A private transfer from Chania Airport to Chrissi Akti covers 18.6 km (11.6 mi) in about 32 minutes and costs a fixed fare from €45 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Chania Airport, or the departure run back from Chrissi Akti 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 | €45 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €79 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €146 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Chrissi Akti 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 Chrissi Akti: 18.6 km (11.6 mi), about 32 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.
Chrissi Akti is a beach on the western edge of Chania, between the city and Agioi Apostoloi. Chrissi Akti means golden coast, and the name describes the strip of sand that runs below the coast road here, one of the closest to the centre that is genuinely sandy rather than shingle.
The beach is organised, with sunbeds and tavernas along it, and a promenade runs behind.
The district around it is residential Chania rather than a resort, so the accommodation is apartments and small hotels used as much by visitors to the city as by people on a beach holiday.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa, on the coast road or in the streets behind it.
The western districts of Chania run together without obvious boundaries. Give the accommodation name at booking rather than only the area, so the driver goes to the right door.
The drive crosses Akrotiri and comes down through Chania to its western beaches, 18.6 kilometres in about 32 minutes. Chrissi Akti sits inside the city rather than beyond it, so the time is spent on town roads rather than on any distance.
The car leaves the terminal, crosses the peninsula and descends towards Souda Bay before turning for the city.
Chania is skirted rather than crossed, and the road picks up the western shore past the harbour district. Agioi Apostoloi and Chrissi Akti follow one another along that stretch, both within the built-up area.
Chrissi Akti is the sandier of the two and has a promenade behind it. The streets down to the shore are short and residential, and the district runs into its neighbours without a boundary, which is why the accommodation name matters more than the area when giving the driver an address.
Three of Chania's western beach districts are sold separately from this airport and the distances between them are small: Agioi Apostoloi at 16.4 kilometres, Chrissi Akti at 18.6 and the city centre itself at 14.9. Choosing between them is about what sits behind the sand rather than about the transfer.
City buses serve this beach frequently, since it lies within Chania.
The problem is the first leg. No service runs from the airport itself, so a public arrival means the airport bus into the centre and a change before coming back west. Two legs plus a wait, at whatever hour the flight lands.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Chrissi Akti. 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 Chrissi Akti 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: 18.6 km (11.6 mi), about 32 min, and the same fixed fare from €45 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Chrissi Akti at the agreed time and takes you straight to Chania Airport.
Chrissi Akti back to Chania Airport is the same 18.6 kilometres in reverse, at the same fixed fare.
The city section is the slow part eastbound in the morning, so departure pickups are timed against Chania rather than against the short distance.
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.
For a departure from Chrissi Akti we work back from your flight: about 32 minutes of driving, plus the check-in and security time your airline asks for, plus a buffer for the city.
Give us the flight number at booking and the exact pickup time 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 Chrissi Akti 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 Chrissi Akti costs a fixed €45 for an SUV carrying up to 4 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €79.
On the western edge of Chania, between the harbour district and Agioi Apostoloi. The name means golden coast and refers to the sand along this stretch.
It is one of the sandier beaches close to the centre, with sunbeds and tavernas along it and a promenade behind. The coves at Agioi Apostoloi alongside are more sheltered.
Chrissi Akti is inside Chania's built-up area, so the Venetian harbour is a short drive or a long walk east along the shore.
They adjoin each other on the same stretch of coast, 16.4 and 18.6 kilometres from the airport. Chrissi Akti is the sandier and more open of the two; Agioi Apostoloi has the sheltered coves behind its headland.
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 €45 for a Standard car to Chrissi Akti.
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 Chrissi Akti and Chrissi Akti to Chania Airport are the same journey at the same fixed €45, 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 Crete taxi we run, from the airports and ports to the resorts and villages along both coasts.