A private transfer from Chania Airport to Platanias Rethymno covers 73.6 km (45.7 mi) in about 1 hr 9 min and costs a fixed fare from €113 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Chania Airport, or the departure run back from Platanias - Rethymno 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 | €113 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €152 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €225 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Platanias - Rethymno 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 Platanias - Rethymno: 73.6 km (45.7 mi), about 1 hr 9 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.
Platanias is a beach settlement immediately east of Rethymno, on the long sand strip that runs from the city towards Sfakaki. Platanias in Rethymno should not be confused with the larger Platanias west of Chania: the two share a name and sit on opposite sides of the island.
The strip here is hotels, apartments and tavernas set between the beach and the old coast road, with the national road behind them.
Rethymno's old town is close enough to walk to along the seafront for anyone staying at the western end, which is the main reason people pick this stretch over the resorts further east.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa anywhere along the strip.
Addresses here are usually given by hotel name rather than street number, and the strip runs for several kilometres. Give the accommodation name at booking so the driver takes the right turning off the coast road.
The drive runs east for 73.6 kilometres and takes about 1 hr 9 min, to the beach strip that begins immediately past Rethymno.
This is the one airport on Crete where booking the wrong Platanias is easy, because it sells both. The Platanias west of Chania is 34.5 kilometres from this terminal; the Platanias east of Rethymno, which this page prices, is 73.6. Same name, opposite sides of the city, thirty-nine kilometres and about half an hour apart, and both reachable from the same arrivals hall.
The car comes down off Akrotiri and joins the national road east without entering Chania. The route runs along the edge of Apokoronas, past Georgioupolis and Kavros at the mouth of the Almyros, then climbs past Armeni and drops through Atsipopoulo towards Rethymno.
Rethymno is passed on its bypass rather than through the centre, and the beach strip begins immediately east of the city.
Platanias is the first of the four settlements on that strip, closest of them to the old town, which is the reason people pick this end: the seafront walk into Rethymno is manageable from the western part of it.
Four settlements share that beach and the engine prices them separately, which is the second reason to give the hotel name. From this airport Platanias is 73.6 kilometres, Adelianos Kampos 78.0, Sfakaki 79.3 and Skaleta 81.2, spread over eight kilometres of one continuous sand.
Minos Mare Royal, Atermono Boutique Resort, Minos Mare, Rethymno Village, Golden Beach and Grecotel Creta Palace stand along the western end, which is the part within reach of the old town on foot.
The intercity coach passes on the national road above the strip but does not serve it.
Reaching a hotel here means the airport bus into Chania, the coach east to Rethymno, then a local bus or taxi back out along the beach road. Three legs and two waits.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Platanias - Rethymno. 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 Platanias - Rethymno 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: 73.6 km (45.7 mi), about 1 hr 9 min, and the same fixed fare from €113 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Platanias - Rethymno at the agreed time and takes you straight to Chania Airport.
Platanias back to Chania Airport is the same 73.6 kilometres at the same fixed fare.
The strip feeds onto the national road through a few junctions so leaving is quick, and the Chania approach at the far end is what the margin covers.
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.
About 1 hr 9 min of driving, the check-in and security time your airline asks for, and a margin for the Chania approach.
Give us the flight number at booking and the exact pickup 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 Platanias - Rethymno 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 Platanias Rethymno costs a fixed €113 for an SUV carrying up to 4 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €152.
No. This is the strip east of Rethymno. The Chania Platanias is 34.5 kilometres from this airport, on the other side of the city.
From the western end of the strip, along the seafront, yes. The strip runs several kilometres so it depends where on it you are.
Quicker, in fact. Rethymno town is 70.3 kilometres from this airport at about 1 hr 12 min, and Platanias is 73.6 at about 1 hr 9. The town is entered and the strip is reached from the bypass, which is worth more than the three kilometres cost.
Six euros for an SUV. Rethymno town is €107 from this airport and Platanias €113, over 3.3 kilometres more road.
An SUV for up to 4 passengers, a Minivan for up to 8, and a Minibus for up to 18. Each fare covers the whole vehicle rather than a seat in it.
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 €113 for a Standard car to Platanias - Rethymno.
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 Platanias - Rethymno and Platanias - Rethymno to Chania Airport are the same journey at the same fixed €113, 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.