A private transfer from Souda Port to Malia covers 165.0 km (102.5 mi) in about 2 hr 17 min and costs a fixed fare from €194 per vehicle, not per person.
One booking covers the journey in either direction: arrival from Souda Port, 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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SUV | Skoda Karoq | up to 4 | 4 | €194 |
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Minivan | Peugeot Traveller, Mercedes Vito | up to 8 | 8 | €235 |
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Minibus | Mercedes Sprinter | up to 18 | 18 | €332 |
The same fare applies in both directions: Malia 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 Malia: 165.0 km (102.5 mi), about 2 hr 17 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.
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 runs east along the north coast for 165.0 kilometres and takes about 2 hr 17 min, ending at the resort town beyond Chersonissos and Stalida.
Your driver waits in front of the Souda passenger terminal with a banner, and the port road reaches the national road within a few minutes of the ramp.
Aptera and Souda Bay open the run, the Apokoronas villages follow, and Georgioupolis comes at 32.9 kilometres from the quay. Rethymno passes at 53.0 kilometres, roughly a third of the way.
Panormos, Bali and Fodele take the headlands, Agia Pelagia sits below the cliffs, and Ammoudara brings the car to Heraklion, which passes on the bypass. Kokkini Hani, Gouves, Chersonissos and Stalida then carry the eastern coast, and Malia is the exit after them.
Ten kilometres separate Malia from Chersonissos and the fares are close: €194 here against €190 there for an SUV. The eight extra minutes and the four euros are the whole difference between the two.
Which Malia you have booked matters more than either figure, because the town holds two places 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 after dark.
The Minoan palace lies roughly 3 kilometres east of the town, the third largest on Crete after Knossos and Phaistos, and guests staying out towards Potamos are dropped beyond it rather than short of it.
The strip is partly pedestrianised at night, so where the entrance is not reachable your driver stops at the closest legal point and tells you which one in advance.
The KTEL intercity coach from Chania reaches Heraklion in close to three hours, and the eastern coastal service runs on through Chersonissos and Stalida to Malia.
From the quay that is a vehicle into Chania, two coaches with a change, and a set-down on the main road above the town. The connection works and it takes the day.
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: 165.0 km (102.5 mi), about 2 hr 17 min, and the same fixed fare from €194 per vehicle. Your driver collects you from your accommodation in Malia at the agreed time and takes you straight to Souda Port.
Malia back to Souda Port covers the same 165.0 kilometres at the same fixed price.
The first ten minutes are resort road through Stalida and Chersonissos, the least predictable part of the return in high season. Everything after the Heraklion bypass runs at national-road speed.
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 17 min of driving, the boarding time your ferry line asks for at Souda, and margins for the strip and the two bypasses.
Send the operator and sailing with the booking, and your pickup is calculated from boarding rather than estimated on the morning.
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 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 Souda Port to Malia costs a fixed €194 for an SUV carrying up to 4 passengers. A Minivan for up to 8 people is €235.
Four euros for an SUV, over 10 kilometres and about 8 minutes more. Chersonissos is 155.0 kilometres from Souda at €190 and Malia 165.0 at €194.
Two separate parts of Malia, roughly a kilometre apart, and the difference shows most at night. Give the accommodation name at booking.
About 3 kilometres east of the town. It is the third largest palace complex on Crete, after Knossos and Phaistos.
Where it is open. Parts are pedestrianised after dark, and the driver uses the nearest legal stopping point and confirms which before the day.
It is the third largest on Crete after Knossos and Phaistos, about three kilometres east of the town, and quiet compared with either of them.
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 €194 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.
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 Malia and Malia to Souda Port are the same journey at the same fixed €194, 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.