A private transfer from Heraklion Airport to Georgioupolis covers 103.0 km (64.0 mi) in about 1 hr 26 min and costs a fixed fare from €105 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Airport, or the departure run back from Georgioupolis 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 | €105 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €114 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €126 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €142 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €258 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €588 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Georgioupolis back to Heraklion Airport costs the same as the arrival leg. Child and booster seats are added at booking, at no extra charge.
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.
Georgioupolis is a resort village on the north coast between Rethymno and Chania, built where the Almiros river meets the sea. Georgioupolis is known for the small chapel of Agios Nikolaos, which stands on a rock offshore and is reached by a narrow stone causeway running out from the beach.
The beach runs for several kilometres east of the village and is one of the longest on the island. The sea shelves gently near the river mouth and can be lively further out, which is worth knowing if you are travelling with small children.
The village itself is built around a square shaded by eucalyptus trees, with tavernas around it. Lake Kournas, the only freshwater lake in Crete, lies a few kilometres inland.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa, in the village or along the beach road east of it.
Some of the accommodation sits on unpaved lanes behind the dunes. The driver takes the vehicle as close as the surface allows and confirms the arrangement in advance.
This is a westbound run, so it starts by skirting Heraklion on the bypass before joining the VOAK on the far side of the city. That is the only congested part of the route, and it is over within the first ten minutes.
From there the national road runs west along the coast for the best part of an hour. It climbs away from the sea after Agia Pelagia, crosses the headlands around Fodele and Bali, and returns to the water on the approach to Rethymno. This middle stretch has some of the most open sea views on the north coast, with the road high above the water for long sections.
Rethymno is the natural halfway marker, and the point where most passengers notice the island changing character: the eastern resort coast is well behind, and the country ahead is greener and emptier. Drivers on this run will stop at Rethymno or Bali if you want a break, which on a 103-kilometre journey is worth knowing before you set off rather than after.
Georgioupolis is the next major turning past Rethymno, and the road drops off the national route into the village.
About 1 hour 26 minutes is the normal figure. It is among the longest routes we price out of Heraklion, and the one where the gap between a fixed fare and a running meter is widest: over this distance a metered fare can vary by more than the whole cost of a short transfer.
The public route is the KTEL intercity coach from Heraklion towards Chania, which stops at Georgioupolis and takes roughly two and a half hours.
It starts at Heraklion bus station rather than the airport, so the trip begins with getting there. The coach then sets you down on the national road above the village. On a journey of this length the bus is genuinely cheaper, and the trade is time, changes, and the walk at the end.
Guests arriving at Chania Airport should note that Georgioupolis is far closer to it: 48.4 kilometres against 103 from Heraklion.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Georgioupolis. 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 Georgioupolis 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: 103.0 km (64.0 mi), about 1 hr 26 min, and the same fixed fare from €105 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Georgioupolis at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Airport.
Georgioupolis back to Heraklion Airport is the same 103 kilometres in reverse, at the same fixed fare.
The Heraklion bypass at the end is the part that varies, and it is busiest through the morning. Departure pickups allow for it rather than assuming the outbound timing.
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 Georgioupolis we work back from your flight: about 1 hour 26 minutes of driving, plus the check-in and security time your airline asks for, plus a buffer for the Heraklion bypass.
On a run this long the buffer matters. 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 Georgioupolis 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 Georgioupolis costs a fixed €105 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €142, and the fare is per vehicle rather than per person.
About 1 hr 26 min for the 103.0 km (64.0 mi) route. The Heraklion bypass at the start is the only part that varies much with traffic.
Considerably. Georgioupolis is 48.4 kilometres from Chania Airport against 103 from Heraklion, so if you have a choice of arrival airport the western one saves about 40 minutes each way.
Not directly. The KTEL coach towards Chania stops at Georgioupolis and takes around two and a half hours, but it runs from Heraklion bus station and sets you down on the national road above the village.
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 €105 for a Standard car to Georgioupolis.
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 Georgioupolis and Georgioupolis to Heraklion Airport are the same journey at the same fixed €105, 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 taxi we run, from the airports and ports to the resorts and villages along both coasts.