A private transfer from Heraklion Airport to Amnissos covers 5.6 km (3.5 mi) in about 7 minutes and costs a fixed fare from €36 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Airport, or the departure run back from Amnissos 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 | €36 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €40 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €45 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €55 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €80 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €150 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Amnissos back to Heraklion 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 Heraklion Airport (HER) to Amnissos: 5.6 km (3.5 mi), about 7 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 Heraklion Airport, holding a sign with your name on it. Your transfer starts there rather than at a taxi rank, so there is no queue to join and no fare to agree on the spot.
Heraklion International Airport (HER) is Crete's main gateway and handled 4,039,249 international arrivals in 2025. Heraklion International Airport concentrates its arrivals into one short terminal, which keeps the walk from baggage reclaim to the meeting area brief even at peak season.
The driver confirms your name and destination, loads your luggage, and leaves from the airport car park. Nothing is settled on the day when you have paid online, and the fare on your voucher does not change.
The airport sits on the coast road immediately east of Heraklion city, which puts every eastern resort on a direct run without crossing town. Westbound journeys join the same national road in the opposite direction.
Inside the arrivals hall, past baggage reclaim, at the transfers meeting area. Your driver holds a name sign that matches the booking.
Look for the sign rather than a taxi rank or a car park level. The phone number on your voucher reaches a person who can locate your driver, if the sign is not where you expect it.
Give us your flight number at booking. Your pickup is then scheduled against that flight rather than against a clock time, and the driver is told to arrive later when the flight lands late.
Tell us as early as you can when a flight is cancelled or rerouted, so the driver can be reassigned.
Amnissos is a beach immediately east of Heraklion, next to Karteros and about 5 kilometres from the city. Amnissos was the harbour that served Knossos in the Minoan period, and the remains on the low hill behind the sand include a villa known for its fresco of lilies.
The beach is sand, longer and more open than its neighbour, with tavernas along the road behind it.
Like Karteros, this is a beach Heraklion uses itself rather than a resort, so it fills at weekends and empties mid-week even in high season.
We drop you at the door of your accommodation, on the coast road or in the streets behind it.
Amnissos and Karteros adjoin each other and their addresses are often given loosely. Give the property name at booking so the driver stops at the right one.
The drive runs east for 5.6 kilometres and takes about 7 minutes, which makes Amnissos the shortest beach transfer from this airport. The car is on the coast road within a minute of leaving the terminal.
The road passes the airport perimeter and drops to the shore almost immediately. There is no city driving in either direction and no resort traffic, because the resorts start several kilometres further east.
Amnissos and Karteros share this stretch. Amnissos at 5.6 kilometres is the longer and more open of the two beaches; Karteros at 5.8 sits beside it at the mouth of a gorge.
The Minoan harbour site on the hill behind the sand is what distinguishes the place. This was the port that served Knossos, and the villa excavated there is known for a fresco of lilies.
Distance from the terminal is the practical argument for this beach. Amnissos at 5.6 kilometres and Karteros at 5.8 are the two closest we sell from Heraklion Airport, and the next resort east, Kokkini Hani, is 9.9. For a first night before an early flight, or a last afternoon after checkout, that difference is the whole point.
The coastal bus between Heraklion and the eastern resorts passes on the road above.
It runs from the city rather than the airport, so reaching it means travelling west into Heraklion first and coming back east along the same shore. For a 7 minute drive that exchange makes no sense with luggage.
The return leg is the same journey in reverse: 5.6 km (3.5 mi), about 7 min, and the same fixed fare from €36 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Amnissos at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Airport.
Amnissos back to Heraklion Airport is the same 5.6 kilometres in reverse, at the same fixed fare.
The run is short enough that traffic barely affects it, so an early flight needs very little buffer from here.
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 Amnissos we work back from your flight: about 7 minutes of driving, plus the check-in and security time your airline asks for.
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 Heraklion Airport to Amnissos 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 Heraklion Airport to Amnissos costs a fixed €36 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €55.
They adjoin each other on the same shore and are booked separately. Amnissos is 5.6 kilometres from the airport and Karteros 5.8.
The harbour that served Knossos stood on the hill behind the beach. The villa excavated there is known for its fresco of lilies.
It is a beach Heraklion uses itself rather than a resort, so it fills at weekends and is comparatively quiet mid-week.
It is the closest beach to Heraklion Airport at 5.6 kilometres, so an early departure needs a very short pickup. Kokkini Hani, the next resort east, is 9.9 kilometres.
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 €36 for a Standard car to Amnissos.
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. Heraklion Airport to Amnissos and Amnissos to Heraklion Airport are the same journey at the same fixed €36, 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 private transfers in Crete we run, from the airports and ports to the resorts and villages along both coasts.