There are 7 ways to get from Chania to Karpathos by car, car ferry, shuttle, bus or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Drive, car ferry • 8 h 24 min
$56 - $119
Cheapest option
Bus, car ferry • 13 h 40 min
$47 - $129
5 alternative options
Private transfer, car ferry • 9 h 26 min
$353 - $648
Bus, car ferry via Sitia • 14 h 40 min
$48 - $99
Fly Chania to Karpathos • 7 h 5 min
$124 - $665
Private transfer to Heraklion, fly to Karpathos • 7 h 5 min
$257 - $924
Fly Chania to Rhodes, car ferry • 12 h 58 min
$93 - $863
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Karpathos is to bus and car ferry which costs 40€ - 90€ and takes 14 h 40 min.
The quickest way to get from Chania to Karpathos is to fly which costs 100€ - 600€ and takes 7 h 5 min.
The distance between Chania and Karpathos is 288 km.
The best way to get from Chania to Karpathos without a car is to Private transfer and car ferry which takes 9 h 26 min and costs 300€ - 600€.
It takes approximately 8 h 24 min to get from Chania to Karpathos, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Chania Airport to Karpathos Airport. The quickest flight takes 4 h 35 min and has one stopover.
Sky Express and Olympic Air offer flights from Chania Airport to Karpathos Airport.
There are 131+ hotels available in Karpathos. Prices start at $40 USD per night.
The best way to get from Chania to Chania Airport is to Private transfer which takes 30 min and costs 25€ - 100€.
- Distance: 180.1 miles
- Duration: 8 h 24 min
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Karpathos, Greece?
Olympic Air and Sky Express fly from Chania to Karpathos once daily.
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Chania to Karpathos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 35 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $550
Flights from Heraklion to Karpathos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 45 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $550
Flights from Chania to Rhodes via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $370
Flights from Chania to Rhodes via Athens, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $470
Flights from Chania to Rhodes via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chania to Karpathos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 5 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $1,100
Flights from Heraklion to Karpathos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,100
- Website
- en.ellinair.com
Flights from Chania to Rhodes via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $290
- Phone
- +30 697 32 04 923
- info@crete-taxi-service.com
- Website
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Chania Airport to Agios Nikolaos
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 54 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $260 - $490
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
- Luxurious Taxi
- $265
- Minivan
- $392
- Minibus
- $489
Shuttle from Chania to Irakleion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $160 - $380
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
- Luxurious Taxi
- $167
- Minivan
- $277
- Minibus
- $374
- Phone
- 2821 091288
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Chania to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- e-ktel.com
- Phone
- 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Bus from Heraklion to Sitia
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15 - $20
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 21 0419 7400
- info@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Sitia to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 26 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $15 - $60
- Schedules at
- anek.gr
- Economy
- $15 - $22
- Airplane-type seats
- $16 - $23
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- $45 - $60
Car ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 28 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29 - $110
- Schedules at
- anek.gr
- Economy
- $29 - $45
- Airplane-type seats
- $30 - $45
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- $80 - $110
Car ferry from Rhodos to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 12 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22 - $80
- Schedules at
- anek.gr
- Economy
- $22 - $35
- Airplane-type seats
- $23 - $35
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- $60 - $80
- Phone
- +30-210-8919800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Car ferry from Rhodos to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28 - $95
- Schedules at
- bluestarferries.com
- CABIN A2 outside
- $70 - $95
- CABIN A3 outside
- $55 - $65
- CABIN A4 outside
- $55 - $65
- Economy
- $28 - $33
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