A private transfer from Heraklion Town to Platanias covers 81.4 km (50.6 mi) in about 1 hr 31 min and costs a fixed fare from €82 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Heraklion Town, or the departure run back from Platanias - Rethymno 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 | €82 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €92 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €100 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €125 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €170 |
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Bus | Coach Bus | up to 52 | 30 | €405 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Platanias - Rethymno 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 Platanias - Rethymno: 81.4 km (50.6 mi), about 1 hr 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 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.
Platanias is a beach settlement immediately east of Rethymno, on the long sand strip that runs from the city towards Sfakaki. Platanias in Rethymno should not be confused with the larger Platanias west of Chania: the two share a name and sit on opposite sides of the island.
The strip here is hotels, apartments and tavernas set between the beach and the old coast road, with the national road behind them.
Rethymno's old town is close enough to walk to along the seafront for anyone staying at the western end, which is the main reason people pick this stretch over the resorts further east.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa anywhere along the strip.
Addresses here are usually given by hotel name rather than street number, and the strip runs for several kilometres. Give the accommodation name at booking so the driver takes the right turning off the coast road.
The drive runs west along the north coast for 81.4 kilometres and takes about 1 hr 31 min, ending on the beach strip immediately east of Rethymno.
There are two Platanias on Crete and this is the eastern one. The other lies west of Chania, 151.0 kilometres from your Heraklion address against 81.4 here, so the two are 70 kilometres and about forty minutes apart on the same road. The accommodation name on the booking is what keeps them separate.
Your driver joins the national road within a few minutes of the pickup. Ammoudara passes first, then the cliffs above Agia Pelagia and Lygaria, then Fodele, Bali and Panormos on the Milopotamos headlands.
Skaleta, Sfakaki and Adelianos Kampos follow, and Platanias is the last of that run before Rethymno itself.
Distance and fare pull in opposite directions here, and it is the road that explains it. Platanias is 81.4 kilometres from the city and costs €82 for a Standard car; Kalamaki on the south coast is 65.0 kilometres and costs €88, and Agia Galini 71.3 and €90. This route is national road the whole way, and those cross the island's interior.
The beach is one continuous strip of sand shared with Adelianos Kampos and Sfakaki, with hotels and apartments set between it and the old coast road. Rethymno old town is within walking distance from the western end, which is the main reason people choose this stretch over the resorts further east.
Minos Mare Royal, Atermono Boutique Resort, Minos Mare, Rethymno Village and Golden Beach are among the properties along the strip. The hotels sit on service roads off the main one, so the hotel name rather than the area is what takes the driver to the right turning.
The KTEL intercity coach between Heraklion and Rethymno runs along the national road above the strip and sets down in Rethymno itself.
That is the walk to Heraklion's bus station, the coach, and then a local bus or a walk back east along the front. Around two and a half hours in total against an hour and a half from your door.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Platanias - Rethymno. 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 Platanias - Rethymno 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: 81.4 km (50.6 mi), about 1 hr 31 min, and the same fixed fare from €82 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Platanias - Rethymno at the agreed time and takes you straight to Heraklion Town.
Platanias back to Heraklion covers the same 81.4 kilometres at the same fixed price.
The service road out to the national road takes the first few minutes, then the headlands and the run east. The Heraklion approach at the end thickens through the morning.
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 1 hr 31 min of driving, the check-in or boarding time you have been given, and margins for the strip and the city approach.
Give us the flight number or sailing at booking. The pickup time appears on your voucher rather than being agreed on the day.
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 Platanias - Rethymno 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 Platanias costs a fixed €82 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €125.
The one east of Rethymno. The other is west of Chania at 151.0 kilometres from Heraklion against 81.4 here, and it is a separate transfer at twice the fare.
This route is national road for its whole length. Kalamaki at 65.0 kilometres and Agia Galini at 71.3 cross the middle of the island and cost €88 and €90 against €82 here.
Walking distance from the western end of the strip, and a few minutes by road from anywhere along it.
The properties between the beach and the old coast road, among them Minos Mare Royal, Atermono boutique resort, Minos Mare, Rethymno Village and Golden Beach.
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 €82 for a Standard car to Platanias - Rethymno.
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 Platanias - Rethymno and Platanias - Rethymno to Heraklion Town are the same journey at the same fixed €82, 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.