There are 11 ways to get from Chania to France by plane, ferry, bus, train, busferry, car ferry, 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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane CHQ - NCE
5h 57m€97–266Ferry, 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 Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
43h 47mBus and ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
2d 19h€250–410Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane HER - MRS
7h 22m€209–607Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane HER - LYS
7h 41m€228–755Fly Chania International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane CHQ - ORY
6h 52m€110–304Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane HER - CDG
8h 4m€220–522Fly Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CHQ - LYS
6h 31m€110–262Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Larissabusferry
- Take the bus from Larissa to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Paris Gare de Lyonbus
2dBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Kakaviabus
- Take the bus from Kakavijë to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
2dCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Vranje, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Vranje, Autobuska stanica to Gallienibus
2d 7h
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to France is to fly which costs €95 - €270 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to France is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to France. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Hôtel de Ville via Larissa, Tirana and Gare de Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Chania and France is 1725 km.
The best way to get from Chania to France without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 43h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Chania to France, including transfers.
Chania to France bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to France bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Larissa station.
France is 1h behind Chania. It is currently 3:06 PM in Chania and 2:06 PM in France.
There are 22508+ hotels available in France.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and France?
easyJet and Aegean Airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–420
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–500
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Chania International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Chania International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–420
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- 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 Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- 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
- €40
- 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
Bus from Tirana to Paris Gare de Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Chania to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €120–240
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Larissa to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Kakavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kakavijë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Vranje, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Vranje, Autobuska stanica to Gallieni
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
Ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- +30 21 0419 7400
- info@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeus
- 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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