A private transfer from Souda Port to Daratsos covers 11.2 km (7.0 mi) in about 16 minutes and costs a fixed fare from €24 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Souda Port, or the departure run back from Daratsos 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 | €24 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €41 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €92 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Daratsos back to Souda Port 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 Souda Port to Daratsos: 11.2 km (7.0 mi), about 16 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 meets you in front of the passenger terminal at Souda Port, holding a banner with your name and the company name on it. Ferry passengers all disembark at once, so the banner is what makes your car findable in the crowd leaving the ramp.
Souda Port sits in Souda Bay, a deep natural harbour east of Chania, and is the ferry gateway for the whole of western Crete. Souda Port takes the overnight sailing from Piraeus, which docks early in the morning and empties several hundred foot passengers onto the quay at once.
That early docking is the reason pre-booking matters here more than at an airport. Taxi supply at Souda is thin at 06:00, and the queue forms before the ramp is down.
The port road joins the national road within a few minutes, so eastbound journeys to Georgioupolis, Rethymno and beyond leave directly without crossing Chania.
In front of the passenger terminal, where your driver waits with a banner showing your name and ours.
Wait at the terminal rather than walking towards the port gate. The quay is a working port with restricted vehicle access, and the car cannot meet you on it.
Give us your ferry operator and arrival time at booking. We track sailing arrivals, so a late docking moves the pickup rather than costing you the transfer.
Tell us as early as you can if your sailing is cancelled or diverted, so the driver can be reassigned.
Daratsos is a suburb on the western edge of Chania, inland of the coast between the city and the beach districts. Daratsos is residential rather than a resort, part of the continuous built-up area that runs west from Chania towards Stalos.
There is no beach in Daratsos itself. Agioi Apostoloi, Chrissi Akti and Kalamaki all lie a short distance north, and the sand at Agia Marina begins a few kilometres beyond them.
Accommodation here is apartments and small hotels, used by visitors who want the city close by at lower cost than a seafront address.
We drop you at the door of your apartment, hotel or villa in the suburb.
Daratsos runs into its neighbours without an obvious boundary and its streets are residential. Give the property name at booking as well as the street.
The drive runs 11.2 kilometres west in about 16 minutes, to the residential suburb on the western edge of Chania.
Daratsos is not a beach address and it is worth being clear about that before booking. It is part of the continuous built-up area running west out of the city towards Stalos, made up of apartments, small hotels and houses rather than resort complexes, and the sand is a short distance north rather than at the door.
Those beaches are close. Kalamaki, Chrissi Akti and Agioi Apostoloi all lie within a few minutes, and the old town is a few minutes east, which is the trade guests make when they book here: a quieter, cheaper, more ordinary place to sleep with everything reachable.
Your driver meets you in front of the passenger terminal with a banner. The port road joins the main road quickly and the route stays outside the city centre, so a docking at six clears the whole journey before the morning traffic starts.
The engine sells no Standard car on this pairing. The fare starts at an SUV for four at €24, the same as the two beach addresses either side of it.
Because Daratsos is residential, the street layout matters more than it does at a resort. Give the property name and the street at booking, and the owner's directions if there are any, since numbering in the newer streets is not always sequential.
The city buses that serve the western suburbs run from Chania's central station rather than from the port.
After an overnight crossing that means getting into the city first and then back out west again, which is two vehicles and a wait for a journey of eleven kilometres.
The return leg is the same journey in reverse: 11.2 km (7.0 mi), about 16 min, and the same fixed fare from €24 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Daratsos at the agreed time and takes you straight to Souda Port.
Daratsos back to Souda Port covers the same 11.2 kilometres at the same fixed price.
The run east skirts the city and reaches the port quickly. Piraeus sailings leave in the evening, so departures here are usually booked for the late afternoon.
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 16 minutes of driving, the boarding time your ferry line asks for, and a margin for the suburban streets at the start.
Give us the operator and sailing at booking and the pickup is set against boarding.
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 Souda Port to Daratsos 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 Souda Port to Daratsos costs a fixed €24 for an SUV carrying up to 4 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €41.
No. It is a residential suburb set back from the shore, with Kalamaki, Chrissi Akti and Agioi Apostoloi a short distance north of it.
Because this is a neighbourhood rather than a resort. There is no single hotel road to work along and numbering in the newer streets is not always sequential.
A few minutes east by road. Daratsos is inside the city's built-up area rather than outside it.
Apartments, small hotels and houses rather than complexes, which is why it tends to suit longer stays and people who want a base rather than a 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 €24 for a Standard car to Daratsos.
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.
Give us your ferry operator and sailing time when you book. We track arrivals, so a late docking moves the pickup rather than costing you the transfer.
In front of the passenger terminal, where the driver waits with a banner showing your name and ours. Ferry passengers all reach the quay at once, which is what the banner is for.
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. Souda Port to Daratsos and Daratsos to Souda Port are the same journey at the same fixed €24, 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.