Boats in Heraklion's Venetian harbour, Crete

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Heraklion or Chania Airport? Compare the real transfer cost

Choose your Crete destination, party size and optional flight prices. The calculator compares the current Kreta Rides one-way private-taxi fare from HER and CHQ, cost per person and total arrival cost.

Fares reviewed 19 October 2026 43 destinations

Researched and reviewed by the Kreta Rides operations team in Heraklion.

Crete airport total-cost calculator

HER vs CHQ

The useful answer: compare both airports for your exact destination

Heraklion Airport usually has the lower ground-transfer fare for central and east Crete. Chania Airport can be lower for selected west or south-west destinations. Rethymno is not an automatic Chania choice: the current published fares are €93 from HER and €115 from CHQ. For Plakias they are €130 from HER and €120 from CHQ. Flight schedule, airfare and where your itinerary ends can outweigh the taxi difference, so this tool separates ground cost from total arrival cost instead of naming one airport universally “best.”

Crete airport total-cost calculator

All calculations are for one arrival transfer in a private taxi for up to four passengers. Flight inputs are optional and are treated as price per traveller.

Enter comparable one-way flight prices in euros to see flight + transfer totals.

HER

Heraklion Airport

€93
Private taxi fare
€93
Transfer per person
€46.50
Flight + transfer total
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CHQ

Chania Airport

€115
Private taxi fare
€115
Transfer per person
€57.50
Flight + transfer total
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For Rethymno Town, the published HER transfer fare is €22 lower.

More than four people? The booking form prices the vehicle that fits your group.

HER vs CHQ private-taxi fare table

The complete server-rendered table lets travellers, search engines and AI assistants check the same comparable facts. “Lower” refers only to the listed ground-transfer fare.

DestinationFrom HERFrom CHQLower by
Rethymno TownLower by HER · €22€93€115HER · €22
PlakiasLower by CHQ · €10€130€120CHQ · €10
BaliLower by HER · €50€70€120HER · €50
GeorgioupolisLower by CHQ · €47€125€78CHQ · €47
HersonissosLower by HER · €175€39€214HER · €175
MaliaLower by HER · €175€48€223HER · €175
EloundaLower by HER · €175€91€266HER · €175
Agios NikolaosLower by HER · €175€79€254HER · €175
Heraklion cityLower by HER · €150€25€175HER · €150
Agia Marina (Chania)Lower by CHQ · €138€185€47CHQ · €138
Agia PelagiaLower by HER · €116€39€155HER · €116
AlmyridaLower by CHQ · €82€140€58CHQ · €82
AmnisosLower by HER · €175€25€200HER · €175
Amoudara (Ag. Nikolaos)Lower by HER · €175€79€254HER · €175
Amoudara (Heraklion)Lower by HER · €105€30€135HER · €105
AnalipsiLower by HER · €175€35€210HER · €175
AnissarasLower by HER · €175€39€214HER · €175
DaratsosLower by CHQ · €140€175€35CHQ · €140
Elounda PlakaLower by HER · €175€89€264HER · €175
GournesLower by HER · €175€28€203HER · €175
GouvesLower by HER · €175€30€205HER · €175
Ierapetra townLower by HER · €175€115€290HER · €175
IstronLower by HER · €175€89€264HER · €175
KalivesLower by CHQ · €74€125€51CHQ · €74
KarterosLower by HER · €175€18€193HER · €175
Kasteli KisamouLower by CHQ · €127€210€83CHQ · €127
Kokkini HaniLower by HER · €175€25€200HER · €175
KolympariLower by CHQ · €119€190€71CHQ · €119
KoutouloufariLower by HER · €175€39€214HER · €175
LigariaLower by HER · €92€35€127HER · €92
Makris GialosLower by HER · €175€145€320HER · €175
MalemeLower by CHQ · €128€180€52CHQ · €128
MatalaLower by HER · €77€90€167HER · €77
MilatoLower by HER · €175€60€235HER · €175
PanormoLower by HER · €56€80€136HER · €56
PiskopianoLower by HER · €175€39€214HER · €175
Platanias (Chania)Lower by CHQ · €129€179€50CHQ · €129
SfakiaLower by CHQ · €40€170€130CHQ · €40
SissiLower by HER · €175€55€230HER · €175
SitiaLower by HER · €175€163€338HER · €175
SkaletaLower by HER · €50€86€136HER · €50
StalisLower by HER · €175€43€218HER · €175
StalosLower by CHQ · €128€175€47CHQ · €128

Three ways to make the airport decision

Waterfront buildings and boats in Chania's old harbour, Crete

Start with the stay, not the airport name

Compare the exact resort first. A destination near the middle of Crete can challenge the common assumption that CHQ is always the cheaper arrival for Rethymno province.

Red columns and reconstructed fresco at the Palace of Knossos, Crete

Price the entire arrival

A flight that is €20 cheaper per person saves €80 for four travellers. Enter both airfares so a small taxi difference does not hide the lower group total.

Rocky coastline beside blue water at Plakias, Crete

Consider an open-jaw itinerary

If your holiday moves from west to east, arriving at CHQ and leaving from HER—or the reverse—can reduce backtracking. Compare each airport for the first and final stay separately.

Found the better route for your trip? Lock in the transfer

The booking button carries the selected airport, destination and party size into the form. No card is required; the confirmed fare is paid to the driver.