A private transfer from Heraklion Port to Lygaria covers 20.2 km (12.6 mi) in about 26 minutes and costs a fixed fare from €38 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Port, or the departure run back from Lygaria 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 | €38 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €45 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €48 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €60 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €95 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €180 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Lygaria 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 Lygaria: 20.2 km (12.6 mi), about 26 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.
Lygaria is a small resort in a narrow bay on the coast west of Heraklion, reached by a descent from the national road above it. Lygaria sits in a sheltered inlet between headlands, which keeps its beach calm and makes the settlement compact: there is only as much flat ground as the valley allows.
The beach is sand and shingle at the head of the bay, with tavernas set immediately behind it.
Agia Pelagia lies over the headland to the east and is the larger of the two, so Lygaria tends to be chosen by people who want the same coast with fewer rooms on it.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa, at the bay or on the slopes above it.
The road down to Lygaria is steep and the lanes at the bottom are narrow. Your driver stops at the nearest point a car can wait and confirms it before the day.
The car leaves the port gate and runs west past the city, 20.2 kilometres in about 26 minutes, then drops into a bay on the far side of the headlands.
The road holds the seaward line above the harbour and leaves the built-up area at Ammoudara.
Beyond it the road climbs onto the cliffs, and this coast becomes a run of headlands with bays hidden between them. Neither Lygaria nor Agia Pelagia is visible from above.
The turning drops steeply to the sea. Lygaria fills a narrow valley between two headlands, so the settlement is small by geography rather than by choice, and the lanes at the bottom are tight enough that the last few hundred metres are the slowest of the journey.
At dawn the descent is the only part that needs care. The road is unlit and the bends are sharp, which is why the timing here allows more than the distance suggests. Both bays on this coast face away from the national road, which is why neither shows from the car. Lygaria at 20.2 kilometres from the quay is the smaller, and Agia Pelagia at 22.6 the larger and busier of the pair. Cruise calls occasionally look for a beach within half an hour of the quay, and this is one of two on the western side. Lygaria at 20.2 kilometres and Agia Pelagia at 22.6 are both under half an hour out, which fits a short call better than anything on the eastern strip.
No bus serves Lygaria directly.
The Rethymno coach passes on the national road above and starts from Heraklion's bus station, which after an overnight crossing means the city first and then a descent of well over a kilometre on foot.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Lygaria. 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 Lygaria 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: 20.2 km (12.6 mi), about 26 min, and the same fixed fare from €38 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Lygaria at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Port.
Lygaria back to the port is the same 20.2 kilometres at the same fare.
The climb out of the bay takes several minutes before the national road is reached, which every departure time from here includes.
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.
Twenty-six minutes of driving, the terminal time your ferry line asks for, and an allowance for the climb out of the valley.
Give us the 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 Lygaria 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 Lygaria costs a fixed €38 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €60.
The descent into the bay and the climb back out. The national road section is quick; the last stretch is steep and narrow.
Agia Pelagia is the next bay east at 22.6 kilometres from this port, larger and busier than Lygaria.
It is unlit with sharp bends, which is why the timing allows for it rather than assuming open-road speed.
No. Both Lygaria and Agia Pelagia sit in bays hidden behind headlands, reached by their own descents.
At 20.2 kilometres it is around half an hour each way, which fits most calls. Check your all-aboard time before booking.
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 €38 for a Standard car to Lygaria.
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 Lygaria and Lygaria to Heraklion Port are the same journey at the same fixed €38, 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.