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PDV to HER: distance & flight time
Plovdiv (Plovdiv International Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
465 mi
749 km · 404 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
465 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- PDV — Plovdiv International Airport · Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- 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 PDV
- SZR · Stara Zagora Airport46 mi away
- KVA · Alexander the Great International Airport81 mi away
- JAM · Bezmer Air Base81 mi away
- SOF · Sofia Airport85 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 PDV from HER?
The flight distance from Plovdiv (PDV) to Heraklion (HER) is 465 miles (749 km, 404 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PDV to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 PDV to HER?
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