A private transfer from Chania Airport to Georgioupolis covers 48.4 km (30.1 mi) in about 49 minutes and costs a fixed fare from €79 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Chania Airport, or the departure run back from Georgioupolis 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 | €79 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €107 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €169 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Georgioupolis back to Chania Airport costs the same as the arrival leg. Child and booster seats are added at booking, at no extra charge.
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.
Georgioupolis is a resort village on the north coast between Rethymno and Chania, built where the Almiros river meets the sea. Georgioupolis is known for the small chapel of Agios Nikolaos, which stands on a rock offshore and is reached by a narrow stone causeway running out from the beach.
The beach runs for several kilometres east of the village and is one of the longest on the island. The sea shelves gently near the river mouth and can be lively further out, which is worth knowing if you are travelling with small children.
The village itself is built around a square shaded by eucalyptus trees, with tavernas around it. Lake Kournas, the only freshwater lake in Crete, lies a few kilometres inland.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa, in the village or along the beach road east of it.
Some of the accommodation sits on unpaved lanes behind the dunes. The driver takes the vehicle as close as the surface allows and confirms the arrangement in advance.
The drive begins with the descent from Akrotiri. Chania Airport sits on high ground on the peninsula east of the city, so the first few minutes are spent coming down off it and joining the national road, rather than setting straight out.
Once on the VOAK the route runs east and never enters Chania. It passes above Souda Bay, where the ferry port and the naval base sit below on the right, then climbs away from the water through the hills behind Kalyves and Almyrida. This middle section is inland and green, with the sea out of sight for a stretch.
The road comes back to the coast on the approach to Georgioupolis, dropping towards the mouth of the Almiros river. The final turn leaves the national road for the village, and where you go from there depends on your accommodation: the square and the harbour are ahead, while the long beach road runs east behind the dunes.
About 49 minutes is the normal door-to-door figure. This is a steady run rather than a fast one, because of the descent at the start and the hill section in the middle.
It is also the shortest airport transfer to Georgioupolis by a wide margin, which is the main thing to know if you are still choosing flights. Guests who arrive at Heraklion instead face 103 kilometres and about an hour and a half, on the far side of the island from where they are staying.
The KTEL intercity bus between Chania and Rethymno stops at Georgioupolis and is inexpensive.
It runs from Chania bus station rather than the airport, so the trip begins with covering the airport-to-city leg. The bus then stops on the national road above the village, leaving fifteen minutes on foot down to the square and considerably more to the hotels along the beach road.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Georgioupolis. 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 Georgioupolis 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: 48.4 km (30.1 mi), about 49 min, and the same fixed fare from €79 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Georgioupolis at the agreed time and takes you straight to Chania Airport.
Georgioupolis back to Chania Airport is the same 48.4 kilometres in reverse, at the same fixed fare.
The climb back up to Akrotiri at the end is the slowest part of the return, and departure pickups are set with that in mind rather than on the outbound timing.
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 Georgioupolis we work back from your flight: about 49 minutes of driving, plus the check-in and security time your airline asks for, plus a buffer for the Akrotiri climb.
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 Georgioupolis 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 Georgioupolis costs a fixed €79 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. Larger vehicles are €107 and €169, and the fare is per vehicle rather than per person.
About 49 min for the 48.4 km (30.1 mi) route. The descent from Akrotiri at the start and the hill section behind Kalyves both keep the average speed down.
Not directly. The Chania to Rethymno intercity bus stops at Georgioupolis, but it leaves from Chania bus station rather than the airport and sets you down on the national road above the village.
Yes. The properties east of the river along the beach road are served at the same fare. Some sit on unpaved lanes behind the dunes, so the driver takes the vehicle as close as the surface allows.
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 €79 for a Standard car to Georgioupolis.
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 Georgioupolis and Georgioupolis to Chania Airport are the same journey at the same fixed €79, 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.