A private transfer from Heraklion Airport to Gerani near Rethymno covers 90.0 km (55.9 mi) in about 1 hr 13 min and costs a fixed fare from €90 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Airport, or the departure run back from Gerani - 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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Standard | Skoda Octavia, VW ID.3 | up to 3 | 3 | €90 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €105 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €115 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €140 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €210 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €530 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Gerani - Rethymno 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 Gerani - Rethymno: 90.0 km (55.9 mi), about 1 hr 13 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.
Gerani is a village on the coast west of Rethymno, at the mouth of a gorge that runs inland from the shore. Gerani near Rethymno is a different place from the Gerani west of Chania, and the two are regularly confused when accommodation is booked.
The village sits above a beach of sand and shingle, with the national road crossing the gorge on a bridge behind it.
It is quieter than the strip east of Rethymno, and the city is a short drive away along the coast.
We drop you at the door of your accommodation in the village or along the shore below it.
Because two Cretan villages share this name, give the region as well as the property name at booking.
The drive runs west for 90.0 kilometres and takes about 1 hr 13 min, ending on the coast beyond Rethymno. Gerani sits west of the city at the mouth of a gorge, which the national road crosses on a bridge behind the village.
The route follows the north coast past Heraklion, Agia Pelagia and the inland stretch behind Bali and Panormos.
Rethymno comes at 80.5 kilometres and the road passes above the city rather than through it.
Gerani is about 10 kilometres beyond. The village is quieter than the hotel strip on Rethymno's eastern side, and its beach is sand and shingle below the road. The name is shared with a village west of Chania about 80 kilometres further on, which is the source of most booking confusion on this route. Two Cretan villages carry this name and the distance between them is the reason it matters. The Rethymno Gerani is 90.0 kilometres from this airport; the Chania one is 153.0. A booking that names only the village, with no region, can differ by an hour of driving and by a substantial fare.
The intercity coach between Rethymno and Chania passes Gerani on the national road.
It sets down on the main road above the village and runs from Rethymno's bus station, which itself has to be reached from Heraklion first. That is three stages for a journey the car does directly.
The return leg is the same journey in reverse: 90.0 km (55.9 mi), about 1 hr 13 min, and the same fixed fare from €90 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Gerani - Rethymno at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Airport.
Gerani back to Heraklion Airport is the same 90.0 kilometres in reverse, at the same fixed fare.
Eastbound traffic builds on the Heraklion approach through the morning, so early departures allow for the city end rather than the coast road.
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 Gerani we work back from your flight: about 1 hr 13 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 Gerani - 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 costs a fixed €90 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €140.
No. Crete has two villages of this name, one west of Rethymno and one west of Chania, about 80 kilometres apart. This route serves the Rethymno one.
Rethymno town is 80.5 kilometres from Heraklion Airport against 90.0 to Gerani, so about 10 kilometres of coast road separates them.
A gorge running inland from the shore, crossed by the national road on a bridge.
The two are 63 kilometres apart and priced very differently, at 90.0 and 153.0 kilometres from Heraklion Airport. Give the region at booking and we quote the right one.
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 €90 for a Standard car to Gerani - 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. Heraklion Airport to Gerani - Rethymno and Gerani - Rethymno to Heraklion Airport are the same journey at the same fixed €90, 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.