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BFE to HER: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
1,411 mi
2,271 km · 1,226 nm
3h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,411 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 32m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- 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 BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 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 BFE from HER?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Heraklion (HER) is 1,411 miles (2,271 km, 1,226 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 32m 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 time difference between Bielefeld and Heraklion?
Heraklion is 1 hour ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to HER?
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