A private transfer from Heraklion Airport to Kissamos covers 175.0 km (108.7 mi) in about 2 hr 22 min and costs a fixed fare from €190 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Airport, or the departure run back from Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou 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 | €190 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €230 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €245 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €290 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €468 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €1,030 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou 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 Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou: 175.0 km (108.7 mi), about 2 hr 22 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.
Kissamos, also written Kastelli Kissamou, is the main town of the far west of Crete, set at the head of the Gulf of Kissamos between the Rodopos and Gramvousa peninsulas. Kissamos is a working town rather than a resort, with a long seafront, a working port and an archaeological museum holding the Roman mosaics found in the area.
The town has two beaches of its own, Mavros Molos to the west and Telonio to the east, and a centre that runs a few streets back from the water.
Its port is the reason many visitors come. Boats to Balos lagoon and Gramvousa island leave from Kissamos, and the ferry along the west coast to Kythira and the Peloponnese sails from the same quay.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa, in the town or along the coast either side of it.
Kissamos spreads over several kilometres of seafront and many properties sit on unnamed lanes above the road. Give the accommodation name at booking as well as the address.
The drive crosses the island west, 175.0 kilometres in about 2 hr 22 min, to the main town of the far west of Crete.
Your driver meets you in the arrivals hall and the car is on the national road within minutes of the terminal. Ammoudara opens the run, then the cliffs above Agia Pelagia and Lygaria, then Fodele, Bali and Panormos on the headlands.
Rethymno passes at 80.5 kilometres, Georgioupolis and the Apokoronas villages follow, and the road climbs over Aptera with Souda Bay below. Chania is skirted on the bypass at 142.0 kilometres, and the western beach strip runs out through Agia Marina, Platanias and Maleme.
Kolymbari at 162.0 kilometres is the end of the coast road as most visitors know it. The last 13 kilometres round the base of the Rodopos peninsula and drop into the Gulf of Kissamos, with the Gramvousa peninsula closing the far side of the bay.
Kissamos is a working town rather than a resort: a long seafront, a port, an archaeological museum holding the Roman mosaics found in the area, and two beaches of its own in Mavros Molos and Telonio.
The port is why a good share of these transfers are booked. Boats to the Balos lagoon and Gramvousa island leave from the quay, and the ferry along the west coast to Kythira and the Peloponnese sails from the same berth.
That has a bearing on the timing rather than the fare. The Balos boats go in the morning, and 2 hr 22 min from a Heraklion landing does not leave much of one, so a flight arriving the day before is the realistic way to catch a sailing rather than the same morning.
Nautilus Bay Hotel, Galini Beach, Aphrodite Beach Hotel, Sunny Bay Hotel and Molos Beach are spread along several kilometres of seafront, and many other properties sit on unnamed lanes above the road.
The KTEL coach runs Chania to Kissamos regularly and terminates in the town.
Reaching it from this terminal means Heraklion's bus station, close to three hours to Chania, a change and then the western service. Four hours and more against 2 hr 22 min door to door, and the connection has to hold if a boat is waiting at the end.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou. 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 Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou 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: 175.0 km (108.7 mi), about 2 hr 22 min, and the same fixed fare from €190 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Airport.
Kissamos back to Heraklion Airport covers the same 175.0 kilometres at the same fixed price.
The run east to Chania is quick, and the strip, the Chania bypass and the Rethymno bypass shape the timing after it. An early flight from Heraklion means leaving Kissamos in the dark.
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.
Allow about 2 hr 22 min of driving, the check-in and security time your airline requires, and margins for the strip and the two bypasses.
Give us the flight number at booking. On a cross-island run the pickup is calculated from it rather than estimated, and the time goes 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 Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou 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 Kissamos costs a fixed €190 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €290.
Yes, both names refer to the same town at the head of the Gulf of Kissamos. Booking either reaches the same place.
Rarely. The boats leave in the morning and the drive from this airport takes about 2 hr 22 min, so a landing the day before is the dependable way to catch one.
Considerably. Kissamos sits west of Chania, and an arrival there removes most of the crossing and about two hours in each direction.
The Roman mosaics found in and around the town, displayed in a Venetian-era building on the main square. Kissamos was a Roman port of some size and the floors that survive are the reason the museum exists.
No. It is the market town for the far west, with a working seafront, a port and streets that carry on through the winter. Visitors here are usually using it as a base for Balos, Gramvousa and Falasarna rather than for the town itself.
A short drive north over the shoulder of the peninsula, and a separate transfer with its own fare. Many guests stay in Kissamos and go out to the beach for the day.
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 €190 for a Standard car to Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou.
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 Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou and Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou to Heraklion Airport are the same journey at the same fixed €190, 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.