A private transfer from Chania Airport to Plaka in Apokoronas covers 34.7 km (21.6 mi) in about 44 minutes and costs a fixed fare from €62 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Chania Airport, or the departure run back from Plaka - Chania 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 | €62 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €102 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €169 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Plaka - Chania 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 Plaka - Chania: 34.7 km (21.6 mi), about 44 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.
Plaka is a village on the Apokoronas coast east of Chania, on the high ground above Almyrida. Plaka in Chania should not be confused with the Plaka beside Elounda in the east of the island: the two share a name and sit at opposite ends of Crete.
The village looks down over the bay that Almyrida and Kalyves share, and much of its accommodation is villas built on the slope for that view.
There is no beach in the village. Almyrida is a short drive downhill, and the hill villages of Kokkino Chorio and Gavalochori are close by inland.
We drop you at the door of your villa, house or apartment in the village or on the slopes around it.
Plaka's properties sit on narrow hillside lanes, many unnamed. Give the property name and the owner's directions when you book.
The drive runs east into Apokoronas and climbs to the village above the bay, 34.7 kilometres in about 44 minutes. Plaka sits on high ground rather than on the shore, which is why this takes longer than the coastal villages at a similar distance.
The car crosses Akrotiri, joins the national road above Souda and passes Aptera on the plateau.
The turning for the coast comes after Kalyves. From there the road runs towards Almyrida and then climbs the slope behind it.
Plaka occupies that slope. The village looks down over the bay Almyrida and Kalyves share, most of its houses are villas built for that view, and the lanes between them are narrow and steep. Kokkino Chorio and Gavalochori sit close by inland.
Four Apokoronas destinations sit within a few kilometres of each other and are priced separately: Kalyves at 28.1 kilometres from this airport, Almyrida at 33.3, Plaka at 34.7 and Vamos at 36.4. The coastal pair are flat and easy to reach; the two on high ground are not.
The Apokoronas bus serves the coastal villages rather than the hill ones.
Reaching Plaka by public transport means the airport bus into Chania, the Apokoronas service to Almyrida or Kalyves, then a climb of a couple of kilometres uphill. Three stages, with the last one on foot.
The return leg is the same journey in reverse: 34.7 km (21.6 mi), about 44 min, and the same fixed fare from €62 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Plaka - Chania at the agreed time and takes you straight to Chania Airport.
Plaka back to Chania Airport is the same 34.7 kilometres in reverse, at the same fixed fare.
Getting the car down from the village adds a few minutes at the start, and the Chania approach is slower westbound in the morning, so departures allow for both.
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 Plaka we work back from your flight: about 44 minutes of driving, plus the check-in and security time your airline asks for, plus an allowance for the hillside lanes and 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 Plaka - Chania 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 Plaka costs a fixed €62 for an SUV carrying up to 4 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €102.
No. Crete has two, and this route serves the hill village in Apokoronas east of Chania. The other Plaka faces Spinalonga in the east of the island and is a separate transfer entirely.
Almyrida is 33.3 kilometres from Chania Airport and sits directly below the village, a short drive downhill. Kalyves is 28.1 kilometres on the same bay.
Usually, but the lanes are narrow and many are unnamed. Give the property name and the owner's directions when you book.
Almyrida at 33.3 kilometres from the airport sits directly below it, Kalyves is 28.1 and Vamos 36.4. Each is booked as its own transfer.
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 €62 for a Standard car to Plaka - Chania.
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 Plaka - Chania and Plaka - Chania to Chania Airport are the same journey at the same fixed €62, 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 transfers we run, from the airports and ports to the resorts and villages along both coasts.