HER
Heraklion Airport
- Private taxi fare
- €93
- Transfer per person
- €46.50
- Flight + transfer total
- Add this flight price to compare total arrival cost
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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 11 July 2026 34 destinations
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 €123 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.
CHQ
Chania Airport
- Private taxi fare
- €115
- Transfer per person
- €57.50
- Flight + transfer total
- Add this flight price to compare total arrival cost
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.
| Destination | From HER | From CHQ | Lower by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rethymno Town | €93 | €115 | HER · €22 |
| Plakias | €123 | €120 | CHQ · €3 |
| Bali | €63 | €120 | HER · €57 |
| Georgioupolis | €118 | €78 | CHQ · €40 |
| Hersonissos | €37 | €185 | HER · €148 |
| Malia | €45 | €190 | HER · €145 |
| Elounda | €85 | €230 | HER · €145 |
| Agios Nikolaos | €75 | €220 | HER · €145 |
| Agia Pelagia | €39 | €125 | HER · €86 |
| Amnisos | €25 | €176 | HER · €151 |
| Amoudara (Ag. Nikolaos) | €79 | €230 | HER · €151 |
| Amoudara (Heraklion) | €25 | €135 | HER · €110 |
| Analipsi | €35 | €168 | HER · €133 |
| Anissaras | €37 | €195 | HER · €158 |
| Elounda Plaka | €89 | €232 | HER · €143 |
| Gournes | €28 | €170 | HER · €142 |
| Gouves | €30 | €173 | HER · €143 |
| Ierapetra town | €115 | €245 | HER · €130 |
| Istron | €89 | €239 | HER · €150 |
| Karteros | €18 | €175 | HER · €157 |
| Kasteli Kisamou | €210 | €83 | CHQ · €127 |
| Kokkini Hani | €25 | €178 | HER · €153 |
| Koutouloufari | €37 | €189 | HER · €152 |
| Ligaria | €35 | €127 | HER · €92 |
| Makris Gialos | €145 | €280 | HER · €135 |
| Matala | €90 | €167 | HER · €77 |
| Milato | €60 | €217 | HER · €157 |
| Panormo | €80 | €136 | HER · €56 |
| Piskopiano | €37 | €188 | HER · €151 |
| Sfakia | €170 | €130 | CHQ · €40 |
| Sissi | €55 | €196 | HER · €141 |
| Sitia | €163 | €209 | HER · €46 |
| Skaleta | €86 | €136 | HER · €50 |
| Stalis | €40 | €184 | HER · €144 |
Three ways to make the airport decision
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.
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.
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.