Informations about Crete
HERAKLION PREFECTURE
HOW TO GET THERE
BY FERRY BOAT: There is a daily service from Piraeus port to Heraklion Crete.
Distance 174 nautical miles.
Ferries also connect Heraklion with Aegean and Dodecanese islands.
There is a ferry service from Thessaloniki to some of Aegean islands and Heraklion, and also a local Heraklion – Santorini service.
BY AIRPLANE: There are daily flights to Heraklion Crete from Athens, Thessaloniki, Rhodes, Volos, Mykonos and Santorini airports.
There are also frequent charter flights connecting Heraklion with many European cities.
USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS
- Port Authority of Heraklion Crete
Tel: + 30 2813406910
- Port Authority of Piraeus
Tel: + 30 210 4226000
- Nikolaos Kazantzakis
International Airport of Heraklion
Tel: + 30 2810 397800
- Athens International Airport
“Eleftherios Venizelos”
Tel: + 30 210 3530000
- Buses Station KTEL
Heraklion – Lasithi
ktelherlas.gr
- CANDIA TAXI
Tel: + 30 2810 361362-3
candiataxi.gr
- MALIA TAXI SERVICES
maliataxiservices.com
- Venizelion Hospital
Heraklion
venizeleio.gr
- Tourist Police of Heraklion
Tel: + 30 2810 274040
- Archaeological Site of Knossos
Heraklion
Tel: + 30 2810 231940
- Archaeological Museum of Heraklion
Xanthoudidou & Hatzidaki Sts.
Tel: + 30 2810 279000
- Historical Museum of Crete
Tel: + 30 2810 283219
historical-museum.gr
- Museum N. Kazantzakis
Myrtia, Heraklion
Tel: + 30 2810 741689
kazantzakis-museum.gr
Informations about Crete
LASITHI PREFECTURE
HOW TO GET THERE
There is a ferry service from Piraeus port to Agios Nikolaos and Sitia.
Distances: 200 nautical miles (Agios Nikolaos), 206 nautical miles (Sitia).
Both harbors are also connected by ferry boat with several of the islands in Cyclades and Dodecanese.
By Airplane from Athens
The prefecture is served through the airports of Sitia and Heraklion.
Sitia has a modern airport capable of taking charter flights and private airplanes.
There are connections also with other cities and islands, in Greece
USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS
- Port Authority of Sitia
Tel: + 30 28430 22310
- Port Authority of Agios Nikolaos
Tel: + 30 28410 90108
- Port Authority of Ierapetra
Tel: + 30 28420 89996
- Port Authority of Piraeus
Tel: + 30 210 4226000
- Athens International Airport
“Eleftherios Venizelos”
Tel: + 30 210 3530000
aia.gr
- Airport of Sitia
“Vitsentzos Kornaros”
Tel: + 30 28430 20151
- Buses KTEL Station
Agios Nikolaos
Tel: + 30 28410 32224
- Buses KTEL Station
Ierapetra
Tel: + 30 28420 28237
- Buses KTEL Station
Sitia
Tel: + 30 28430 22272
- Dialynakeion
Health Center of Neapolis
Tel: + 30 28413 40801
- General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos
K. Paleologou & Konossou Str.
Tel: + 30 2841343000
Tel: + 30 28410 66000
Tel: + 302841343606
agnhosp.gr
- Hospital of Sitia
Tel: + 30 2843340100
- Archaeological Museum of Sitia
Tel: + 30 28430 23917
- Archaeological Museum
Agios Nikolaos
Tel: + 30 28410 24943
- Archaeological Museum
Ierapetra
Tel: + 30 28420 28721
- Folklore Museum
Sitia
Tel: + 30 28430 22861
Tel: + 30 28430 22541
- Folklore Museum
Agios Nikolaos
Tel: + 30 28410 25093
Informations about Crete
RETHYMNO PREFECTURE
There are no direct flights to Rethymno, by air but the town is served through Chania and Heraklion airports.
USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS
- ARKADI RADIO TAXI
Tel: + 30 28310 35000
- Buses Station KTEL Rethymno
Tel: + 30 28310 22212
- Rethymno Hoteliers Association
Tel: + 30 28310 55873
- Tourist Police of Rethymno
Tel: + 30 28310 53450
- General Hospital of Rethymno
Tel: + 30 28313 42100
Tel: + 30 28313 42320
rethymnohospital.gr
- Anogia Health Center
Tel: + 30 28340 31208
- Spili Heath Center
Tel: + 30 28320 22222
Tel: + 30 2832340011
- Post Office of Rethymno
Tel: + 30 28310 22303
- Archaeological Museum of Rethymno
Tel: + 30 28310 54668
- Fortezza
Tel: + 30 28310 28101
- Folk Art Museum
Rethymno
Tel: + 30 28310 23398
- Monastery of Arkadi
Tel: + 30 28310 83135
- Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete
32 Mesologhiou str., Rethymnon
Tel: +30 28310 52530
Fax: +30 28310 52689
cca.gr
- Paleontological Museum Rethymno
Tel: + 30 28310 23083
Informations about Crete
CHANIA PREFECTURE
HOW TO GET THERE
BY FERRY BOAT
There are regular ferry services daily from Piraeus port to Souda.
Distance 257 nautical miles.
There are also ferry services from Piraeus to Kasteli, via Laconia (Monemvasia – Neapolis – Gythio), Kythira.
BY AIRPLANE
There are daily flights to Chania from “Eleftherios Venizelos” airport in Athens and from Thessaloniki.
The airport of Chania is 15 kilometers from the town.
There are also charter flights from many European cities.
USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS
- Port Authority of Chania
21 Akti Tombazi
Tel: + 30 28210 98888
Tel: + 30 28210 93888
- Port Authority of Souda
Tel: + 30 28210 89240
- Port Authority of Kasteli
Tel: + 30 28220 22024
- Port Authority of Piraeus
Tel: + 30 210 4226000
- Tourist Police of Chania
Tel: + 30 28210 25931
- Chania International Airport
“I.DASKALOGIANNIS”
Tel:+ 30 28210 83800
- Aegean Airlines
Airport Office
Tel:+ 30 28210 63666
- Athens International Airport
“Eleftherios Venizelos”
Tel: + 30 210 3530000
- Buses KTEL Station
Chania – Rethymno
Tel: + 30 28210 93052
e-ktel.com/en
- HERMES RADIO TAXI
Mournies, Chania
Tel: + 30 28210 98700
- KYDON RADIO TAXI
Tel: + 30 28210 94300
taxikydon.gr
- General Hospital Agios Georgios
Mournies Chania
Tel.: + 30 28210 22000
chaniahospital.gr
- Crete Naval Hospital
Souda Chania
Tel: + 30 28210 82538
- Archaeological Museum of Chania
28 Chalidon Str., Chania
Tel: + 30 28210 90334
- Army War Museum
100 Tzanakaki Str., Chania
Tel: + 30 28210 44156
- Byzantine & Postbyzantine Collection
of Chania
Tel: + 30 28210 96046
- Museum Of Typography
Tel: + 30 28210 80091
- Naval Museum of Chania
Akti Kountourioti, Chania
Tel: + 30 28210 91875
