Great-circle route STN ↔ HER. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| STN → HER London to Heraklion |
12/wk | Daily | Jet2.com, Thomsonfly |
| HER → STN Heraklion to London |
10/wk | Daily | Jet2.com |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
2 airlines fly the STN–HER nonstop, including Jet2.com, Thomsonfly.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between London Stansted Airport and Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport is 1,677 miles, or 2,699 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,677 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,699 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,457 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 22 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 51m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,677-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 12 a week from London to Heraklion and 10 a week from Heraklion to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
Jet2.com, Thomsonfly.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
