A private transfer from Heraklion Port to Maleme covers 154.0 km (95.7 mi) in about 2 hr 17 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 Maleme 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 | €190 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €200 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €225 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €380 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €885 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Maleme back to Heraklion Port costs the same as the arrival leg. Child and booster seats are added at booking, at no extra charge.
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.
Maleme is a village on the coast west of Chania, at the western end of the beach strip that begins at Agia Marina. Maleme is known outside Crete for the airfield beside it, which was the main objective of the German airborne landings in May 1941 and the place where the Battle of Crete was decided.
The German War Cemetery stands on Hill 107 above the village, holding the graves of more than 4,000 soldiers, and is open to visitors.
The village itself is quiet, with a long beach of sand and shingle, a scatter of hotels and apartments, and the Rodopos peninsula rising to the west.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa, on the beach side of the road or in the village behind it.
The old road through Maleme carries most of the village's addresses. Give the accommodation name when you book, because the numbering along it is not continuous.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Maleme. 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 Maleme 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: 154.0 km (95.7 mi), about 2 hr 17 min, and the same fixed fare from €155 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Maleme at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Port.
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.
We set your departure pickup from your flight or sailing time and the 2 hr 17 min drive, then confirm the exact time on your voucher. Tell us your flight number at booking and we work backwards from it.
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 Maleme transfer, answered with this route's own distance, duration and fares.
Anything not covered here is answered when we confirm the 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 €155 for a Standard car to Maleme.
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 Maleme and Maleme 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 Crete transfers we run, from the airports and ports to the resorts and villages along both coasts.