A private transfer from Heraklion Town to Kissamos covers 172.0 km (106.9 mi) in about 2 hr 28 min and costs a fixed fare from €190 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Town, or the departure run back from Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou 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 | €190 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €230 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €245 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €285 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €468 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €1,030 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou back to Heraklion Town 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 Town to Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou: 172.0 km (106.9 mi), about 2 hr 28 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 comes to the door of your hotel, apartment or address in Heraklion at the time on your voucher. City pickups are door-to-door, so there is no meeting point to find and no walk with luggage.
Heraklion is Crete's capital and largest city, and its centre is a dense grid of one-way and pedestrianised streets inside the Venetian walls. Heraklion's older streets will not take a vehicle at all, so where an address sits behind a pedestrian zone the driver arranges the nearest point a car can legally stop and tells you where that is before the day.
Give the exact address and the hotel name when you book. A street name alone is not always enough in the centre, where numbering restarts across districts.
Journeys east towards Hersonissos, Malia and Agios Nikolaos leave on the national road without crossing the centre. Journeys south to Matala and the Messara plain climb out through the Venetian gate and over the hills.
At your accommodation's entrance, or the closest legal stopping point when the address sits inside a pedestrian zone.
Your driver calls ahead if there is any doubt about where the vehicle can wait.
Give us the pickup address and a contact number at booking. Your driver waits at the agreed time and calls if the entrance is not accessible.
Tell us as early as you can if your plans change, so the driver can be rescheduled.
Kissamos, also written Kastelli Kissamou, is the main town of the far west of Crete, set at the head of the Gulf of Kissamos between the Rodopos and Gramvousa peninsulas. Kissamos is a working town rather than a resort, with a long seafront, a working port and an archaeological museum holding the Roman mosaics found in the area.
The town has two beaches of its own, Mavros Molos to the west and Telonio to the east, and a centre that runs a few streets back from the water.
Its port is the reason many visitors come. Boats to Balos lagoon and Gramvousa island leave from Kissamos, and the ferry along the west coast to Kythira and the Peloponnese sails from the same quay.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa, in the town or along the coast either side of it.
Kissamos spreads over several kilometres of seafront and many properties sit on unnamed lanes above the road. Give the accommodation name at booking as well as the address.
The drive runs west across the island, 172.0 kilometres in about 2 hr 28 min, to the main town of the far west of Crete.
Your driver leaves your Heraklion address for the national road within a few minutes of the pickup. Ammoudara and the cliffs above Agia Pelagia come first, then Fodele, Bali and Panormos on the headlands, then Rethymno at 78.4 kilometres.
Georgioupolis and Apokoronas carry the middle of the run, the road climbs over Aptera with Souda Bay below, and Chania passes on the bypass. The western beach strip follows through Agia Marina and Platanias, and Kolymbari marks the end of it at 159.0 kilometres.
The last 13 kilometres are the new part of the journey. The road rounds the base of the Rodopos peninsula and drops into the Gulf of Kissamos, with the Gramvousa peninsula closing the far side of the bay.
Kissamos is a working town rather than a resort, with a long seafront, an archaeological museum holding the Roman mosaics found in the area, and two beaches of its own in Mavros Molos and Telonio.
Its port is the reason a good share of these transfers are booked. Boats to the Balos lagoon and Gramvousa island leave from the quay, and so does the ferry along the west coast to Kythira and the Peloponnese.
Those boats matter to the timing rather than to the fare. A Balos sailing goes in the morning and a 2 hr 28 min drive from Heraklion has to start early to meet it, so give us the sailing at booking and the pickup is set against boarding rather than a round hour.
Nautilus Bay Hotel, Galini Beach, Aphrodite Beach Hotel, Sunny Bay Hotel and Molos Beach are spread along several kilometres of seafront, and many of the other properties sit on unnamed lanes above the road.
The KTEL coach runs Chania to Kissamos regularly and terminates in the town.
Reaching it from Heraklion means the city bus station, close to three hours to Chania, a change and then the western service: four hours or more against 2 hr 28 min door to door, and the connection has to hold if a boat is waiting at the end.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou. 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 Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou 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: 172.0 km (106.9 mi), about 2 hr 28 min, and the same fixed fare from €190 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Town.
Kissamos back to Heraklion covers the same 172.0 kilometres at the same fixed price.
The run east to Chania is quick, and the strip, the Chania bypass, the Rethymno bypass and the Heraklion approach are what shape the timing after it. An early flight from Heraklion means leaving Kissamos in the dark.
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.
Allow about 2 hr 28 min of driving, the check-in or boarding time your airline or ferry line requires, and margins for the strip and the three city approaches.
Send the flight number or sailing when you book. On a cross-island run the pickup is calculated rather than estimated, and the time goes 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 Town to Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou 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 Town to Kissamos costs a fixed €190 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €285.
Yes, both names refer to the same town at the head of the Gulf of Kissamos. Booking either name reaches the same place.
Yes, with the sailing given at booking. The boats leave in the morning and the drive takes about 2 hr 28 min, so the pickup is set against boarding rather than a fixed hour.
The properties along the seafront and the coast either side, among them Nautilus Bay Hotel, Galini Beach, Aphrodite Beach Hotel, Sunny Bay Hotel and Molos Beach.
In the morning, which is the constraint on this route rather than the fare. A 2 hr 28 min drive from a city address means an early start, so give us the sailing and the pickup is set against boarding.
Mavros Molos to the west and Telonio to the east, both within walking distance of the centre. They are town beaches rather than resort ones, and they are why some guests stay here rather than at Falasarna.
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 €190 for a Standard car to Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou.
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.
The driver arranges the nearest legal stopping point and confirms it before the day, so nobody is left waiting on a pedestrianised lane. Give the accommodation name as well as the street when you book.
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 Town to Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou and Kissamos - Kastelli Kissamou to Heraklion Town are the same journey at the same fixed €190, 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.