A private transfer from Heraklion Port to Agia Marina covers 146.0 km (90.7 mi) in about 2 hr 9 min and costs a fixed fare from €155 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Port, or the departure run back from Agia Marina - Chania 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 | €155 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €184 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €192 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €215 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €360 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €885 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Agia Marina - Chania back to Heraklion Port 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 Port to Agia Marina - Chania: 146.0 km (90.7 mi), about 2 hr 9 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 in front of the Passenger Terminal at Heraklion Port, holding a banner with your name and the company name on it. Ferry arrivals cluster, so the terminal forecourt fills quickly; the banner is what makes your car findable in it.
Heraklion Port sits inside the city, a few minutes from the centre and about 4 kilometres from the airport. Heraklion Port is the island's main ferry gateway, taking the overnight sailings from Piraeus as well as the routes from Santorini, Mykonos, Paros and Naxos.
Overnight ferries from Piraeus dock early in the morning, which is the port's busiest window and the one where on-demand taxis are hardest to find. A pre-booked car is already waiting when the ramp goes down.
Cruise calls berth at the same port area and follow the same procedure.
In front of the Passenger Terminal, where your driver waits with a banner showing your name and ours.
Stay at the terminal rather than walking out to the road. The port approach is one-way and busy at docking time, and the vehicle cannot stop on it.
Give us your ferry or cruise line and arrival time at booking. We track sailing arrivals as well as flights, so a late docking moves the pickup rather than costing you the transfer.
Tell us as early as you can if your sailing is cancelled or diverted to another port, so the driver can be reassigned.
Agia Marina is a beach resort on the coast west of Chania, running along one continuous sand strip that also carries Stalos to its east and Platanias to its west. Agia Marina faces the islet of Agioi Theodoroi, a protected reserve for the Cretan wild goat that sits about a kilometre offshore and is visible from most of the beach.
The resort is built along the old coast road rather than around a village centre, so hotels, apartments and tavernas run in a line rather than a cluster. Almost everything is within walking distance of the sand.
Agia Marina is 29.7 kilometres from Chania Airport and close enough to Chania itself for the city to be an evening out rather than an excursion, which is the main reason people choose this strip over the resorts further west.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa anywhere along the strip, including addresses on the old coast road and those set back from it.
Agia Marina, Stalos and Platanias share the same seafront and their addresses can look alike. Give the accommodation name at booking so the driver stops at the right one.
The car leaves the port gate for the national road west and covers 146.0 kilometres in about 2 hr 9 min to the beach strip beyond Chania.
Something on this route reads backwards until you see why. Chania Town is 139.0 kilometres from the quay, 7 kilometres nearer than Agia Marina, and it is quoted at about 2 hr 25 min against 2 hr 9 min here, at €165 against €155. Going further west is quicker and cheaper, because this transfer stays on the bypass and never enters the city.
The run itself is the north coast end to end. Ammoudara passes first, then the cliffs above Agia Pelagia and Lygaria, then Fodele, Bali and Panormos on the headlands.
Rethymno arrives at 77.8 kilometres, roughly the midpoint, and Georgioupolis and the Apokoronas slope follow. The road climbs over Aptera with Souda Bay below, skirts Chania, and comes out on the western strip.
Stalos, Agia Marina and Platanias then run together along one continuous beach with no gap between them, and the car turns off for the middle of the three.
Agioi Theodoroi sits about a kilometre offshore along the whole length of that beach, a low island kept as a reserve for the Cretan wild goat, and it is the landmark that tells you which stretch of coast you are looking at.
The resort is a line rather than a cluster: hotels, apartments and tavernas along the old coast road, everything within walking distance of the sand, and addresses that look much like their neighbours'. The accommodation name is what fixes the stop.
The KTEL intercity coach from Heraklion to Chania takes close to three hours, and a city bus covers the western strip from the station there.
After a night at sea that is the walk to Heraklion's bus station, the coach, a change in Chania and a local service. Four hours and more against a little over two, and the last leg sets you down on the main road rather than at a door.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Agia Marina - Chania. 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 Agia Marina - Chania 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: 146.0 km (90.7 mi), about 2 hr 9 min, and the same fixed fare from €155 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Agia Marina - Chania at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Port.
Agia Marina back to Heraklion Port covers the same 146.0 kilometres at the same fixed price.
Eastbound the strip is slowest in the morning and the Chania bypass follows it, then the Rethymno bypass in the middle of the run. Piraeus sailings leave Heraklion in the evening, so departures here are usually early afternoon.
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 9 min of driving, the boarding time your ferry or cruise line requires, and margins for the strip, the Chania bypass and the Rethymno bypass.
Give us the operator and sailing at booking. The pickup is set against boarding rather than the printed departure and appears 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 Port to Agia Marina - Chania 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 Port to Agia Marina costs a fixed €155 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €215.
Chania Town is 139.0 kilometres from the quay at about 2 hr 25 min and Agia Marina 146.0 at about 2 hr 9 min. This route uses the bypass; the city one goes in.
Stalos first, then Agia Marina, then Platanias, running together along one beach. Give the accommodation name at booking.
Agioi Theodoroi, about a kilometre out and visible along the whole strip. It is a reserve for the Cretan wild goat and cannot be landed on.
Considerably. Souda is the ferry port for Chania and sits at the eastern end of this coast, so a Chania docking removes most of the drive.
One sits back from the coast road in Agia Marina, within walking distance of most of the strip's hotels, and it is a common reason families choose this stretch over Stalos.
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 €155 for a Standard car to Agia Marina - Chania.
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 ferry operator and sailing time when you book. We track arrivals, so a late docking moves the pickup rather than costing you the transfer.
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.
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 Port to Agia Marina - Chania and Agia Marina - Chania to Heraklion Port are the same journey at the same fixed €155, 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 taxi in Crete we run, from the airports and ports to the resorts and villages along both coasts.