There are 11 ways to get from Chania to Edinburgh by plane, ferry, bus, train, shuttle, or busferry
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Fly Chania International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CHQ - EDI
10h 51m£80–232Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusferry Abs
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 3hPrivate transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HER - EDI
8h 56m£186–429Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HER - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
10h 1m£214–454Fly Chania International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CHQ - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 41m£109–279Fly Chania International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Newcastle (NCL)plane CHQ - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h£114–394Fly Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CHQ - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 23m£158–368Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Glasgowbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Streetbus
2d 12h£175–267Bus and ferry, bus, train via Linz
- Take the busferry from Chania to Lamíabusferry
- Take the bus from Lamía Makedonia Rest. to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Linz Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 16h£587–914Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Aigiobusferry
- Take the bus from Aigio to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brightonbus
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 18hBus and ferry, bus, train #2
- Take the busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusbusferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Košicebus
- Take the bus from Košice to Sheffieldbus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
3d 4h£325–567
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £80 - £240 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Edinburgh is to fly and train which takes 8h 41m and costs £100 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Princes Street via Heraklion, Thessaloniki, Bucharest Obor, Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Chania and Edinburgh is 1938 miles.
The best way to get from Chania to Edinburgh without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Chania to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Chania to Edinburgh bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to Edinburgh bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Heraklion station.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Chania. It is currently 11:59 PM in Chania and 9:59 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2684+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Chania International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Weeze
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–490
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Glasgow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £35–55
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Linz Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £220–380
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- £110–160
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- £170–200
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- £195–210
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Chania to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Lamía
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Aigio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £19–26
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–95
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Lamía Makedonia Rest. to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £76
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Aigio to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Košice to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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