A private transfer from Heraklion Port to Kissamos covers 173.0 km (107.5 mi) in about 2 hr 29 min and costs a fixed fare from €190 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Port, 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 | €285 |
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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 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 Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou: 173.0 km (107.5 mi), about 2 hr 29 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.
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 car leaves the port gate for the national road west and covers 173.0 kilometres in about 2 hr 29 min to the main town of the far west.
Both ends of this transfer are working ports, which is unusual on the western list. Heraklion is the island's main ferry gateway, taking the overnight from Piraeus and the routes from Santorini and the Cyclades; Kissamos sends boats the other way, along the west coast to Kythira and the Peloponnese, and out to Balos and Gramvousa.
The drive is the north coast run 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, Georgioupolis and the Apokoronas slope follow, and the road climbs over Aptera with Souda Bay below. Chania is skirted on the bypass at 139.0 kilometres.
The western beach strip runs out through Agia Marina, Platanias and Maleme, and Kolymbari at 159.0 kilometres is where the sand ends. The last 14 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 itself is a market 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 to the west and Telonio to the east.
If a boat is what you are catching, that changes the timing rather than the fare. The Balos sailings leave in the morning, and 2 hr 29 min from a quay on the other side of the island means an early start even off a dawn ferry, so give us the sailing and the pickup is set against boarding.
Nautilus Bay Hotel, Galini Beach, Aphrodite Beach Hotel and Sunny Bay Hotel are spread along several kilometres of seafront, with many other properties on unnamed lanes above the road.
The KTEL coach runs Chania to Kissamos regularly and terminates in the town.
Reaching it from the quay means Heraklion's bus station after a night at sea, close to three hours to Chania, a change and then the western service. Four hours and more against 2 hr 29 min door to door.
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: 173.0 km (107.5 mi), about 2 hr 29 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 Port.
Kissamos back to Heraklion Port covers the same 173.0 kilometres at the same fixed price.
The run east to Chania is quick, then the strip, the Chania bypass and the Rethymno bypass shape the timing. Piraeus sailings leave Heraklion in the evening, so departures here are usually late-morning pickups.
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 29 min of driving, the boarding time your ferry or cruise line requires, and margins for the strip and the two bypasses.
Give us the operator and sailing at booking. The pickup is set against boarding rather than the printed departure and printed 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 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 Port to Kissamos costs a fixed €190 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €285.
Yes, both names refer to the same town at the head of the Gulf of Kissamos. Either one reaches the same place.
The Balos and Gramvousa trips, and the ferry along the west coast to Kythira and the Peloponnese. All use the town's port.
Only with an early sailing into Heraklion and a pickup arranged around it. The drive takes about 2 hr 29 min and the boats go in the morning, so give us both times at booking.
A working seafront and port, the Archaeological Museum with its Roman mosaics, and the beaches at Mavros Molos and Telonio either side of the centre.
Yes, and that is what makes this a quay-to-quay run. The ferry along the west coast to Kythira and the Peloponnese leaves from Kissamos, so a Piraeus boat into Heraklion and a west-coast boat out is a combination this transfer exists to serve.
A short distance west of the centre, on its own approach road. Tell us whether you need the quay or an address in town, because the two are separate stops.
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 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 Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou and Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou to Heraklion Port 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.