Crete
Book your Family Taxi in Crete with Baby Seat
Crete's beach resorts, Minoan ruins, and mountain villages make it one of the most popular family destinations in Greece — but landing at Heraklion (HER) or Chania (CHQ) airport with young kids means the transfer to your resort needs sorting before you land, not improvised at the curb.
What Greek law actually says about child car seats
Greece's Highway Code (Kodikas Odikis Kykloforias), most recently updated by Law 5209/2025, requires any child under 12 years old and under 135 cm to travel in an approved child restraint system — the general rule for every vehicle on the road. Taxis carry a specific, narrower carve-out: taxi operators aren't obligated to have or provide a child seat themselves. That's not the same as the child being exempt from needing one — the restraint requirement doesn't disappear, the obligation to supply the equipment just shifts from the taxi onto the family. Fines for travelling without an approved restraint, where it applies, run up to €350.
Source: Law 5209/2025 (Greek Highway Code update), published in the Government Gazette (ΦΕΚ).
Do regular Crete taxis carry child seats?
Very unlikely — the carve-out means a standard rank taxi from either airport almost never has a seat waiting for you, even though your child still legally needs one for the journey. Taxi Bambino matches a seat to your child's age and weight and has it fitted before the driver leaves to collect you.
Getting from the airport to your resort
Crete's two main airports serve different halves of the island: Heraklion (HER) for the north-central coast including Hersonissos and Malia, Chania (CHQ) for the west including Rethymno and the Chania old town. Heraklion connects to the eastern resort strip via National Road 90, the main highway running along the north coast.
Beat, Uber, and what a standard taxi actually costs you
Beat (the dominant ride-hailing app in Greece) operates in Heraklion and Chania; Uber's coverage on the island is inconsistent and worth checking directly for your specific resort area. Neither app lets you request a car seat when booking — a driver can arrive, see you're travelling with a small child, and cancel on the spot, leaving your family stranded at arrivals with no backup plan.
On price: a metered taxi from Heraklion to Hersonissos (about 24 km) typically runs €35–45; from Chania to Rethymno (about 60 km) expect €70–90 — neither figure is guaranteed once you're standing at arrivals with bags and a stroller. A driver who agrees a price and then adds a "surcharge" once they see how much luggage you're carrying, after everything's already loaded in, is a recurring complaint from visitors. A pre-booked, flat-rate vehicle is the only mechanism that locks in price certainty before you land.
Which car seats are available
Three types cover almost every family, all ECE R44/04 or i-Size (R129) certified. A rear-facing infant carrier suits babies up to around 13 kg. A forward-facing seat with an integral harness covers roughly 9–18 kg. A high-back booster raises older children so the adult belt sits correctly, up to Greece's 135 cm threshold. Where the vehicle has ISOFIX anchor points, Taxi Bambino's drivers use them rather than a belt-only install — on National Road 90's faster stretches and the mountain roads leading up to inland villages, a rigid ISOFIX mount holds far better than a lap-belt install that can shift on tight curves.
Traveling with more than one child matters too: Crete's taxi fleet is mostly compact or mid-sized sedans, and fitting two or three bulky seats across one back row is often physically impossible. A family needing three seats may simply be turned away by a standard taxi. Say how many children and their ages when you book, and Taxi Bambino sends a vehicle sized to actually fit everyone.
Travelling as a larger family? See our vehicle fleet to know what to expect.
FAQ
Is a car seat legally required in a Crete taxi?
The child still needs one under Greek law, but taxi operators aren't obligated to provide it — the obligation shifts to the family. Most standard taxis don't carry one.
Do Beat and Uber guarantee a car seat in Crete?
No — neither lets you request one, and a driver can cancel on arrival if they see young children.
Which airport should I use — Heraklion or Chania?
Heraklion (HER) for the north-central coast (Hersonissos, Malia); Chania (CHQ) for the west (Rethymno, Chania old town).
Last updated: August 1, 2026. Reviewed by the TaxiBambino Content Audit Team.