Map of Crete

Travel information from UK

Easyjet already fly to Athens from Luton & Gatwick and are very cheap if you book well in advance.

Easyjet started flying directly from Gatwick and Manchester to Heraklion airport in March 2008. There are still some good prices available for seats later in the year. So far the schedule is operating until October .                         

 Easycar is available at Heraklion, and also Chania airport

 Jet2 Jet2 Leeds/Heraklion started March 2008. These are overnight flights on a Tuesday, which is the same day that charters fly to Chania.



 Directly to Chania by charter flight
Direct charter flights are available from Gatwick, Newcastle & Manchester and some other regional airports, usually on Tuesdays, from May until the end of October. 
This year, 2008, direct flights are available from AVRO www.avro.co.uk from April.

We can arrange for a taxi or hire car to meet you at Chania airport or Souda ferry port.
   Chania airport is about 45 minutes drive from Gavalohori.

To Heraklion from regional airports
Charter flights are available from most regional airports direct to Heraklion, usually on Tuesdays and Friday nights. We can arrange a taxi or hire car to meet you from Heraklion.
Heraklion airport is about a 2 hour drive.

Some contacts for charter flights

Travelsupermarket.com 

AVRO (Monarch)

flythomascook.com

Freedom Flights - (XL)

Daily scheduled flights via Athens
 Scheduled flights to Athens arrive daily from just about everywhere. You can then either fly on to Crete or take the overnight ferry. Aegean Air are generally a bit cheaper than Olympic for the internal hop Athens/Chania , and you can book on line.
 Aegean Air
 

Contacts for scheduled flights

Ferries
If you fly to Athens airport there is a bus to Piraeus (the port of Athens) which takes about an hour, so make sure your flight arrives in time to get to the port.

The ANEK line ferries usually leave Piraeus at 20.00 and arrive Souda (The port for Chania) at 6am the next day. ANEK LINES
The return ferry leaves Souda at 20.00 and arrives Piraeus at 06.00.
They are very comfortable and you can book a cabin.
Souda is about 25 minutes' drive from Gavalohori.

There is an ANEK service to Rethymnon and also to Heraklion with the same times.

The Hellenic seaways high-speed catamaran leaves Piraeus at 18.15 and arrives at Rethymnon at 23.15. The return leaves Rethymnon at 23.45 and gets back to Piraeus at 04.35 next day.   Hellenic Seaways
This is a Summer only service. Rethymnon is about 40 minutes drive from Gavalohori.

Information on all ferries arriving in Crete

Car hire
We arrange car hire locally, from about 200 Euro per week - discuss your requirements when you book.

There are some local buses and a very helpful taxi service if you do not wish to drive to the beach. Gavalohori has several well supplied food shops, cafes and tavernas that are just a few minutes walk away. 

Transfers:
We can arrange for your hire car, or a taxi, to meet you at Chania or Heraklion Airport.

Please don’t forget to arrange travel insurance.