Access

BY CAR

Chania is located on the western side of Crete, and there is easy access by car from all areas of Crete.

The distance from Chania to Rethymnon is 64 km and about 45 minutes by car.

The distance from Chania to Heraklion is 142km and about 1 hour and 50 minutes by car.

The distance from Chania to Agios Nikolaos is 202km and about 2 hours and 30 minutes by car.

The distance from Chania airport to Chania is 14.9km and about 20 minutes by car.

The distance from Souda Port to Chania is 7km and about 10-15 minutes by car.

BY BUS

Regular buses depart at least once every hour from Chania Airport  and Chania Port  (Souda).

Additionally, there is a very frequent bus connection to the other cities, there is a bus almost every hour from Rethymnon and Heraklion towards Chania. For all timetables please click here,

For organized trips please wait until they are announced.

BY PLANE

The closest airports are

Chania (CHQ)

Heraklion (HER)

There are direct flights from numerous European airports and many Greek cities.

The distance from Chania airport to Chania is 14.9km and about 20 minutes by car.

The distance from Heraklion airport to Chania is 142km and about 2 hours by car.

Several air companies, some of them low-cost like Ryanair and Aegean among others, offer flights at affordable prices.

There are frequent shuttle buses from Chania airport to city center. For timetable please click here.

BY FERRY

Souda is the port of Chania and is located just 7 km from the city center.

There are ferries twice a day from Piraeus (Athens port) to Chania. You can check for tickets here