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SVO to HER: distance & flight time
Moscow (Sheremetyevo International Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
1,538 mi
2,475 km · 1,336 nm
3h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,538 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 29m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SVO — Sheremetyevo International Airport · Moscow, Russia
- 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 SVO
- CKL · Chkalovskiy Air Base26 mi away
- VKO · Vnukovo International Airport27 mi away
- OSF · Ostafyevo International Airport32 mi away
- BKA · Bykovo Airport35 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 SVO from HER?
The flight distance from Moscow (SVO) to Heraklion (HER) is 1,538 miles (2,475 km, 1,336 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SVO to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 SVO to HER?
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