A private transfer from Chania Airport to Karteros covers 153.0 km (95.1 mi) in about 2 hr 25 min and costs a fixed fare from €175 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Chania Airport, or the departure run back from Karteros 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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Standard | Skoda Octavia, VW ID.3 | up to 3 | 3 | €175 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €195 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €205 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €220 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €375 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Karteros 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 Karteros: 153.0 km (95.1 mi), about 2 hr 25 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.
Karteros is a beach immediately east of Heraklion, at the mouth of a gorge that runs down to the sea. Karteros is one of the two beaches the city uses itself, alongside Amnissos next door, which gives it a different character from the resorts further east: busiest at weekends, quieter mid-week in high season.
The beach is sand and shingle, backed by tavernas along the coast road rather than by hotels.
Its position is the practical point. Heraklion Airport is 5.8 kilometres away, closer than any resort, and the city centre is a short drive west.
We drop you at the door of your accommodation, on the coast road or in the streets behind it.
Karteros is small and its addresses are usually given by property name rather than number. Give that name at booking as well as the area.
The drive crosses the island east, 153.0 kilometres in about 2 hr 25 min, and ends at one of Heraklion's own beaches.
This route is worth understanding before you book it, because the geography is unusual. Karteros is 5.8 kilometres from Heraklion Airport, the closest beach on the island to that terminal, and this transfer covers 153.0 kilometres to reach it. The journey makes sense only when the flight lands in the west, which is exactly when people book it.
The car comes down off Akrotiri and joins the national road east of Chania. Aptera and Souda Bay, the Apokoronas villages and Georgioupolis carry the first hour, and Rethymno passes at 70.3 kilometres.
Panormos and Bali take the headlands, Fodele arrives at 121.0 kilometres, and Agia Pelagia and Lygaria come on the cliffs. Ammoudara opens the built-up coast at 139.0 kilometres and Heraklion passes on the bypass, with the port below and the airport runway a few hundred metres off the road.
Karteros is just beyond it, at the mouth of a gorge that runs down to the sea, with Amnissos the next beach along.
The character is different from the resorts further east, and it comes from who uses it. This is a city beach: sand and shingle backed by tavernas along the coast road rather than by hotels, busy at weekends when Heraklion comes out to it, and quieter mid-week even in August.
Accommodation here is limited to a handful of properties. Minos Village Hotel, Hotel Karteros and Ariadni are the ones on the coast road, and addresses in Karteros are given by name rather than by number, so the name belongs on the booking.
The KTEL intercity coach from Chania reaches Heraklion in close to three hours, and the eastern coastal service passes Karteros on the main road.
Reaching Chania's bus station from the airport comes first, then two coaches with a change, then a walk down to the shore. Four hours and more against 2 hr 25 min in one car.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Karteros. 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 Karteros 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: 153.0 km (95.1 mi), about 2 hr 25 min, and the same fixed fare from €175 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Karteros at the agreed time and takes you straight to Chania Airport.
Karteros back to Chania Airport covers the same 153.0 kilometres at the same fixed price.
The Heraklion bypass comes within minutes of setting off and is the least predictable section of the return, since the airport, the port and the city all feed the same stretch. The Rethymno bypass and the Akrotiri climb follow later.
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.
Allow about 2 hr 25 min of driving, the check-in and security time your airline asks for, and margins for the Heraklion bypass at the start and the Akrotiri climb at the end.
Give us the flight number at booking, and the pickup time is worked back from it rather than agreed on the morning.
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 Karteros 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 Karteros costs a fixed €175 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €220.
5.8 kilometres, which makes it the closest beach to that terminal. This transfer exists for passengers who land at Chania instead.
No. It is one of the two beaches Heraklion uses itself, alongside Amnissos next door, with tavernas along the coast road rather than hotel complexes.
At weekends, when the city comes out to it. Mid-week it stays quieter than the resorts further east even in high season.
The small number on and behind the coast road, among them Minos Village Hotel, Hotel Karteros and Ariadni.
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 €175 for a Standard car to Karteros.
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 Karteros and Karteros to Chania Airport are the same journey at the same fixed €175, 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.