There are 7 ways to get from Chania to Nice by plane, busferry, bus, ferry, train, shuttle, or car 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 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)CHQ - NCE
6h 5m€88–229Fly Chania International Airport to Monaco
cheapest- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Monaco (MCM)CHQ - MCM
7h 17m€75–280Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Larissa
- Take the bus from Larissa to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Savona FS
- Take the bus from Savona to Nice Airport404
43h 15mBus and ferry, ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patra
- Take the ferry from Patras to Ancona M.MaAsf
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to VentimigliaIc
47h 40m€159–345Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)HER - NCE
9h 5m€229–453Fly Chania International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)CHQ - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Nice Ville
9h 47m€127–340Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Athens to Lushnjë
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Ventimiglia
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Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Nice is to fly which costs €85 - €230 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Nice is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €85 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Nice. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Albert 1er via Larissa, Elbasan, Savona and Aéroport / Promenade. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 15m.
The distance between Chania and Nice is 1727 km.
The best way to get from Chania to Nice without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 43h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Chania to Nice, including transfers.
Chania to Nice bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to Nice bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Larissa station.
Nice is 1h behind Chania. It is currently 9:51 PM in Chania and 8:51 PM in Nice.
There are 10275+ hotels available in Nice.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Nice, France?
easyJet and Aegean Airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) 4 times a week.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Chania International Airport to Monaco via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Monaco via Athens, Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–90
- 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
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Elbasan to Savona FS
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Savona to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- 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
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Ferry from Patras to Ancona M.Ma
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €70–110
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €100–130
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €110–140
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €140–170
- 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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