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PRY to HER: distance & flight time
Pretoria (Wonderboom Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
4,219 mi
6,790 km · 3,666 nm
8h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
4,219 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 44m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- PRY — Wonderboom Airport · Pretoria, South Africa
- 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 PRY
- WKF · Waterkloof Air Force Base12 mi away
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport24 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport27 mi away
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport34 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 PRY from HER?
The flight distance from Pretoria (PRY) to Heraklion (HER) is 4,219 miles (6,790 km, 3,666 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PRY to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 44m 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 Pretoria and Heraklion?
Heraklion is 1 hour ahead of Pretoria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PRY to HER?
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