There are 5 ways to get from Chania to Nesebar by plane, shuttle, busferry, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CHQ - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Nesebar
9h 25m$175–513Bus and ferry, train, bus
cheapest- Take the busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusbusferry
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Vladimir Pavlovtrain
30h 6m$75–121Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CHQ - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sunny Beach
9h 47m$360–551Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusbusferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Nesebarbus
30h 27m$100–147Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusferry Abs / ...
- Take the bus from Piraeus Port Astiggos to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Burgasbus
39h 18m$127–167
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Nesebar is to bus and ferry and train and bus which costs $70 - $130 and takes 30h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Nesebar is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 25m and costs $170 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Nesebar. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Nesebar via Piraeus Port Akti Kondili and Stara Zagora. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 27m.
The distance between Chania and Nesebar is 1033 km.
The best way to get from Chania to Nesebar without a car is to bus and ferry and train and bus which takes 30h 6m and costs $70 - $130.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Chania to Nesebar, including transfers.
Chania to Nesebar bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to Nesebar bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Port of Piraeus station.
There are 2479+ hotels available in Nesebar.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Nesebar, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Chania to Nesebar. However, you can take the shuttle to Chania Airport, walk to Chania International Airport (CHQ) airport, fly to Varna Airport (VAR), walk to Varna Airport, then take the shuttle to Nesebar. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Chania to Nesebar via Port of Piraeus, Piraeus, Athens, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki train station, Sofia, Sofia, Vladimir Pavlov, and Burgas in around 30h 6m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Chania International Airport to Varna Airport via Athens, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Chania International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Chania International Airport to Varna Airport via Athens, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vladimir Pavlov
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $17–22
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Nesebar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–380
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 042605349
- avtogara_stzagora@abv.bg
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Stara Zagora to Nesebar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–17
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Piraeus Port Astiggos to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Ruse to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
Ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–62
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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