A private transfer from Heraklion Airport to Kavros covers 100.0 km (62.1 mi) in about 1 hr 21 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 Kavros - Paralia Kourna 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: Kavros - Paralia Kourna 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 Kavros - Paralia Kourna: 100.0 km (62.1 mi), about 1 hr 21 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.
The 100.0 km drive west from Heraklion Airport reaches Kavros on Paralia Kourna, the beach below Lake Kournas, in about 81 minutes. Filmed along the route a private transfer follows.
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.
Kavros is a beach settlement on the north coast between Georgioupolis and Rethymno, sharing the same long sand strip as its larger neighbour. Kavros sits at the eastern end of that beach, with the hotels set back behind it and the national road above.
The sand here runs for several kilometres without interruption and shelves gradually, and the water stays shallow a long way out.
Lake Kournas, the only natural freshwater lake on Crete, lies in the hills a few kilometres inland and gives the settlement the second half of its name.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa, on the beach road or on the approach from the national road.
Kavros and Georgioupolis run together along one beach and some addresses use either name. Give the hotel name at booking so the driver goes to the right end of it.
The drive runs west for 100.0 kilometres and takes about 1 hr 21 min, past Rethymno and on to the long beach shared with Georgioupolis.
The first hour covers the familiar coast: the cliffs, the inland stretch behind Bali and Panormos, then the strip into Rethymno at 80.5 kilometres.
West of the city the country opens out past Atsipopoulo and Gerani.
Kavros is the eastern end of the sand that runs to Georgioupolis, with the hotels set back behind the beach and the national road above them. The turning inland to Lake Kournas is signposted shortly before it.
The two names are used loosely because the beach is continuous. Hotels at the Kavros end sit further from the river mouth and the eucalyptus square that give Georgioupolis its centre, which is the practical difference between them. The sand between Georgioupolis and Kavros runs for several kilometres without a break, which is unusual on this coast, and it shelves gradually the whole way. That combination is what fills it with families rather than with the crowds the Chania strip carries.
The intercity coach between Heraklion and Chania passes above Kavros on the national road.
It sets down at the junction rather than at a hotel, and it runs from Heraklion's bus station rather than the airport, so the trip is a leg into the city, close to two hours of coach, and a walk down to the beach road.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Kavros - Paralia Kourna. 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 Kavros - Paralia Kourna 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: 100.0 km (62.1 mi), about 1 hr 21 min, and the same fixed fare from €105 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Kavros - Paralia Kourna at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Airport.
Kavros back to the airport is the same 100.0 kilometres at the same fixed fare.
Eastbound the Rethymno bypass in the late afternoon and the Heraklion approach at the end are the two slow points, and an early flight crosses both before dawn.
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.
About 1 hr 21 min of driving, the check-in and security time your airline asks for, and margins for the Rethymno bypass and the Heraklion approach.
Give us the flight number at booking and the pickup 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 Kavros - Paralia Kourna 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 Kavros costs a fixed €105 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €142.
Considerably. Kavros is 50.2 kilometres from Chania Airport against 100.0 from Heraklion.
A few kilometres inland and uphill, signposted off the national road shortly before the village.
Several kilometres of continuous sand shelving gradually, shared with Georgioupolis at the western end.
They sit at either end of one beach and are booked separately. From this terminal Kavros is 100.0 kilometres at €105 for a Standard car.
Lake Kournas, in the hills a few kilometres inland and the only natural freshwater lake on Crete. The lake and the village above it are 108.0 kilometres from here and a separate transfer at €115.
It shelves gradually and the water stays shallow a long way out, which is the reason families choose this stretch over the coves further east.
Georgioupolis, with the river mouth, the square and the small church built out on the rocks. It is the busier end; Kavros is the quieter 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 €105 for a Standard car to Kavros - Paralia Kourna.
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 Kavros - Paralia Kourna and Kavros - Paralia Kourna 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 transfers we run, from the airports and ports to the resorts and villages along both coasts.