Crete Flydrive Holidays

Turn your holiday to Crete into one of a lifetime by combining all it has to offer with a Crete fly drive holiday. Enjoy the excitement of Heraklion south whilst taking a relaxing break along the Gulf Messara Coast, a scenic trip to Psiloritis mountain and indulge in the exciting party atmosphere of Hersonisos. Crete really does have it all and a fly drive holiday allows you to see it. On a Crete fly drive you have the option to fly to either Heraklion or Chania.

Matala Beach Heraklion

When in Crete, visiting South Beach is a must! The scene certainly lives up to the stereotype of Crete. You'll find surfers catching the waves in a turquoise ocean, models sauntering along golden sands and rollerbladers gliding down beach road.

Crete Theme Parks

One of the main attractions to Crete is the theme parks, where you are definitely spoilt for choice. At the Cretan Aquarium Park  the excited visitors get a feel of what it would be like to journey to the outer reaches of sea world. They can view the depths of the ocean or meet the rear species of fishes.

Crete has many other parks, the Labyrinth park, the Lasithi plateau theme park Lasinthos, exciting resorts with traditional theme parks too!

Vai Palm Beach of Eastern Crete

The Vai Palm beach is stretched at the eastern part of Crete and are often described as 'Crete's jewels' because of the sparkling effect created by the closeness of the sea and the thousands of palm trees on both sides. Attitudes are laid-back and popular activities include snorkelling, diving, fishing and boating. You can also swim with euphoria, enjoy a sunset sail or venture into the archaeological area of Itanos for a walk on the wild side.

Beautiful Beaches

    Enjoy your Crete holidays with an incredible 10,297 km of coastline to choose from; ideal for beach lovers looking to discover the white sands, Mediterranean  climates and amazing wildlife!

    Clearwater, Vai and Elafonisi are the region’s top beach resorts.

    Just beyond the beaches of Crete, there’s a whole world of ship wrecks and coral reefs waiting to be explored.

Nature and Culture

    The art lovers will appreciate the iconic art deco district in Heraklion, with the Museum of Physical history in Heraklion  amongst the unique scenery. Chania city, sometimes known as the old Chania town, is a popular destination among couples who can jump on a river boat and enjoy the romantic atmosphere of its unique place.

    Looking for nature and thrills away from the crowdy city?

Visit Lasithi plateau, the place where all villages have a special identity for the wild life and nature.

Travel Information
Language:    Greek

Currency:     EURO
Local time:     GMT +2 hours

Things to do in Crete

Famous for its glorious sunshine, sandy beaches and magical nature parks, Crete  Attractions have something for everyone. If you're lucky enough to be heading here on a holiday, check out our list of top things to do in Crete  for some inspiring ideas.
Crete has a tradition of music, poems, songs and dances. This island’s tradition and customs are well known all over the world.

Enjoy Crete beaches:

Elafonisi – located south west of Crete at Chania Region.

Vai – Palm beach located at the eastern part of Crete.

Matala – located south of Heraklion region.

Preveli – located south of Rethymnon city.

Agios Pavlos – located south of Rethymnon, a place for people who love yoga!

Loutro – The magic place located south of Chania and east of Paleochora.

Xerokampos – The place where time stands still! Located east, the eastern part.

Falasarna – Located at the western part of Crete, region of Chania.

Agia Pelagia – located west of Heraklion, Malevizi region and is the closest beautiful place to Heraklion city, 25km far.

Malia antiquities – the beach front of Malia archaeological excavations.

Bali – 15km east of Rethymnon, 45km west of Heraklion, extremely beautiful place for family holidays.

Discover Crete attractions - Crete nightlife:

The most important you should do is to visit a place with traditional Cretan music, the ancient instrument Lyra, is going to surprise you with its sound and shape! It is looking very much like violin, but is obviously an older instrument.
If you will not manage to visit such a place, buy a cd with the local music and songs.
There are thousands of night café and bars as well as Bouzouki places, pool bars, seaside bars and nightclubs, to enjoy each night! Crete is the ideal place for nightlife!

Other popular attractions:

Cycling is very well known sport in Crete, there are many cycling clubs which choose this island to spend their athletic vacations, the climate helps to train all year round.
Football camps, tenis courts, beach volley camps, basketball, golf resorts, snorkeling and diving schools, trekking and mountain biking are some of most well known activities that take place on this island.

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"Greece in general is a very safe country for a solo female traveller and as long as you take simple sensible precautions as you would anywhere else, you'll have no problems at all. Greek people are overwhelmingly honest and friendly and once you';ve visited the same bar or restaurant twice, you'll be the owner's friend for ever".

