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BBU to HER: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Băneasa International Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
635 mi
1,022 km · 552 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
635 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BBU — Băneasa International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
- HER — Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Heraklion, Greece
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BBU
- OTP · Henri Coandă International Airport5 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport95 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport110 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport118 mi away
Near HER
- JSH · Sitia Airport53 mi away
- CHQ · Chania International Airport60 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport75 mi away
- KSJ · Kasos Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BBU from HER?
The flight distance from Bucharest (BBU) to Heraklion (HER) is 635 miles (1,022 km, 552 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBU to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BBU to HER?
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