There are 8 ways to get from Cannes to Chania by plane, train, car ferry, busferry, bus, ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NCE - CHQ
6h 29m€68–238Train, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano P.Garibalditrain
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
47h 52m€214–329Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
2d 3h€160–240Train, ferry, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Re
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"ferry 4.2
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
2d 13h€258–324Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NCE - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
9h 24m€238–498Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Cannes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MRS - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
8h 54m€227–556Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Cannes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LYS - CHQ
9h 16m€174–400Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Soudacarferry
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Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cannes to Chania is to fly which costs €65 - €240 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cannes to Chania is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Cannes to Chania. However, there are services departing from Gare SNCF Cannes and arriving at Chania via Nice Airport, Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Cannes and Chania is 1744 km.
The best way to get from Cannes to Chania without a car is to train and car ferry and bus and ferry which takes 47h 52m and costs €210 - €330.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Cannes to Chania, including transfers.
Cannes to Chania bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Nice Airport station.
Cannes to Chania bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia station.
Chania is 1h ahead of Cannes. It is currently 12:08 AM in Cannes and 1:08 AM in Chania.
There are 4262+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Cannes, France and Chania, Greece?
easyJet and Aegean Airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cannes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €80–120
- Rail 1st Class
- €130–180
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Cannes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Patra to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Nice Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–220
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €134–135
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +30 21 0419 7400
- info@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Souda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €35–55
- Airplane-type seats
- €35–55
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €95–130
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