If you  are staying in Chania for a couple of days mid-May and seek advice on a planned walk to view the monasteries at Agia Triada, Gouverneto and Katholiko-this is the expert to advise you.We have been looking at the best way to do this without hiring a car, and our options are either a taxi or a (KTEL) bus from/to either Stavros or Chania Airport, or a combination of these options.Are there 'direct' walking paths between Stavros and Gouverneto/Katholiko without returning to the road at Agia Triada?From Google earth it doesn't look like the coast is accessible, but can we go 'over the top'? We found one website which talks of a valley between Katholiko and Stavros, but I cannot pick this out on the map.If there are paths, how difficult are they and what would be a rough walking time? Is a round trip Stavros-Monasteries-Stavros do-able in 5-6hrs?About how much would a taxi cost to Agia Triada, and would we be able to pick one up in Stavros if we didn't catch the bus back?Answer:My Harms Verlag West Crete map shows a footpath between Stavros and Moni Katholiko, threading between the high hills on either side. It also shows an "unpaved secondary road" between Koumares and Stavros, reachable by footpath from Agia Triada.So yes, a round trip is possible, but whether it is do-able in 5-6 hours is debatable. The distances aren't great, and 5 or 6 hours might be enough for a brisk walk (although I don't know the Katholiko-Stavros path or how long it would take) but that would be defeating the purpose of going to see the monasteries! Agia Triada and Gouverneto are both still functioning monasteries and are beautiful and interesting to explore: you need time for them. Katholiko is possibly the most interesting of the three, because the most is isolated and ruinous.If you are staying in Chania, I think you'd make the most of your day by taking a taxi to Agia Triada, doing your walk to Gouverneto and Katholiko from there, and making your way back from Stavros by bus if that's feasible, or taxi. If a taxi isn't available in Stavros, Chania Radio Taxis will collect you anywhere (get a card with phone number from the driver who takes you to Agia Triada).If you decide to walk from Katholiko to Stavros, you should have the Harms Verlag map: don't try it without a map, and don't rely on googlemap. Similarly, if you do it in the other direction, starting from Stavros, you need a map to get you to Koumares and onto the unpaved track to Stavros.Another option is to go back to Agia Triada from Katholiko and call a Chania taxi to collect you there. I did it this way several years ago and enjoyed the reverse walk, but you might be some of the many people who don't like to retrace their steps.The taxi then cost 30 euro each way .You are very welcome: I'm sure you'll enjoy the walk. If you haven't done any walking in Crete before, be aware that the footpaths are almost without exception stony, and rough and tough on the feet: you need good hiking boots or shoes with thick soles and deep tread. Don't expect to be able to walk as fast as you do on footpaths in BritainThe path from Agia Triada-Gouverneto-Katholiko is well marked and well trodden, but I would imagine the Katholiko-Stavros path may not be. Be careful, take a charged mobile phone with you, and tell someone at your hotel in Chania where you are going and when to expect you back.Any way there is not going to be useful if you hire a car, you will have to do it roundtrip and return at the startpoint again, if you are so well trained, this is a good idea and the rates of the rent a car Crete are very competitive that period. Good luck. 

Crete - Greece - Road network. Things to keep in mind if you travel to Crete!

Crete island is connected with a road network from the East to the West side.

The main road is playing the "role" of the national road, is easy to drive on.  When driving along main roads, especially, the main east west highway keep to the right side. local drivers are driving faster than should. Other drivers will expect you to use what you may think is the hard shoulder so that they can pass you, there is one main line to the most of the part of the main road. Drivers on Crete are unusually courteous.  You will probably want to avoid bringing a car into the old city areas of Chania and Heraklion, where the streets are very narrow and parking impossible. Check that any map you have is up to date and also beware- if the map says "its a track" it probably is !  Gas is not very expensive and, because of this, cars are small.   In rural areas drivers need to be extra cautious, especially when approaching bends - always expect to encounter sheep or goats or even some small rockfalls. Also its best assume that locals prefer to overtake on blind bends, indicators are rarely used and Give Way signs are often ignored.

 The local companies are less expensive than the international firms.   If you are doing airport pickup and drop-off, be sure to rent from a company that has an airport counter or like our agency that is in the airport Parking area with many vehicles to choose from.

An International driving permit is legally necessary for non-EU citizens. USA and Canadian and Australian visitors donot have to show an International permit to drive.

 Road connecting Chania - Paleochora:

The first 45km are on the National road Chania Kastelli, exit from Travronitis and drive South. The road is old with some new parts, especially bridges, the speed limit is 50-70km/hour. The time  you will need is 1hour 20minutes to drive the 77km distance.

 Road connecting Chania - Katelli Kissamou:

Drive on the E75 national road and within 40minutes you will be in Kastelli Kissamou=42km far from Chania city. The road is good with 70-90km/hour speed limit.

 Road connecting Chania - Omalos mountain - Samaria Gorge:

The road is old, the driving uphill is difficult and the driver has to drive careful all the 42km distance. The Samaria Gorge entrance, is in the end of the road. 

 Road connecting Chania Rethymnon:

Drive on E75 and in 55minutes you will have driven the 65km distance. The road is old but with not many curves.

 Road connecting Chania - Sfakia - Chora Sfakion:

Drive on E75 east, turn from Vrisses conjuction to the south and drive the 75km distance from Chania city. The road is old, narrow with decades curves and naughty local drivers drive fast! There are numerous small wholes in the road. 

