Once through the EasyJet check in we had to take our suitcases to the Greek Security Officers. who then put our bags through a scanner. Other passengers complained about this inconvenience and I think if I was elderly or disabled it would have made the journey more difficult.

Once we were inside the terminal, there was one dodgy looking food outlet which sold hard baguettes and pastries with Feta Cheese. There was also one duty free shop.

Summary: Not a great first or last impression of Crete