The Honorary Consulate of Austria in Heraklion is a volunteer-run office that assists Austrian citizens in the area; passport and visa applications go to the Austrian Embassy in Athens.
Contact Details
| Address | Giannitson 2, 712 01 Heraklion, Greece |
| Fax | +30 2817 001 229 |
| hk.heraklion@gmail.com | |
| Head of Mission | Maria Karatzh, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Heraklion
The embassy in Athens is roughly 320 km away.
Which Austrian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Austrian citizens are handled by the Austrian Embassy in Athens.
Contact details of the Austrian Embassy in Athens, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 4 Ave Vass. Sofias, 10674 Athens, Greece
- Telephone: +30 210 725 72 70
- Email: athen-ob@bmeia.gv.at
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10:00–12:00
- Website: www.bmeia.gv.at/oeb-athen
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Austria and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Austrian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Heraklion
23 other countries are represented in Heraklion, among them: Belgium (honorary), Chile (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Germany (honorary), Hungary (honorary), Ireland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Kazakhstan (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Philippines (honorary), Poland (honorary), Romania (honorary), Russia (honorary), United Kingdom (consulate). The full list of all 24 missions is on the overview page for Greece.
When is the office closed?
The honorary consulate is normally closed on Greek public holidays. The Austrian national day, 26 October, normally means a closure too.
Austrian missions in Greece
Measured in a straight line from Heraklion, the nearest other Austrian office is the Honorary Consulate in Paros (about 190 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Athens (about 320 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Heraklion.
- Athens (320 km) – Embassy of Austria
- Athens (320 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Corfu (660 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Heraklion – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Lamia (460 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Paros (190 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Patras (440 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Rhodes (300 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Thessaloniki (620 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Volos (490 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 12 October 2026. Sources: Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Corps Consulaire (20 September 2026). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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