A private transfer from Chania Airport to Agia Galini covers 115.0 km (71.5 mi) in about 2 hr 4 min and costs a fixed fare from €180 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Chania Airport, or the departure run back from Agia Galini at the same fixed fare.
Fares are per vehicle, not per person, and cover the whole car, so a family of four pays once. The price you see is the price confirmed on your voucher; it does not change with traffic, time of day, or a delayed flight.
| Vehicle | Typical models | Passengers | Bags | Fare | |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €180 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €231 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €327 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Agia Galini back to Chania Airport costs the same as the arrival leg. Child and booster seats are added at booking, at no extra charge.
The line is the road a driver actually takes from Chania Airport (CHQ) to Agia Galini: 115.0 km (71.5 mi), about 2 hr 4 min door to door. Pickup and drop-off are marked at the coordinates the booking engine quotes against, not at the centre of the nearest town.
Your driver meets you inside the arrivals hall at Chania Airport, holding a sign with your name and the company name on it. Your transfer starts there rather than at a taxi rank, so there is no queue and no fare to agree on the spot.
Chania International Airport (CHQ) sits on the Akrotiri peninsula, on high ground east of the city. Chania International Airport handled 1,574,043 international arrivals in 2025, which makes it the island's second gateway after Heraklion and the natural entry point for western Crete.
The airport's position matters for what happens next. The road down from Akrotiri joins the national road just east of Chania, so Rethymno, Georgioupolis and the whole north coast run east without entering the city, while Platanias, Kissamos and the west coast run through or around it.
Chania Airport is a single-terminal airport, so the walk from baggage reclaim to the meeting point is short even when several flights land together.
Inside the arrivals hall, at the exit, where your driver waits with a name board.
Look for the board rather than heading for the taxi rank. If your flight arrives late at night, the driver is still there: the pickup is set against the flight, not the schedule.
Give us your flight number at booking. Your pickup is scheduled against that flight, and we track it, so a delayed landing moves the pickup rather than costing you the transfer.
Tell us as early as you can when a flight is cancelled or rerouted, so the driver can be reassigned.
Agia Galini is a village on the south coast of Crete, built in a steep bowl above a small harbour where the Platys river reaches the sea. Agia Galini keeps the shape of the fishing village it was: the houses climb the slope in tiers, the streets between them are stepped in places, and the harbour is still the centre of everything.
The main beach lies east of the harbour, a strip of sand and shingle reached along the river mouth.
The village sits at the western end of the Messara gulf, which puts the Phaistos and Gortyna sites and the Amari valley within a short drive inland.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa wherever the slope allows a vehicle to reach it.
Agia Galini has streets that end in steps, and several of its accommodations sit above the point a car can go. Your driver stops as close as the road permits and tells you where that is before the day.
The drive crosses to the south coast at the western end of the Messara gulf, 115.0 kilometres in about 2 hr 4 min.
The national road east covers the first hour, through Apokoronas and past Rethymno.
The turn south comes beyond the city, and the road climbs into the hills before working its way down towards the southern shore.
Agia Galini is built in a steep bowl above its harbour, the houses climbing the slope in tiers with streets that are stepped in places.
That layout is the thing to plan for. Some properties sit above the point a car can reach, so the driver stops as close as the road allows and tells you where before the day. From Heraklion Airport the same village is 74.5 kilometres, so anyone still booking flights should weigh the eastern airport for this coast. The southern coast either side of the village is served by separate descents rather than a shore road. Agios Pavlos is 117.0 kilometres from this airport and Triopetra 110.0, each reached by its own way down from the plateau, so moving between them is not the short hop the map implies.
The public route needs a change and a rural timetable.
A coach east to Rethymno, then a southbound service with few departures, reached after the airport bus into Chania. Three legs, and the last of them may not run on the day you need it.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Agia Galini. There is no central drop-off point and no walk with your luggage at the end. These are properties in the resort we transfer guests to regularly; if yours is not listed, it is still covered, so enter the name when you book.
Villas, apartments and private addresses in Agia Galini are served the same way. Add the address at booking and the fare stays as quoted.
The return leg is the same journey in reverse: 115.0 km (71.5 mi), about 2 hr 4 min, and the same fixed fare from €180 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Agia Galini at the agreed time and takes you straight to Chania Airport.
Agia Galini back to Chania Airport is the same 115.0 kilometres at the same fixed fare.
The climb out of the village comes first and is slow, and the Chania approach follows at the far end, so an early flight means a pickup well before dawn.
Book both directions together and the return is held at the same fare. Switch the form at the top of this page to Departure, or select a return when you book.
Two hours four of driving, the check-in and security time your airline asks for, and a margin for the climb and the Chania approach.
Give us the flight number at booking and the pickup is confirmed on your voucher.
The fare covers the whole vehicle rather than each seat, so 4 people pay the same as 1. The price on your voucher is the price you pay, with no booking fee and no card surcharge.
Your driver waits in the arrivals hall holding a sign with your name on it. You walk out of baggage reclaim straight to the car, without joining a taxi rank or agreeing a fare on the spot.
Child seats cost nothing extra. Reserve the seat in the booking form and state the child's age, so the correct seat is fitted before the driver sets off.
Cancel at least 24 hours before your pickup time and you pay nothing. Plans change; the booking does not lock you in.
The vehicle carries your party and nobody else. It runs from the pickup point to your exact address, with no intermediate stops and no waiting for other passengers.
Your pickup is set against your flight number, not a clock time. Transfers run at any hour, which covers night landings and pre-dawn departures.
Every booking is confirmed by a person and carries a voucher showing your route, vehicle, pickup time and fare.
These are the questions guests ask most often about the Chania Airport to Agia Galini transfer, answered with this route's own distance, duration and fares.
Anything not covered here is answered when we confirm the booking.
A private transfer from Chania Airport to Agia Galini costs a fixed €180 for an SUV carrying up to 4 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €231.
Considerably. Agia Galini is 74.5 kilometres from Heraklion Airport against 115.0 from Chania.
As far as the road goes. Several streets end in steps, so the driver stops as close as possible and tells you in advance.
A harbour with the village rising around it in tiers, and a beach east of it along the mouth of the Platys river.
Not quickly. Each is reached by its own descent from the plateau, at 110.0 and 117.0 kilometres from this airport.
Yes, by fishing boats and by the trip boats that run along the south coast in season. It is the centre of the village rather than an ornament.
Per vehicle. The fare covers the car and everyone in it, up to that vehicle's passenger and luggage limit. Two people and four people pay the same €180 for a Standard car to Agia Galini.
Yes, at no extra charge. Reserve the seat in the booking form and state the child's age so the correct infant, child or booster seat is fitted before the driver sets off.
Give us your flight number when you book. We track the flight and move the pickup to match the actual landing time, so a delay does not cost you the transfer.
Inside the arrivals hall, at the exit, where the driver waits with a board showing your name. You do not need to find a taxi rank or a car park level.
Yes. Cancel at least 24 hours before your pickup time and there is no charge.
Pay by card online when you book, or in euros in cash to the driver. There is no card surcharge and no booking fee either way.
You receive a confirmation email with your route, vehicle, pickup time and fare on it. Check the details and tell us if anything is wrong. An automated receipt on its own is not the confirmation. The emailed voucher is.
Yes. Chania Airport to Agia Galini and Agia Galini to Chania Airport are the same journey at the same fixed €180, and both directions are booked from this page. Select a return when you book and the price is held for both legs.
Those routes are priced the same way as this one: a fixed fare per vehicle, confirmed before you travel. The same applies to every private transfers in Crete we run, from the airports and ports to the resorts and villages along both coasts.