A private transfer from Rethymno Town to Malia covers 111.0 km (69.0 mi) in about 1 hr 39 min and costs a fixed fare from €145 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Rethymno Town, or the departure run back from Malia 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 | €145 |
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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €155 |
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Premium | Mercedes E Class, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Compass | up to 4 | 4 | €200 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €215 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €380 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Malia 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 Malia: 111.0 km (69.0 mi), about 1 hr 39 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.
Malia is a resort town on the north coast east of Chersonissos, known for two things that sit about a kilometre apart: the nightlife strip, and the Minoan palace. Malia's beach is one of the longest stretches of sand on this coast, running east from the town towards the dunes at Potamos.
The old village sits inland from the beach and is a different place entirely, with a square, a church and tavernas that have nothing to do with the strip. Visitors who book Malia for the archaeology and the beach rather than the bars generally stay in the village or at the quieter eastern end.
The Minoan Palace of Malia lies about 3 kilometres east of the town and is the third largest palace complex on the island, after Knossos and Phaistos.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, apartment or villa, whether that is on the beach road, in the old village or out towards Potamos.
The main strip is busy and partly pedestrianised at night. Where the entrance is not reachable, the driver stops at the closest legal point and tells you where that is in advance.
The drive covers 111.0 kilometres in about 1 hr 39 min and ends at the eastern limit of what we sell from Rethymno.
Malia is the furthest point east on this hub's list. Nothing beyond it on the north coast is bookable from a Rethymno pickup, which makes this the longest of the eastern runs and the one where the corridor is seen end to end.
Your driver takes the national road out of Rethymno and holds the shore through Platanias, Adelianos Kampos, Sfakaki and Skaleta, then the bays at Panormos and Bali, then the inland stretch behind the headlands down to Fodele.
Agia Pelagia, Lygaria and Ammoudara bring the car to Heraklion, which passes on the bypass above the port and the airport. Kokkini Hani, Gournes, Gouves, Analipsis, Anissaras, Chersonissos and Stalida follow along the eastern coast, each of them a fare of its own.
Malia and Stalida share the last of those fares at €145, two kilometres and two minutes apart.
Where the car finishes depends on which Malia you have booked, and the town holds two that have little to do with each other. The beach road and the strip run along the sand; the old village sits inland with its square, its church and its tavernas, about a kilometre away and a different proposition at night.
The Minoan palace lies roughly 3 kilometres east of the town, the third largest on Crete after Knossos and Phaistos, and guests booked out towards Potamos are dropped past it rather than before it.
Hermes, Sunshine Boutique, Solimar Ruby, Villa Mare Monte and Club Calimera Sirens Beach all stand within about a kilometre of the centre, and the strip is partly pedestrianised after dark, so the entrance your driver uses is agreed in advance.
The KTEL intercity coach from Rethymno runs to Heraklion's central bus station, and the eastern coastal service continues through Chersonissos and Stalida to Malia.
The connection is straightforward and it is long: two coaches, a change, and a set-down on the main road above the town rather than at the accommodation. Against that, 1 hr 39 min door to door in one vehicle.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Malia. 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 Malia 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: 111.0 km (69.0 mi), about 1 hr 39 min, and the same fixed fare from €145 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Malia at the agreed time and takes you straight to Rethymno Town.
Malia back to Rethymno covers the same 111.0 kilometres at the same fixed price.
Westbound the first ten minutes are resort road through Stalida and Chersonissos, and they are the least predictable part of the return in high season. An early flight from either Cretan airport means leaving Malia before the strip wakes up.
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 39 min of driving, the check-in or boarding time your airline or ferry line requires, and a margin for the strip and the resorts west of it.
Send the flight number or sailing with your booking. The pickup time is calculated from it and printed on the 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 Malia 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 Malia costs a fixed €145 for a Standard car carrying up to 3 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €215.
Yes. Malia at 111.0 kilometres is the last destination on the north coast bookable from a Rethymno pickup, and Stalida at 109.0 is the one before it.
They are separate parts of Malia, roughly a kilometre apart, and the difference matters most at night. Give the accommodation name at booking so the driver takes the right one.
About 3 kilometres east of the town. It is the third largest palace complex on Crete, after Knossos and Phaistos.
The properties along the beach road and towards Potamos, among them Hermes, Sunshine Boutique, Solimar Ruby Hotel, Villa Mare Monte and Club Calimera Sirens Beach resort.
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 €145 for a Standard car to Malia.
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 Malia and Malia to Rethymno Town are the same journey at the same fixed €145, 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.