A private transfer from Heraklion Port to Stalida covers 33.4 km (20.8 mi) in about 31 minutes and costs a fixed fare from €42 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Port, or the departure run back from Stalida 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 | €42 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €50 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €55 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €65 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €105 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €210 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Stalida 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 Stalida: 33.4 km (20.8 mi), about 31 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.
Stalida, often written Stalis, is a beach resort sitting in the gap between Chersonissos and Malia on the north coast. Stalida is quieter than either neighbour, which is largely why people choose it: the same long sandy beach, without the strip.
The resort is essentially one road running parallel to the sea, with hotels and apartments on both sides and the beach along its whole length. Nothing is far from anything else, and most guests walk everywhere once they arrive.
Because it sits between the two larger resorts, Stalida works as a base for people who want the nightlife within reach but not underneath their balcony. Chersonissos is a few minutes west, Malia a few minutes east.
We drop you at the door of your hotel or apartment along the beach road.
Stalida's main road is narrow and slows considerably in high season. The driver allows for that rather than dropping you short of the entrance.
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 Piraeus boat ties up around six, so the roads it uses are empty at the hour this transfer runs.
The run east covers 33.4 kilometres in about 31 minutes, to the quieter middle of the three resorts that run together at this end of the coast.
The route passes the city beaches, then Kokkini Hani, Gournes and Gouves, then the exits for Anissaras and Chersonissos at 26.1 kilometres from the quay.
Stalida follows, a long beach with hotels and apartments along the road behind it and none of the nightlife concentration that sits at either end of it.
Malia is 35.5 kilometres from the port, barely 2 kilometres further, which is close enough that guests booking Stalida for its calm sometimes find themselves within walking distance of the strip they were avoiding. Three resorts run together at this end and the fares track the distance closely: Chersonissos at 26.1 kilometres from the quay, Stalida at 33.4 and Malia at 35.5. What separates them is the noise after ten at night rather than anything a daytime visitor would notice.
The KTEL coastal bus stops along this stretch frequently.
It runs from Heraklion's bus station rather than the port and sets down on the main road above the beach rather than at a hotel, which after a night on the boat is two extra legs.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Stalida. 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 Stalida 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: 33.4 km (20.8 mi), about 31 min, and the same fixed fare from €42 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Stalida at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Port.
Stalida back to the port is the same 33.4 kilometres at the same fixed price.
Westbound the Chersonissos section slows from about seven in the morning, and afternoon sailings cross it.
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.
About 31 minutes of driving, the terminal time your ferry line requires, and a margin for the resort strip.
Send the operator and sailing with your booking and the pickup is calculated 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 Stalida 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 Stalida costs a fixed €42 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €65.
About 2 kilometres of continuous shore. Malia is 35.5 kilometres from this port against 33.4 to Stalida.
It is the middle of the three and carries less of the nightlife than either Chersonissos or Malia, though the walk between them is short.
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 rather than costing you the transfer.
Chersonissos at 26.1 kilometres from this port and Malia at 35.5, with Stalida the quieter middle of the three.
Yes. Stalida is 33.4 kilometres from the quay and Malia 35.5, and both are €42 for a Standard car. Chersonissos behind them is €38.
One road running parallel to the sea with the beach along its whole length, so most guests walk everywhere once they arrive. It is quieter than either neighbour while sharing the same coastline.
Stalis Hotel, Villa Nicolas, Palm Beach and Hotel Blue Sea Beach are among the properties along the beach road.
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 €42 for a Standard car to Stalida.
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 Stalida and Stalida to Heraklion Port are the same journey at the same fixed €42, 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.