A private transfer from Chania Airport to Kavros covers 50.2 km (31.2 mi) in about 50 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 Kavros - Paralia Kourna 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: Kavros - Paralia Kourna 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 Kavros - Paralia Kourna: 50.2 km (31.2 mi), about 50 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.
Kavros is a beach settlement on the north coast between Georgioupolis and Rethymno, sharing the same long sand strip as its larger neighbour. Kavros sits at the eastern end of that beach, with the hotels set back behind it and the national road above.
The sand here runs for several kilometres without interruption and shelves gradually, and the water stays shallow a long way out.
Lake Kournas, the only natural freshwater lake on Crete, lies in the hills a few kilometres inland and gives the settlement the second half of its name.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa, on the beach road or on the approach from the national road.
Kavros and Georgioupolis run together along one beach and some addresses use either name. Give the hotel name at booking so the driver goes to the right end of it.
The drive runs east along the north coast for 50.2 kilometres and takes about 50 minutes. Kavros sits at the eastern end of the Georgioupolis beach, close under the national road, which keeps the final approach short.
The car leaves Akrotiri and joins the national road above Souda, with the bay on the right and the naval harbour at its head.
Aptera and its hilltop site follow, then the road runs along the edge of Apokoronas past the turnings for Kalyves, Almyrida, Vamos and Gavalochori.
Georgioupolis arrives at the mouth of the Almyros, and Kavros is the next exit east along the same sand. Lake Kournas is signposted inland shortly before it, a climb of several kilometres into the hills to the only natural freshwater lake on the island.
The beach here is the reason to know which end you have booked. Sand runs without a break from Georgioupolis to Kavros, so the two names describe one shore, and hotels at the Kavros end sit further from the river mouth and the square that gives Georgioupolis its centre.
Most of the larger properties on this stretch are set back behind the sand rather than on it, reached by short approach roads off the coast road, which is why the hotel name matters more here than the street.
The KTEL intercity coach between Chania and Rethymno passes on the national road above Kavros.
Being set down at the junction leaves a walk down to the beach road, and the coach itself is reached only after the airport bus into Chania and a change at the central station. That makes three stages for a journey a car does in 50 minutes.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Kavros - Paralia Kourna. 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 Kavros - Paralia Kourna 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: 50.2 km (31.2 mi), about 50 min, and the same fixed fare from €79 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Kavros - Paralia Kourna at the agreed time and takes you straight to Chania Airport.
Kavros back to Chania Airport is the same 50.2 kilometres in reverse, at the same fixed fare.
The Chania approach is the slow part westbound in the morning, so departure pickups from this beach are set against the city rather than the open road either side of it.
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 Kavros we work back from your flight: about 50 minutes of driving, plus the check-in and security time your airline asks for, plus a buffer for the Chania bypass.
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 Kavros - Paralia Kourna 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 Kavros costs a fixed €79 for an SUV carrying up to 4 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €107.
They share one beach and run into each other, but they are booked separately. Georgioupolis is 48.4 kilometres from Chania Airport and Kavros 50.2, at the eastern end of the same sand.
The lake lies in the hills a few kilometres inland from Kavros, reached by a climb off the national road. It is the only natural freshwater lake on Crete.
Three: an SUV for up to 4 passengers, a Minivan for up to 8, and a Minibus for up to 18.
Most of the larger ones sit behind the sand rather than on it, reached by short approach roads. Give the hotel name at booking so the driver takes the right turning off the coast road.
Kavros is the eastern end, further from the river mouth and the square at Georgioupolis. The sand is continuous between them, so the difference is in what is behind the beach rather than the beach itself.
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 Kavros - Paralia Kourna.
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 Kavros - Paralia Kourna and Kavros - Paralia Kourna 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 taxi in Crete we run, from the airports and ports to the resorts and villages along both coasts.