  Road connecting Rethymnon - Southern part -Plakias - Agia galini:

The road is very very old, there are numerous curves and narrow parts. the distance between Retymnon-Plakias is 41km only to drive, the time you will need =1hour aprox.

 Road connecting rethymnon - Arkadi Monastery-Psiloritis mountain:

Thereare 3different directions that drivers can use to drive to Arkadi:

a)Rethymnon E75 exit Adele to Arkadi.

b)Rethymnon E75 exit Adele to Arkadi.

c)Rethymnon Hromonastiri-through local road-Adele Arkadi.

The direction from Monastery Arkadi to Psiloritis mountain is small village traditional villages and an amazing sightseeing tour up to Livadia-Zoniana-Axos-Anogeia village!

 Road connecting Rethymnon with Fragma Potamon and Amari region of southern Psiloritisvillages mountain is old and very beautiful!

 Road connecting Rethymnon to Heraklion:

Drive the E75 road to the east, the road is very very old and slippery! The distance is 70km and there are decades curves!

 Road connecting Heraklion - Psiloritis mountain:

Drive through Heraklion city to Gazi village -direction to Tylissos village and drive up to Gonies- Anogeia=40km distance

 Road connecting Heraklion Matala-Festos-Lendas-kali Limenes:

Drive the old road Heraklion - Agia Varvara - Gortys - Moires - Matala=70km distance in 1hour and 30minutes, the road is slippery and with many curves, the speed limit is 50km in most of the direction.

 Road connecting Heraklion Archanes - Peza - Pirgos - Moni - Koudouma:

  Drive the E75 and exit on the Industrial are conjuction to drive the new road to Archanes, after go on the network to Pirgos andMoni Koudouma, the road is new for the first 30km, after there are many curves and points the speed is decreased to 40km/hour. Distance:75km

 Peza village is the connection to drive to Arkalochori and Viannos region of Crete.

 Road Connecting Heraklion - Lassithi plateau:

Drive the E75 road and follow the signs from Mochos drive up to Lassithi plateau and Dikteon Andron cave, the distance is 70km and the time you will need is minimum 1hour and 10minutes. the road until the exit to Mochos is new, the road from Mochos to Lassithi is old with many curves and dangerous turns.

 Road connecting Heraklion -Hersonisos - Stalis - Malia - Sissi - Agios Nikolaos:

drive the E75 to the East, the road has some new paarts , the speed limit is 90km/hours on these oparts, all the other older parts of E75 has 70km/hour speed limit or less! The road is sfae on the new parts only and until the tunnel of Neapolis!

 Road connecting Agios Nikolaos - Sitia - Vai :

Drive the E75, this is the older part and the only one not repaired. There are 4-5new parts and someone caan say it is the most daangerous road, especially when it is raining, of Crete! The distance Ag.Nikolaos-Vai is 100km .

 Road connecting Agios Nikolaos - Ierapetra :

Drive the E75 and exit when you meet the village Pachia Ammos direction to south, the distance is 36km and 35minutes to drive.

Ieratpetra is connected with Makri Gialos through a south east road =25km.

Makri Gialos is connected with Sitia, through a local road=38km distance.

 Crete is the largest island of the Meditteranean Greek part. it has thousands of roads to drive. Estimate each 70km need minimum 1hour to drive!

Heraklion airport car hire services

Heraklion Airport Car Hire

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Our company also offers you the choice, apart from collecting and delivering your car at Heraklion Airport, of delivering and collecting it at your hotel or any other location you prefer, with no hidden costs.
The wide range of cars in our company fleet are sure to meet your every requirement. Heraklion Car Hire offers cars large and small, automatics, cabrios, jeeps and even 7-seater minibuses.

Heraklion Airport Car Hire

Book cheap Heraklion airport car hire with us!

Our company offers a wide selection of hire cars at Heraklion Airport. Hire the vehicle of your choice and you can be sure that it will be awaiting you on the date and time of your arrival at Heraklion Airport.
Enjoy your holidays on Crete and when it’s time to go home, we’ll be waiting at the airport to collect your hire car.
Our company also offers you the choice, apart from collecting and delivering your car at Heraklion Airport, of delivering and collecting it at your hotel or any other location you prefer, with no hidden costs.
The wide range of cars in our company fleet are sure to meet your every requirement. Heraklion Car Hire offers cars large and small, automatics, cabrios, jeeps and even 7-seater minibuses.
Heraklion is the largest city in Crete and the fourth-largest in Greece. It has a population of 200,000, including the neighbouring municipality of Alikarnassos (near the airport).
In Heraklion is the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, housing the treasures of Minoan Crete, while a few kilometres south of the city is the marvellous Minoan Palace of Knossos. Other points of interest in Heraklion are the Historical Museum, the Venetian fortress of Koules, the Venetian Loggia, the Basilica of St Mark, the church of St Titus and the famous Venetian city walls.
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