A private transfer from Rethymno Town to Stalida covers 109.0 km (67.7 mi) in about 1 hr 37 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 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 | €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: Stalida back to Rethymno Town costs the same as the arrival leg. Child and booster seats are added at booking, at no extra charge.
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.
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.
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: 109.0 km (67.7 mi), about 1 hr 37 min, and the same fixed fare from €145 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Stalida at the agreed time and takes you straight to Rethymno Town.
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.
We set your departure pickup from your flight or sailing time and the 1 hr 37 min drive, then confirm the exact time on your voucher. Tell us your flight number at booking and we work backwards from it.
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 Stalida transfer, answered with this route's own distance, duration and fares.
Anything not covered here is answered when we confirm the booking.
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 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.
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 Stalida and Stalida 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 taxi in Crete we run, from the airports and ports to the resorts and villages along both coasts.