Ierapetra: facts

At a glance

• Country: Greece
• Region: Crete
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 12,355
• Coordinates: 35.0119° N, 25.7423° E
• Time zone: Europe/Athens (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Athens: 376 km (234 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sitia Airport (JSH): 40 km (25 mi), straight line
• Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER): 63 km (39 mi), straight line
• Kasos Airport (KSJ): 115 km (72 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Agios Nikolaos: 20 km (12 mi)
• Zou: 37 km (23 mi)
• Sitia: 40 km (25 mi)
• Kastelli: 43 km (27 mi)
• Gournes: 55 km (34 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Irakleion, 65 km (40 mi)