Heraklion Airport to Heraklion Port Transfers

A private transfer from Heraklion Airport to Heraklion Port covers 4.0 km (2.5 mi) in about 10 minutes and costs a fixed fare from €34 per vehicle, not per person.

One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Airport, or the departure run back from Heraklion Port at the same fixed fare.

Your fixed price for this route from €34 per vehicle
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Fares

Heraklion Airport to Heraklion Port transfer prices

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
Standard transfer vehicle, Skoda Octavia, VW ID.3 Standard Skoda Octavia, VW ID.3 up to 3 3 €34
SUV transfer vehicle, Skoda Karoq SUV Skoda Karoq up to 4 4 €40
Premium transfer vehicle, Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass Premium Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass up to 4 4 €45
Minivan transfer vehicle, Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito Minivan Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito up to 8 8 €55
Minibus transfer vehicle, Mercedes Sprinter Minibus Mercedes Sprinter up to 18 18 €80
Bus transfer vehicle, Coach Bus Bus Coach Bus up to 52 30 €200

The same fare applies in both directions: Heraklion Port back to Heraklion Airport costs the same as the arrival leg. Child and booster seats are added at booking, at no extra charge.

Where you are going

Heraklion Airport to Heraklion Port on the map

The line is the road a driver actually takes from Heraklion Airport (HER) to Heraklion Port: 4.0 km (2.5 mi), about 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.

Airport pickup

Your pickup at Heraklion Airport

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.

Where we meet you

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.

Flight delays and waiting time

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.

Heraklion

Arriving in Heraklion Port

Heraklion Port is the main passenger harbour of Crete, on the eastern side of the city beside the Venetian basin. Heraklion Port handles the overnight ferries to Piraeus and the routes to the Cyclades, and cruise ships berth at the same quays through the summer.

The passenger terminal sits about 4 kilometres from Heraklion Airport and roughly a kilometre from the city centre, close enough that the walls and the old harbour are visible from the quay.

Arrival hours here are unlike an airport's. The Piraeus overnight sailing docks around six in the morning, which puts passengers in the city hours before any hotel check-in.

Good to know about Heraklion Port
  • Overnight ferries to Piraeus and services to the Cyclades
  • Cruise berths on the same quays through the summer
  • About 4 km from Heraklion Airport and a kilometre from the centre
  • Koules fortress and the Venetian basin alongside the modern port
  • The Archaeological Museum a short drive into the city
Drop-off in Heraklion Port

We meet you in front of the passenger terminal, where the driver waits with a banner showing your name and ours.

Ferry passengers all reach the quay at once, which is what the banner is for. For a departure, tell us the operator and sailing time so the pickup is set against boarding rather than the printed departure.

Route

The drive from Heraklion Airport to Heraklion Port

The drive covers 4.0 kilometres in about 10 minutes and connects the island's main airport to its main passenger harbour. Both sit on the eastern side of Heraklion within sight of the same stretch of coast, so this is the shortest connection we sell between two arrival points.

The road leaves the terminal and runs west along the shore above the port, with the city on the left and the water on the right the whole way.

The passenger terminal is entered from the coastal road rather than through the city, so the one-way system inside the walls never comes into it.

The reason to book this one is the connection rather than the distance. A flight landing late and a ferry boarding an hour later leave no room for finding a taxi, and the driver holding your name at arrivals is what removes that risk.

How else could you make this trip?

A city bus runs between the airport and central Heraklion, and the port is a walk from the nearest stop.

Over 4 kilometres the saving is a few euros. Against it: a walk at the end with luggage, on a schedule that does not know your flight landed late, at an hour when a missed sailing costs a night. For a connection with a hard deadline that trade rarely makes sense.

At a glance
  • 4.0 km (2.5 mi) door to door
  • About 10 min with normal traffic
  • Direct, no changes, no other passengers
  • Fixed from €34 per vehicle
Door to door

Hotels and resorts we serve in Heraklion Port and more

Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Heraklion Port. 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.

  • Athinaikon
  • Evans
  • Litsa's suite
  • and every other hotel in Heraklion Port

Villas, apartments and private addresses in Heraklion Port are served the same way. Add the address at booking and the fare stays as quoted.

Going home

Heraklion Port to Heraklion Airport: departure transfers

The return leg is the same journey in reverse: 4.0 km (2.5 mi), about 10 min, and the same fixed fare from €34 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Heraklion Port at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Airport.

Heraklion Port back to the airport is the same 4.0 kilometres in reverse, at the same fixed fare.

Ferry arrivals cluster: the Piraeus overnight docks around six and everyone leaves the terminal at once. A pre-booked car is waiting when that happens rather than joining the queue it creates.

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.

When should the pickup be?

For a port pickup we work back from your sailing: about 10 minutes of driving, plus the terminal time your ferry line asks for, which is well before the departure printed on the ticket.

Give us the operator and sailing time at booking and the exact pickup is confirmed on your voucher.

What you get

Why book this transfer with Best Crete Transfer

Fixed price per vehicle

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.

Meet and greet by name

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 and booster seats included

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.

Free cancellation

Cancel at least 24 hours before your pickup time and you pay nothing. Plans change; the booking does not lock you in.

Direct door-to-door routing

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.

Flight-timed pickups, 24 hours a day

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.

FAQ

Heraklion Airport to Heraklion Port transfers: common questions

These are the questions guests ask most often about the Heraklion Airport to Heraklion Port 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 Heraklion Port costs a fixed €34 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €55.

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