A private transfer from Heraklion Port to Kokkini Hani covers 13.4 km (8.3 mi) in about 17 minutes and costs a fixed fare from €36 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Port, or the departure run back from Kokkini Hani 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 | €36 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €40 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €45 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €55 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €80 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €150 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Kokkini Hani 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 Kokkini Hani: 13.4 km (8.3 mi), about 17 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.
Kokkini Hani is a resort on the coast immediately east of Heraklion, the first along the north coast road after the city and its airport. Kokkini Hani is close enough to Heraklion to work as a base for the capital, and far enough out to have its own beaches and seafront.
The settlement runs along the old coast road, with sand and shingle beaches below it and the national road behind.
The Minoan villa at Nirou Chani stands beside the village, one of the better preserved country houses of the period and open to visitors.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa, on the coast road or in the streets between it and the national road.
Kokkini Hani runs along a single road for most of its length. Give the accommodation name when you book, since numbering along that road is not continuous.
The car leaves the port gate and runs east for 13.4 kilometres, about 17 minutes, to the first proper resort past the city.
The national road is joined within a couple of minutes of the quay, and the city beaches at Karteros and Amnissos pass before any resort development starts.
Kokkini Hani runs along the old coast road below the national road, with its beaches on the seaward side and most accommodation between the two.
The Minoan villa at Nirou Chani stands beside the village, one of the better preserved country houses of the period, and it is close enough to the road to reach on foot from most addresses here.
An early docking is easy at this distance. Seventeen minutes from the quay means you are at your accommodation before seven, which is worth telling the property in advance so bags can go in even if the room is hours away. This is the first address east of the quay that is a resort rather than a city beach. Amnissos at 9.0 kilometres and Karteros at 7.7 belong to Heraklion; Kokkini Hani at 13.4 is where the holiday coast begins.
The coastal bus between Heraklion and the eastern resorts stops here frequently, but not at the port.
The public version of this journey is a walk into the city with luggage, a wait at the bus station, then a ride back out east. For 13.4 kilometres after a night on a ferry, that is the wrong shape of morning.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Kokkini Hani. 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 Kokkini Hani 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: 13.4 km (8.3 mi), about 17 min, and the same fixed fare from €36 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Kokkini Hani at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Port.
Kokkini Hani back to the port is the same 13.4 kilometres at the same fixed price.
Westbound traffic towards the city builds from about seven, and afternoon sailings mean crossing that. It is a short run, so the margin is small.
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.
Seventeen minutes of driving, the terminal time your ferry line requires, and a few minutes for the city approach if you are travelling in the morning.
Send the sailing details 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 Kokkini Hani 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 Kokkini Hani costs a fixed €36 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €55.
A Minoan villa beside the village, well preserved and within walking distance of most addresses here.
CretAquarium is at Gournes, the next settlement east, 18.9 kilometres from this port.
Rooms are rarely ready before afternoon. Tell the property the ferry docks at six and ask whether luggage can go in on arrival.
The first resort east of Heraklion. The city's own beaches, Karteros and Amnissos, come before it.
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 €36 for a Standard car to Kokkini Hani.
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 Kokkini Hani and Kokkini Hani to Heraklion Port are the same journey at the same fixed €36, 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 private transfers in Crete we run, from the airports and ports to the resorts and villages along both coasts.