Knossos Tickets & Tours: The 15 Best Options

“It was a great experience, the audio really brought the site to life. Very easy to use and the skip the line feature is great. Would definitely recommend!”

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Knossos: Knossos Palace Skip-the-Line Guided Walking Tour

/ August 8, 2026

3.Knossos Palace Skip-the-Line Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,380 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $104

Skip the line at Knossos Palace with a licensed guide, hear Minoan myths and engineering, and add the Archaeological Museum if you want.

“Our guide was great and we really enjoyed her extensive knowledge of Knossoss. Highly recommend this tour.”

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Crete: Knossos Palace & Heraklion Guided Tour

/ August 8, 2026

4.Knossos Palace & Heraklion Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,127 reviews · 6 - 9 hours · from $35

Crete guided trip to Knossos Palace and Heraklion Archaeological Museum, with hotel pickup and free time in the city.

“This was our second trip with Alitina and it was excellent. The guide, Vangelis was clear, very well informed and brought to life the history of Knossos palace. we really enjoyed the grandeur and surroundings of the palace and the fascinating Greek mythology. we also enjoyed the tour of Heralkion city, it's market and shops. would thoroughly recommend this trip, everything run to time with sufficient time to enjoy the sites.”

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Crete: Knossos Palace and Museum E-Tickets with Audio Guides

/ August 8, 2026

5.Knossos Palace and Museum E-Tickets with Audio Guides

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 828 reviews · 4 - 6 hours · from $69

Timed e-ticket combo for Knossos Palace and Heraklion Archaeological Museum with audio guides, self-paced in 4 to 6 hours.

“guided tour was good! it didn’t connect to my location on my phone though which i expected, so it was hard to match up where i was with the info spots on the app to get the correct tour recording. the information was interesting and knossos itself was so cool! sadly the biggest part of it was closed, which was sad, but i visited during the off season so it’s unfortunately common.”

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Knossos-Zeus Cave -Old Traditional Villages-Olive Oil Factory

/ August 8, 2026

6.Zeus Cave -Old Traditional Villages-Olive Oil Factory

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 694 reviews · 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $136.65Top rated

A 7.5-hour Heraklion day tour mixing olive oil know-how, Cretan villages, Lasithi windmills, Zeus mythology, and optional Knossos.

“We've been on vacation throughout Greece for almost three weeks now, and this was by far our favourite tour. Stavros was hilarious and so knowledgeable. He truly took us to see the quiet side of Greece, with zero tourists in the places we went (except Knosses of course). It doesn't mention food tour in the description, but it practically became one with how much food we ate - from oil olive with bread and tomatoes, picking a bunch of fresh fruit from a farm, to Stavros buying us pure sheep yogurt and honey. Would 100% recommend!”

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Knossos Palace Skip-the-Line Ticket & Private Guided Tour

/ August 8, 2026

7.Knossos Palace Skip-the-Line Ticket & Private Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 633 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $247

Skip the ticket line at Knossos and enjoy a 1.5-hour private tour with a licensed archaeologist, built for fewer queues and better context.

“Great option for Knossos- i really suggest you take it especially if going in summer and it’s very warm outside and there’s lots of visitors. Our guide Stella was v thoughtful ( always made sure we were in the shade) and very patient with our questions. A great experience!”

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Lassithi, Zeus Cave, Olive Mill Farm & Knossos Combo Tour

/ August 8, 2026

8.Lassithi, Zeus Cave, Olive Mill Farm & Knossos Combo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 404 reviews · 10.5 - 11 hours · from $58

A full-day Crete tour over the Lassithi Plateau, with Zeus Cave, Vidiani Monastery, an olive mill visit, Krasi, and guided Knossos.

“Really good tour, tour guide and driver both great. Zeus cave was amazing, but quite a walk up to it! Knossos was amazing and guide was really knowledgeable. Olive Oil farm was a fun stop but would have been happy not to stop there too. A long day but worth it to see a few of the main sites in Crete!”

