Mirabello bay
Elounda
Treat Elounda as a separate local journey and confirm the operator's exact current destination row before relying on it.
How to get here
Why visit
Is Elounda your kind of day?
Elounda faces the sheltered water of Mirabello Bay, a short distance north of Agios Nikolaos along a coast road of olive terraces and salt pans. It is best known as the mainland side of the crossing to Spinalonga, the Venetian island fortress that later served as a leper colony, and for the submerged remains of ancient Olous near the causeway. This site could not confirm a distinct published Elounda corridor on the operator's own route index, so the honest instruction is to check the operator's current Agios Nikolaos departures rather than to promise you a service.
Spinalonga is a boat leg
The island is reached by boat from the Elounda or Plaka waterfront. Those crossings are run by separate boat operators outside this guide's source ledger — check sailing arrangements locally, and never plan them as if they were a bus connection.
Sunken Olous
Beside the causeway to the Kolokytha peninsula, the walls of the ancient city of Olous lie just under clear shallow water — visible from the shore on a calm day.
The Mirabello shoreline
The bay is unusually sheltered, which is why the water here stays flat when the north coast is choppy. The walk between Elounda and Plaka follows it the whole way.
Practical context
Good to know before you go
- The bus leg and the boat leg are separate plans with separate operators; a delay on one is not covered by the other.
- Confirm the last published departure back towards Agios Nikolaos before committing to an afternoon crossing.
- Coverage in this corner of Lasithi is seasonal in character — verify the current publication for your travel date.
- This guide does not provide live departure information; use the official operator tools.
Getting here
Build the transport plan separately
KTEL Heraklio–Lasithi is the responsible operator for this part of Lasithi and publishes a departure list from the Agios Nikolaos bus station. We could not confirm a separately published Elounda corridor on the operator's own route index, so treat Agios Nikolaos as your reference point and check the operator's current publication for the Elounda leg before relying on it.
The bus leg and the separate boat leg to Spinalonga are not covered by one verified journey guide. Confirm each with its responsible operator.
- Open the current KTEL Heraklio–Lasithi pages and check the Agios Nikolaos station departures for your date.
- Reach Agios Nikolaos first on the published coastal corridor from Heraklion, then confirm the local leg on the spot if the operator's pages are unclear.
- Do not assume a same-day return exists until you have seen it published — plan the way back before the way out.
. Current times and fares remain with the operator.
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Elounda on the island
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