A private transfer from Souda Port to Elounda covers 200.0 km (124.3 mi) in about 2 hr 50 min and costs a fixed fare from €240 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Souda Port, or the departure run back from Elounda 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 | €240 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €319 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €456 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Elounda 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 Elounda: 200.0 km (124.3 mi), about 2 hr 50 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.
Elounda is a resort town on Mirabello Bay in the Lassithi region of eastern Crete, 11 kilometres north of Agios Nikolaos. It grew from a fishing village into the island's main luxury resort strip, and most of its large hotels sit along the water on the road between the town and Plaka.
The town itself is compact and walkable. The harbour, the tavernas and the central square sit within a few hundred metres of each other, and Elounda Beach is 450 metres from the centre. Guests staying in the bay-side resorts are usually a short drive from that centre rather than in it.
Elounda is the departure point for Spinalonga, the fortified island 4.8 kilometres away by boat. Elounda also sits beside Olous, a submerged ancient settlement 1.1 kilometres from the town.
We drop you at the door of your hotel, villa or apartment, including the resorts spread along the Plaka road north of town.
Elounda's central streets are narrow and busy in season. Drivers use the hotel entrance rather than the town square where access allows, so you are not walking the last stretch with luggage.
The drive runs east along the north coast for 200.0 kilometres and takes about 2 hr 50 min, ending on the resort strip that follows Mirabello Bay north of Agios Nikolaos.
Your driver waits in front of the Souda passenger terminal with a banner, and the port road reaches the national road in a few minutes without going through Chania.
Aptera and Souda Bay come first, then Kalyves, Vamos and Gavalochori, then Georgioupolis at 32.9 kilometres from the quay and Rethymno at 53.0.
The Milopotamos headlands, Fodele, Agia Pelagia and Ammoudara carry the road to Heraklion, which passes on the bypass. Chersonissos, Stalida and Malia follow, then Sissi and Milatos, and the coast empties before Mirabello Bay opens up.
Elounda is 200.0 kilometres out and Agios Nikolaos, the town it sits above, is 210.0. The fares run the other way: €240 for an SUV here against €228 there. Ten kilometres nearer and twelve euros dearer is unusual enough to be worth stating rather than leaving for the checkout page.
The reason to book Elounda rather than the town is the water, and most of the large hotels are strung along the coast road between Elounda and Plaka rather than gathered in the centre. Elounda Bay Palace, Elounda Beach, Elounda Mare, Porto Elounda and Elounda Infinity sit along that road.
The town itself is compact. The harbour, the tavernas and the square are within a few hundred metres of one another and Elounda Beach is 450 metres from the centre, so guests staying in the bay-side resorts are a short drive from all of it rather than in the middle of it.
Spinalonga is 4.8 kilometres across the bay and the boats leave from the harbour, and Olous, the submerged settlement, lies 1.1 kilometres from the town. Where the central streets are busy in season your driver uses the hotel entrance rather than the square, so the last stretch is not walked with luggage.
No coach runs from Chania to Elounda.
The public route is a vehicle into Chania, close to three hours to Heraklion, the eastern service to Agios Nikolaos, and then the local bus north. Four legs after an overnight crossing, against one car that meets the ramp.
Your driver takes you to the door of your accommodation in Elounda. 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 Elounda 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: 200.0 km (124.3 mi), about 2 hr 50 min, and the same fixed fare from €240 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Elounda at the agreed time and takes you straight to Souda Port.
Elounda back to Souda Port covers the same 200.0 kilometres at the same fixed price.
The coast road south to Agios Nikolaos opens the return, then the run west is national road as far as the Heraklion bypass. Evening sailings from Souda put most departure pickups here around the middle of the day.
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 2 hr 50 min of driving, the boarding time your ferry line asks for at Souda, and margins for the Plaka road at the start and the two bypasses later.
Give us the operator and sailing at booking. The pickup is worked back from boarding and printed 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 Souda Port to Elounda 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 Elounda costs a fixed €240 for an SUV carrying up to 4 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €319.
Elounda is 200.0 kilometres from Souda at €240 for an SUV and Agios Nikolaos 210.0 at €228, both at about 2 hr 50 min. The nearer of the two sits in the higher band.
4.8 kilometres across the bay, with the boats leaving from Elounda harbour. Olous, the submerged ancient settlement, is 1.1 kilometres from the town.
Most are strung along the coast road between Elounda and Plaka rather than in the centre. Elounda Beach itself is 450 metres from the square.
The bay-side resorts and the town properties, among them Elounda Bay Palace, Elounda Beach, Elounda Mare, Porto Elounda and Elounda Infinity Exclusive 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 €240 for a Standard car to Elounda.
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 Elounda and Elounda to Souda Port are the same journey at the same fixed €240, 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 private transfers in Crete we run, from the airports and ports to the resorts and villages along both coasts.