A private transfer from Heraklion Airport to Sitia Airport covers 126.0 km (78.3 mi) in about 1 hr 55 min and costs a fixed fare from €150 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Airport, or the departure run back from Sitia Airport 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 | €150 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €170 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €185 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €200 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €350 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €590 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Sitia Airport 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 Sitia Airport: 126.0 km (78.3 mi), about 1 hr 55 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.
Sitia Airport is the small public airport serving the far east of Crete, a few kilometres north of Sitia town. Sitia Airport handles domestic flights and a limited number of seasonal international services, so most visitors to this end of the island still arrive at Heraklion and drive.
The terminal is small and the road to it short, with the town and its port both within a few minutes.
Its value is for anyone connecting from Athens or the islands rather than flying in directly from abroad.
We drop you at the departures entrance, or meet you in the arrivals area with a board showing your name.
Flights here are few and the terminal empties quickly. Give the flight number at booking so the driver is there for the actual arrival rather than the scheduled one.
The drive connects Crete's main airport to its smallest, 126.0 kilometres in about 1 hr 55 min. Sitia Airport sits a few kilometres north of the town at the far eastern end of the island, and this route is usually booked by people connecting rather than arriving.
The first hour covers the resort coast and the inland climb to Agios Nikolaos at 59.8 kilometres.
Beyond it the road follows Mirabello Bay through Istron, climbs above Pachia Ammos and runs high across the eastern hills.
Sitia arrives at the end, and the airport is a short distance north of the town. Flights here are few, mostly domestic with some seasonal international services, so a missed connection is a longer problem than at Heraklion. That is the reason to book a car against the flight rather than trust a coach timetable. Three drop-off points serve Sitia and they are close together but distinct: the town at 126.0 kilometres from this airport, the airport at 126.0 by its own route and the port at 129.0. Booking the right one matters more here than elsewhere, because the town is spread along a hillside and walking between them with luggage is not quick.
The KTEL coach from Heraklion to Sitia takes around three and a half hours and serves the town, not the airport.
That leaves a further taxi at the end, after first reaching Heraklion's bus station from the airport. Against an infrequent departure, three separate legs is a lot of risk for the fare saved.
The return leg is the same journey in reverse: 126.0 km (78.3 mi), about 1 hr 55 min, and the same fixed fare from €150 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Sitia Airport at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Airport.
Sitia Airport back to Heraklion Airport is the same 126.0 kilometres in reverse, at the same fixed fare.
Arrivals into Sitia are few and cluster around the scheduled times, so the pickup is set against the actual landing we track rather than the timetable.
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 Sitia Airport we work back from your flight: about 1 hr 55 min of driving, plus the check-in time your airline asks for, plus a buffer for the eastern hill road.
Give us both flight numbers at booking if you are connecting, and the exact 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 Sitia Airport 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 €150 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €200.
Flights into Sitia are few and mostly domestic. For most visitors the practical route to the far east is to land at Heraklion and drive, which is what this transfer is for.
A few kilometres north of it. Sitia town is 126.0 kilometres from Heraklion Airport by its own route and the port 129.0, so all three are within a short distance of each other.
Yes. Give both flight numbers at booking so the pickup is set against the landing we track and the check-in you need to make.
The town, the port and the airport are all around 126 to 129 kilometres from Heraklion Airport but are separate points. Book the one you actually need rather than the town by default.
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 €150 for a Standard car to Sitia Airport.
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 Sitia Airport and Sitia Airport to Heraklion Airport are the same journey at the same fixed €150, 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.