A private transfer from Heraklion Port to Ammoudara beside Agios Nikolaos covers 67.5 km (41.9 mi) in about 1 hr 2 min and costs a fixed fare from €72 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Port, or the departure run back from Ammoudara - Agios Nikolaos 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 | €72 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €84 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €90 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €110 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €200 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €415 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Ammoudara - Agios Nikolaos 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 Ammoudara - Agios Nikolaos: 67.5 km (41.9 mi), about 1 hr 2 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.
Ammoudara is the beach suburb on the northern edge of Agios Nikolaos, along the coast road that continues towards Elounda. Ammoudara here is a different place from the Ammoudara west of Heraklion, and the two are regularly confused when accommodation is booked.
The beach is a long stretch of sand and shingle, and it is the largest of the beaches within reach of Agios Nikolaos on foot or by a short drive.
Most of the area's larger hotels stand along this shore rather than in the town itself, which is why many visitors booking Agios Nikolaos actually stay here.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa along the coast road.
Crete has two places called Ammoudara, this one beside Agios Nikolaos and another west of Heraklion. Give the hotel name and the region at booking so the right one goes on the voucher.
The car leaves the port gate, joins the coast road east of the harbour and is on the national road within a couple of minutes, without crossing the city.
The drive east covers 67.5 kilometres in about 1 hr 2 min and ends on the beach at the northern edge of Agios Nikolaos, where most of the town's larger hotels stand.
The national road carries the whole route: the resort coast, the inland climb past Malia, then the descent to Mirabello Bay.
Ammoudara is reached just before the town centre, on the coast road that carries on north towards Elounda.
For a dawn arrival this is a better address than the town itself. The hotels along this shore have night reception and space to hold luggage, where the streets around Lake Voulismeni are steep, narrow and mostly small properties that do not.
Crete has a second Ammoudara west of Heraklion, 6.1 kilometres from this port. Giving the region at booking is what keeps the two apart. Cruise passengers and ferry passengers want different things from this route. A ferry arrival wants somewhere to sit at seven in the morning; a cruise call wants to know that the drive is about an hour each way and the ship will not wait.
The KTEL coach reaches Agios Nikolaos in about 90 minutes from Heraklion's bus station, not from the port.
After an overnight crossing that means the city first, then the coach, then a local taxi out along this shore. Three stages before breakfast.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Ammoudara - Agios Nikolaos. 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 Ammoudara - Agios Nikolaos 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: 67.5 km (41.9 mi), about 1 hr 2 min, and the same fixed fare from €72 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Ammoudara - Agios Nikolaos at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Port.
Ammoudara back to the port is the same 67.5 kilometres at the same fare.
Westbound the resort coast is at its slowest through the middle of the morning, which is when most afternoon sailings need to be met.
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.
The figure is 62 minutes of driving plus the terminal time your ferry line requires, with a margin for the Malia to Gouves stretch.
Give us the operator and sailing at booking and the pickup is set against boarding.
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 Ammoudara - Agios Nikolaos 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 €72 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €110.
The beach on the northern edge of Agios Nikolaos. The other Ammoudara is 6.1 kilometres from this port, just west of Heraklion.
For an early arrival, usually. The hotels on this shore have night reception; the small properties around the lake often do not.
Elounda is 70.8 kilometres from Heraklion Port against 67.5 here, further north along the same coast road.
It is about an hour each way from the quay. Check your ship's all-aboard time and give it to us at booking so the return is set against it.
It is the largest one within easy reach of the town, which is why most of the area's bigger hotels stand along this shore rather than in the streets around the lake.
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 €72 for a Standard car to Ammoudara - Agios Nikolaos.
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 Ammoudara - Agios Nikolaos and Ammoudara - Agios Nikolaos to Heraklion Port are the same journey at the same fixed €72, 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.