1 Sailings Weekly
3 h 50 min
Naxos - Heraklion ferry route details
Heraklion ferry terminal is 197 km south of Naxos. This corresponds to a distance of 107 nautical miles.
| Ferry route: | Naxos - Heraklion |
| Port of departure: |  Naxos |
| Destination port: | Heraklion |
| Departures: | 8 times a week |
| Ferry companies: | Minoan Lines SeaJets |
Heraklion
The ferry port of Heraklion is located on the Greek island of Crete and offers connections to the other Greek islands of Thira, Rhodes, Paros, Tinos, Kasos, Mykonos, Milos, Karpathos, Syros and Naxos, as well as to the ferry port of Piraeus on the Greek mainland. A total of 16 routes are offered here several times a day by the shipping companies Cyclades Fast Ferries, Anek Superfast, SeaJets, Blue Star Ferries, Anek Lines and Minoan Lines.
Naxos
The largest island in the Cyclades, Naxos, is located a good 30 kilometers south of Mykonos in the Aegean Sea. It is separated from its western neighbor island Paros only by a strait about six kilometers wide. In the east, the shores are very steep, while towards the west the land turns into a large plain. From north-northeast to south-southwest runs a mountain ridge with Mount Zas (also Zeus or Oxia) roughly in the center. These are imposingly steep granite cliffs. The gorges are mostly strikingly green and the villages shine in bright white in the sunlight. You should also look for the ancient ruins on this island.
Naxos is inhabited by about 18,000 people. Many of them live in the port town of Naxos in the flat west of the island. Here the ferries arrive or depart and you can see the bustle of the fishing boats, but also the pleasure craft. Naxos is the seat or rather the diocese of the Greek Orthodox bishop of Naxos-Paros.
The ferry port on the island of Naxos offers connections to the other Greek islands of Donoussa, Tinos, Folegandros, Amorgos, Mykonos, Kimolos, Thira, Thirasia, Paros, Ios, Milos, Kythnos, Crete, Syros, Schinoussa, Astypalea, Sikinos, Koufonissi, Kea, Iraklia, Sifnos and Anafi, as well as to the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio on the Greek mainland. A total of 26 routes are offered here several times a day by the shipping companies Cyclades Fast Ferries, SeaJets, Golden Star Ferries, Blue Star Ferries, Small Cyclades Lines, Minoan Lines and Hellenic Seaways.
