A private transfer from Heraklion Airport to Atsipopoulo covers 87.0 km (54.1 mi) in about 1 hr 10 min and costs a fixed fare from €87 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Airport, or the departure run back from Atsipopoulo 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 | €85 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €100 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €110 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €135 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €200 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €515 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Atsipopoulo 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 Atsipopoulo: 87.0 km (54.1 mi), about 1 hr 10 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.
Atsipopoulo is a village on the hill immediately west of Rethymno, close enough to the city to function as a suburb while keeping a village centre of its own. Atsipopoulo looks down over Rethymno and the coast from the ridge the old road climbs.
The centre has a square, tavernas and older stone houses, and newer building has spread around it on the slopes.
Its appeal is the combination of a village at night and the city a few minutes downhill, with the Fortezza and the old town both close.
We drop you at the door of your house, hotel or apartment in the village or on the slopes around it.
Atsipopoulo's older lanes are narrow and steep in places. Your driver stops at the nearest point a car can wait and confirms it before the day.
The drive runs west for 87.0 kilometres and takes about 1 hr 10 min, ending on the hill immediately west of Rethymno. Atsipopoulo looks down over the city from the ridge the old road climbs, so this route passes Rethymno and then turns up rather than stopping at the coast.
The coastal run is the standard one: past Heraklion, the cliffs above Agia Pelagia, the inland section behind Bali and Panormos, then the beach strip.
Rethymno arrives at 80.5 kilometres and the road continues west past it.
The climb to Atsipopoulo is short. The village keeps a square and older stone houses at its centre with newer building spread around it on the slopes, and the old town and the Fortezza are a few minutes back downhill, which is the trade people make when they choose it over a city address. Rethymno has several addresses that all describe roughly the same arrival and are priced separately: the town at 80.5 kilometres from this airport, the port at 82.3, Atsipopoulo at 87.0 on the hill west and Armeni at 91.0 on the road south. The differences are minutes rather than distance.
A local bus links Atsipopoulo with Rethymno.
Getting to it from the airport means the intercity coach from Heraklion's bus station to Rethymno, then a change to the village service. Two legs after first reaching the city from the airport, for a village a few minutes above the coast.
The return leg is the same journey in reverse: 87.0 km (54.1 mi), about 1 hr 10 min, and the same fixed fare from €85 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Atsipopoulo at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Airport.
Atsipopoulo back to Heraklion Airport is the same 87.0 kilometres in reverse, at the same fixed fare.
The descent into Rethymno is short, so the timing is decided by the coast road east and the Heraklion approach rather than by the village end.
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 Atsipopoulo we work back from your flight: about 1 hr 10 min of driving, plus the check-in and security time your airline asks for, plus a buffer for the Heraklion approach.
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 Atsipopoulo 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 Atsipopoulo costs a fixed €85 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €135.
Rethymno is 80.5 kilometres from Heraklion Airport against 87.0 to Atsipopoulo, so the village sits a few minutes above the city.
The village is quieter at night and looks down over the coast, while the old town and the Fortezza stay a short drive away.
Usually. The older lanes at the centre are narrow and steep in places, so the driver stops at the nearest point a car can wait and confirms it beforehand.
Armeni is 91.0 kilometres from Heraklion Airport on the road south, and Rethymno Port 82.3. Atsipopoulo at 87.0 sits on the hill immediately west of the city.
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 €85 for a Standard car to Atsipopoulo.
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 Atsipopoulo and Atsipopoulo to Heraklion Airport are the same journey at the same fixed €85, 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.