There are 11 ways to get from Chania to Edinburgh by plane, train, busferry, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chania International Airport to Newcastle, train
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Newcastle (NCL)plane CHQ - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
8h 56m£86–335Bus and ferry, bus, train via Strasbourg
- Take the busferry from Chania to Larissabusferry
- Take the bus from Larissa to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourgbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 4hPrivate 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£201–418Fly 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£144–386Fly Chania International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CHQ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 30m£158–439Fly 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 46m£93–316Fly Chania International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CHQ - EDI
10h 16m£89–237Bus, 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 Central Coach Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 170 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
2d 13h£164–277Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Larissabusferry
- Take the bus from Larissa to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road Londonbus
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 14hBus and ferry, bus, train via Bratislava
- 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 St.Poelten Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from St.Poelten 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£349–683Bus 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£215–452
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Newcastle (NCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £85 - £240 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Edinburgh is to fly and train which takes 8h 46m and costs £90 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Heraklion, Thessaloniki, Bucharest Obor, Manchester Central Coach Station and Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Chania and Edinburgh is 1972 miles.
The best way to get from Chania to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and train via Strasbourg which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 56m 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 11:36 AM in Chania and 9:36 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2452+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Airbus France, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–160
Flights from Chania International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
Flights from Chania International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £21–140
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–430
Flights from Chania International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–110
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £290–330
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- £50–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £23–35
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £80–120
- 1st Class
- £120–180
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Chania to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
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 Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Larissa to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Bus from Larissa to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg
- 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
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- 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
- £40–60
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road London
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- £75
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–85
- 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
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
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