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HER to VAR: distance & flight time
Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport) → Varna (Varna Airport)
563 mi
906 km · 489 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
563 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- HER — Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Heraklion, Greece
- VAR — Varna Airport · Varna, Bulgaria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HER
- JSH · Sitia Airport53 mi away
- CHQ · Chania International Airport60 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport75 mi away
- KSJ · Kasos Airport98 mi away
Near VAR
- BOJ · Burgas Airport48 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport85 mi away
- JAM · Bezmer Air Base92 mi away
- IST · Istanbul Airport143 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HER from VAR?
The flight distance from Heraklion (HER) to Varna (VAR) is 563 miles (906 km, 489 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HER to VAR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 HER to VAR?
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