Elafonisi beach
Ultimate guide (November 2024)
Elafonisi - popular wild beach in the
Crete island. The shallow lagoon is beautiful, but in the summer there are a lot of people here, that spoils the experience. Shore and seabed: sand, stones.
[edit] Rating:
8.1 - 963 votes
[vote] Coordinates: 35.270294, 23.539511
Hotels [edit]
There are no hotels near the beach area. So you may choose any hotel in the western part of the Crete island.
How to get there [edit]
Fly to
Chania International Airport (CHQ) or sail by ferry from port
Piraeus of Athens to
Chania. Beach can be reached by car, taxi, bus or by excursion boat.
When to go [edit]
From June to October. There is a lot of people on the beach in July-August.
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See also other beaches nearby:
8.5 35 km to the north ↑
7.7 48 km to the north-east ↗
7.9 86 km to the east →
7.5 200 km to the east →
6.8 210 km to the north-east ↗