FlownBristol to Heraklion, Crete: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for Mont Blanc, the Eiger and Jungfrau, and the Matterhorn; the left side has the Dolomites. You may pass straight over Lake Garda and Corfu.
- RouteBRS → HER
- Distance1,768 miles (2,846 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4¼ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Dolomitesabout 1h 45m in
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
- Mont Blancabout 1h 25m in
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 25m in
- The Matterhornabout 1h 25m in
- Creteon the way in to land
Straight below
- Lake Gardaabout 1h 45m in
- Corfuabout 3h 15m in
Leaving Bristol (BRS), the sun is mostly on the right in the morning and the afternoon alike, so the left side is shadier.
Flying home: Crete (Heraklion) to Bristol
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for the Matterhorn, the Eiger and Jungfrau, and Mont Blanc; the right side has the Dolomites. You may pass straight over Corfu and Lake Garda.
Left side · seat A
- Cretesoon after take-off
- The Matterhornabout 2h 50m in
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 2h 50m in
- Mont Blancabout 2h 55m in
- The Isle of Wighton the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Dolomitesabout 2h 30m in
Straight below
- Corfuabout 1h 00m in
- Lake Gardaabout 2h 30m in
Leaving Heraklion, Crete (HER) in the afternoon, the sun is mostly on the left, so the right side is shadier.
Worked out along the direct (great-circle) route between the two airports. Real flights follow airways, winds and air traffic control, often tens of miles either side of it, so these are likely rather than certain, and clouds permitting. Times assume a typical 4¼-hour flight. Seat letters are for the window: A on the left; on the right, F on most single-aisle jets and K on most wide-bodies.