A private transfer from Rethymno Town to Kournas covers 25.0 km (15.5 mi) in about 38 minutes and costs a fixed fare from €55 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Rethymno Town, or the departure run back from Kournas 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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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €55 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €70 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €260 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Kournas back to Rethymno 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 Rethymno Town to Kournas: 25.0 km (15.5 mi), about 38 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 Rethymno at the time on your voucher. City pickups are door-to-door, so there is no meeting point to find.
Rethymno sits midway along the north coast, roughly an hour from each of Crete's two airports, and that position is why it is a pickup point at all. Rethymno gives guests staying in the middle of the island a start point that does not require driving to Heraklion or Chania first.
The old town, between the Fortezza and the harbour, is largely pedestrianised. Where a hotel sits inside it the driver arranges the nearest legal stopping point and confirms it before the day, so nobody is left waiting on a street a car cannot enter.
Journeys in both directions use the national road along the coast, which keeps timings predictable even in August.
At your accommodation's entrance, or the closest legal stopping point when the address sits inside the old town.
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 reachable.
Tell us as early as you can if your plans change, so the driver can be rescheduled.
Kournas is a village in the hills above the north coast, beside the only natural freshwater lake on Crete. Lake Kournas sits in a bowl below the village, ringed by hills, and its water level and colour change through the year as the springs feeding it rise and fall.
The village itself is inland and agricultural, a few kilometres up from Kavros and Georgioupolis on the coast.
Pedal boats work the lake in summer and tavernas line one shore, but there is no development around the rest of it, which is what keeps the setting intact.
We drop you at the door of your accommodation in the village or at the lake shore.
The village and the lake are separate points a couple of kilometres apart on a narrow road. Say which you need at booking, and give the property name if it is accommodation.
The drive runs west along the coast and then climbs inland, 25.0 kilometres in about 38 minutes. Kournas sits in the hills above the shore, so the second half of this route leaves the national road for a narrow climb.
Your driver collects you at your Rethymno address and takes the road west past Atsipopoulo and Gerani.
Georgioupolis and Kavros come at the mouth of the Almyros, and the turning inland is signposted shortly after, at 23.0 kilometres from Rethymno by the coastal route.
The climb is short but slow. The lake appears below in a bowl ringed by hills, and the village sits above it on the slope, a couple of kilometres further on. The two are separate points, which is worth saying at booking.
The lake is the only one of its kind on Crete, which is why it draws people inland on an island where almost everything is coastal. It sits a few kilometres above Georgioupolis, which is 23.0 kilometres from Rethymno by the coast road, so the detour from that shore is short.
No bus reaches the lake or the village.
The intercity coach stops at Georgioupolis on the main road below, leaving a climb of several kilometres uphill. In summer that walk is not a realistic option, and there is no taxi rank at the lake for the return.
The return leg is the same journey in reverse: 25.0 km (15.5 mi), about 38 min, and the same fixed fare from €55 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Kournas at the agreed time and takes you straight to Rethymno Town.
Kournas back to Rethymno is the same 25.0 kilometres in reverse, at the same fixed fare.
The descent to the coast road is quick, so a return from here needs less allowance than the outward climb.
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.
For a departure from Kournas we work back from what you need to reach: about 38 minutes of driving, plus any check-in or terminal time, plus an allowance for the descent and the coast road.
Tell us the flight, the sailing or the appointment at booking, and the exact pickup time is confirmed 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 Rethymno Town to Kournas 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 Rethymno Town to Kournas costs a fixed €55 for an SUV carrying up to 4 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €70.
They are a couple of kilometres apart on a narrow road. Say which you need at booking, because arriving at the wrong one means going back down and starting again.
No. The intercity coach stops at Georgioupolis on the coast, several kilometres downhill, and there is no local service up to the lake.
Tell us at booking if you want the car to wait or to come back at a set time. There is no taxi rank at the lake, so an unplanned return is difficult to arrange.
It lies a few kilometres inland and uphill from Georgioupolis and Kavros. Georgioupolis is 23.0 kilometres from Rethymno by the coast road, and the climb to the lake adds the rest.
Tavernas along the accessible shore and pedal boats in summer. Nothing is built around the rest of it, which is what keeps the bowl looking the way it does.
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 €55 for a Standard car to Kournas.
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. Rethymno Town to Kournas and Kournas to Rethymno Town are the same journey at the same fixed €55, 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.