Across 4 areas of the island. Newest first, each one carrying the date of its last check.
There is no direct bus: the cheap way is a city bus or a short taxi to Heraklion's KTEL station, a coach to Agios Nikolaos and a local bus on to Elounda; the quick way is about an hour on the national road by taxi, transfer or hire car. Times, the meter, the late-landing plan, and what we could and could not confirm.
Heraklion handles more than twice Chania's passengers and sits minutes from its city; Chania is smaller, calmer and on the wrong side of town for the western resorts. Which one to book depends on where you are staying — and a new airport is on the way.
The airport is on the wrong side of Chania for almost everywhere you are going. What that costs in time, which transfer actually suits which resort, and the drive times nobody publishes.
Whether your licence works here, why the hire company's rules are stricter than the law, and the four things two foreign ministries warn about on Cretan roads.
What EU ferry law actually gives you when a sailing is cancelled — and the exception that removes it on exactly the day you will need it most.
What the national tariff sets, what triggers the higher rate, the driver's legal obligations, and where to complain — plus why nobody in Crete can quote you a lawful flat fare from the airport.
You can see most of Crete without hiring a car — but the network is a coastal spine, not a web, and Heraklion has two bus stations two kilometres apart.
Nine hours overnight, a cabin for the price of a cheap hotel, and your car on the island for nothing extra.
Whether you actually need one, the insurance excess game, airport versus local hire, what driving here is really like.
Taxi, pre-booked transfer, bus or hire car from Heraklion airport (HER) to the Hersonissos–Stalis–Malia coast.