A private transfer from Heraklion Port to Sissi covers 44.0 km (27.3 mi) in about 41 minutes and costs a fixed fare from €50 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Port, or the departure run back from Sissi 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 | €50 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €58 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €63 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €75 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €120 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €265 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Sissi 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 Sissi: 44.0 km (27.3 mi), about 41 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.
Sissi is a small fishing village on the north coast of Lassithi, set around a narrow natural inlet between Malia and Milatos. Sissi kept its harbour rather than replacing it, so the centre is still a line of tavernas along the water with the boats tied up below the tables.
The village is deliberately quieter than the resorts west of it. Development here is low-rise and spread along the shore, the beaches are small coves rather than one long strip, and there is no nightlife district of the kind Malia is known for.
Sissi works for people who want the north coast without the crowds, and it stays within easy reach of them: the Lassithi plateau climbs inland from here, and Agios Nikolaos lies further east along the same road.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa, in the village or in the small developments spread along the coast either side of it.
The lanes down to the harbour are narrow and some end at the water. Your driver uses the nearest point a car can turn and confirms it with you before the day.
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 run east covers 44.0 kilometres in about 41 minutes, through the resort coast as far as Malia and then out the other side of it.
What is specific to a port pickup is the hour. The overnight boat from Piraeus ties up around six, and the whole drive happens before Chersonissos and Malia have woken up, so a journey that fights traffic at midday runs clear at dawn.
Sissi is a good village to arrive at early. It is small enough to walk in ten minutes, the harbour tavernas open for breakfast, and the inlet is at its best before the day heats up.
The one thing to plan for is check-in. You will reach the village several hours before any room is ready, so it is worth telling the accommodation that the ferry docks at dawn and asking whether luggage can go in on arrival.
The KTEL coastal bus towards Agios Nikolaos passes the Sissi turning, but it runs from Heraklion's bus station rather than the port.
After an overnight crossing that means moving yourself and your cases into the city first, waiting for a departure, then walking a kilometre downhill from the main road into the village. The coach is cheaper and it is most of a morning.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Sissi. 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 Sissi 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: 44.0 km (27.3 mi), about 41 min, and the same fixed fare from €50 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Sissi at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Port.
Sissi back to the port is the same 44.0 kilometres at the same fixed fare.
Evening sailings to Piraeus are the usual case here, and boarding closes well before the time printed on the ticket, so the pickup is set against boarding rather than departure.
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 work back from your sailing rather than from the clock: about 41 minutes of driving, the terminal time your ferry line asks for, and a margin for the resort strip, which is slowest westbound in the late afternoon.
Give us the operator and sailing time at booking and the pickup appears 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 Sissi 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 Sissi costs a fixed €50 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €75.
It is the easiest hour to drive this coast. The resort strip is empty and the run is quicker than the same journey at midday.
In front of the passenger terminal with a banner showing your name and ours. We track sailing arrivals, so a late docking moves the pickup.
The harbour tavernas open for breakfast. Hotel check-in will be hours away, so tell your accommodation the ferry docks at dawn.
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 €50 for a Standard car to Sissi.
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 Sissi and Sissi to Heraklion Port are the same journey at the same fixed €50, 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 taxi we run, from the airports and ports to the resorts and villages along both coasts.