A private transfer from Chania Town to Platanias covers 11.1 km (6.9 mi) in about 21 minutes and costs a fixed fare from €21 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Chania Town, or the departure run back from Platanias - 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 | €21 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €36 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €96 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Platanias - Chania back to Chania Town 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 Town to Platanias - Chania: 11.1 km (6.9 mi), about 21 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 comes to the door of your hotel, apartment or address in Chania at the time on your voucher. City pickups are door-to-door, so there is no meeting point to find.
Chania's old town sits behind the Venetian harbour, and most of it is pedestrianised. Chania's harbour lanes take no traffic at all, so where a hotel sits inside that zone the driver arranges the nearest point a car can legally stop, usually a few minutes' walk away, and confirms it before the day.
Tell us the hotel name as well as the street when you book. Old town addresses are frequently unnumbered and are far easier to find by name.
Journeys east to Rethymno, Georgioupolis and the north coast join the national road within a few minutes. Journeys west and south, towards Kissamos, Falasarna, Elafonissi and Paleochora, leave on slower roads that climb through the hills.
At your accommodation's entrance, or the closest legal stopping point when the address sits inside the pedestrian zone of the old town.
Your driver calls ahead if there is any doubt about where the vehicle can wait.
Give us the pickup address and a contact number at booking. Your driver waits at the agreed time and calls if the entrance is not reachable.
Tell us as early as you can if your plans change, so the driver can be rescheduled.
Platanias is the largest resort on the coast west of Chania, at the far end of the continuous beach that runs out from the city through Stalos and Agia Marina. Platanias in Chania should not be confused with the smaller Platanias east of Rethymno: the two share a name and sit on opposite sides of the island.
The resort has two parts. The old village sits on a bluff above the coast road, with a church and tavernas at the top and a view along the whole strip, and the modern resort runs along the shore below it.
Platanias carries most of the nightlife on this coast, and the beach in front of it is wide sand facing the islet of Agioi Theodoroi offshore.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa, on the shore road or up in the old village.
The lanes up to the old village are steep and narrow. Where your address sits among them, your driver stops at the nearest point a car can wait and tells you which one before the day.
Your driver comes to the door of your Chania address at the time on the voucher. Where that address sits inside the old town, which most of the harbour quarter does, the car waits at the nearest point it can legally stop and you are told which one before the day.
The drive runs west for 11.1 kilometres and takes about 21 minutes, ending at the largest resort on this coast. Platanias sits at the far end of the strip that begins at Stalos, so the route passes Agia Marina on the way.
The first section crosses the western suburbs, Daratsos and Galatas, then joins the old coast road.
Stalos and Agia Marina follow along the same sand, with the Agioi Theodoroi islet offshore.
Platanias has two halves and they are reached differently. The old village stands on a bluff above the coast road, and the modern resort runs along the shore below it. The lanes up to the village are steep and narrow, which is what decides the last few minutes of the drive. Platanias carries most of the nightlife on this coast, which is the practical reason a city pickup to it is booked as often in the evening as in the morning. The old village on the bluff above the road is a different proposition from the strip below it.
The city bus runs the length of the strip and stops at Platanias frequently, day and evening.
For a night out from Chania it is the obvious choice. For an arrival with luggage from an old town hotel it means a walk to the stop, a ride along the old road, and another walk at the far end.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Platanias - Chania. 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 - Chania 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: 11.1 km (6.9 mi), about 21 min, and the same fixed fare from €21 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Platanias - Chania at the agreed time and takes you straight to Chania Town.
Platanias back into Chania is the same 11.1 kilometres at the same fixed price.
Evenings are the busy direction on this road rather than mornings, since the traffic runs towards the resort rather than away from 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.
Twenty-one minutes on the road, plus your own deadline, plus a few minutes if the pickup is in the old village rather than on the shore.
Tell us where you are staying at booking and the pickup is timed for it.
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 Town to Platanias - 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 Town to Platanias costs a fixed €21 for an SUV carrying up to 4 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €36.
No. This is the larger resort west of Chania. The Rethymno Platanias is on the other side of the island.
They are separate parts of the same resort. Give the accommodation name at booking so the driver takes the right turning.
Platanias is 11.1 kilometres from Chania Town, which is close enough that many visitors treat the city as an evening out.
Platanias holds most of the nightlife on the western strip, so the traffic from Chania runs out in the evening as well as in the morning.
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 €21 for a Standard car to Platanias - 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.
The driver arranges the nearest legal stopping point and confirms it before the day, so nobody is left waiting on a pedestrianised lane. Give the accommodation name as well as the street when you book.
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 Town to Platanias - Chania and Platanias - Chania to Chania Town are the same journey at the same fixed €21, 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.