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From Heraklion: Historical Center City Tour & Knossos Palace

/ August 11, 2026

9.Historical Center City Tour & Knossos Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 340 reviews · 7 hours - 510 minutes · from $47

Guided Knossos and a walking tour of Heraklion, with Venetian harbor views and market time, from $47 plus extra tickets.

“Lovely day trip. Our tour guide was called Soula. We Enjoyed the tour guide with her amazing knowledge on everything and she ensured we saw and did everything before leaving us to go around on our own. Overall a very busy day with plenty to do.”

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Knossos & Lasithi Plateau: Zeus Cave,Villages, Olive Oil Tour

/ August 12, 2026

10.Knossos & Lasithi Plateau: Zeus Cave,Villages, Olive Oil Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 328 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $127.03

Knossos Palace and the Lasithi Plateau in one day, with an olive oil tasting, Zeus-area cave views, and village stops plus door pickup.

“Nikos was amazing and filled the day with many adventures! We throughly enjoyed this experience and the tour was well laid out.”

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Knossos Palace Skip-the-Line Ticket (Shared Tour Group)

/ August 14, 2026

11.Knossos Palace Skip-the-Line Ticket (Shared Tour Group)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 284 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $107.68

Skip-the-line small group tour of Knossos with a licensed guide, headsets, and smart timing to beat queues and make the myth make sense.

“Our guide was wonderful. Super knowledgeable and passionate about Greece and its storied history. Short and tour - felt just right!”

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From Rethymno: Knossos Palace and Heraklion Guided Tour

/ August 18, 2026

12.Knossos Palace and Heraklion Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 240 reviews · 10 hours · from $35

A 10-hour bus day trip from Rethymno to Knossos and Heraklion, with an English-guided palace visit and museum time.

“Anastasia and Costas looked after us brilliantly. Such an easy and relaxed way to see Knossos and the Archaeological Museum in Heraklion. Would thoroughly recommend.”

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Knossos Palace & Heraklion Full-Day Tour from Chania Area

/ August 19, 2026

13.Knossos Palace & Heraklion Full-Day Tour from Chania Area

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 235 reviews · 9 - 11 hours · from $57

Guided Knossos and Heraklion day trip from Chania, with a licensed guide, museum options, and free time in Crete’s capital.

“Really comfortable coach, very friendly guides and lots of activities!”

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Heraklion: Palace of Knossos 3D Virtual Audio Tour by Tablet

/ August 19, 2026

14.Palace of Knossos 3D Virtual Audio Tour by Tablet

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 230 reviews · 1h 30m · from $22Best value

Rent a mini iPad tablet for a 90-minute 3D audio walk at Knossos. Compare ruins to their ancient state in your language for $22.

“I really enjoyed hearing the explanations and looking how the palace was back in the day! We decided to take the tablet since a guided tour was waaaay moreee expensive, I overheard some groups with guides and they were saying more less what the tablet also explains. I saw a comment saying that to locate the areas was difficult to do, for me it was not at all, I found everything in between minutes and following the tablet we did the tour in 1 hour 20 min. I recommend a lot!”

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From Rethymnon: Day Trip to Knossos Palace & Heraklion City

/ August 20, 2026

15.From Rethymnon: Day Trip to Knossos Palace & Heraklion City

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 216 reviews · 8 hours · from $25

Rethymnon day trip to Knossos and Heraklion with an air-conditioned bus, 2 hours at Knossos, optional museum, and 3 hours in town.

“Good trip, a little bit confusing because the company name here and the company name our guide gave us wasn’t matching, but after all we found our bus and began the trip to Heraklion and Knossos. In Knossos we had around 1,5h which was more than enough to see the palace and also grab a bite to eat. Later in Heraklion we were given around 3 hours and we decided to spend it in the museum which was a great decision! If you are into history you won’t regret it. You can find many cute shops with handmade souvenirs around the city centre, also good restaurants to eat. Klaus was…”

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