There are 12 ways to get from Chania to Rotterdam by plane, train, ferry, bus, shuttle, busferry, 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CHQ - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
6h 51m€138–304Fly Chania International Airport to Weeze Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Weeze Airport (NRN)plane CHQ - NRN
- Take the bus from Weeze Airport Terminal 1 to Nijmegen Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Nijmegen to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
9h 30m€108–351Ferry, 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 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
47h 22mPrivate transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane HER - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
8h 6m€253–534Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane HER - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
9h 20m€253–590Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane HER - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
9h 20m€236–518Fly Chania International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CHQ - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
9h 53m€115–439Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HER - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
11h 8m€264–599Bus and ferry, bus, train via Rajka
- Take the busferry from Chania to Lamíabusferry
- Take the bus from Lamía Makedonia Rest. to Rajka Borderbus
- Take the train from Nickelsdorf to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
2d 4h€375–694Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Rotterdambus
2d 6hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Antwerpen-Centraalbus
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Rotterdam Central Stationbus 813 / ...
2d 8hBus and ferry, Bus, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Frankfurt am Mainbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to 's-Hertogenboschtrain Ice
- Take the train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Rotterdam Blaaktrain
2d 16h€304–516
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Rotterdam is to fly and train which costs €130 - €310 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Rotterdam is to fly and train which takes 6h 51m and costs €130 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Rotterdam station. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Rotterdam Central Station via Heraklion Port, Tirana and Antwerp Rooseveltplaats. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Chania and Rotterdam is 2477 km.
The best way to get from Chania to Rotterdam without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 47h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Chania to Rotterdam, including transfers.
Chania to Rotterdam bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to Rotterdam bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Heraklion station.
Rotterdam is 1h behind Chania. It is currently 5:54 PM in Chania and 4:54 PM in Rotterdam.
There are 623+ hotels available in Rotterdam.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Rotterdam, Netherlands?
There is no direct connection from Chania to Rotterdam. However, you can take the shuttle to Chania Airport, walk to Chania International Airport (CHQ) airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), walk to Schiphol Airport Train Station, then take the train to Rotterdam Centraal. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Chania to Rotterdam Centraal via Port Of Piraeus, Piraeus, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Tirana, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris Gare De L'Est, and Paris Nord in around 47h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Chania International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Chania International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Weeze Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Weeze Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Brussels Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Nijmegen to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to 's-Hertogenbosch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Rotterdam Blaak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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
- €60–170
- 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 Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Breda to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Nickelsdorf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- 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
- 01806 607085
- dbregiobusnrw@deutschebahn.com
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Weeze Airport Terminal 1 to Nijmegen Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Phone
- +31-383394700
- Website
- transdev.nl
Bus from Weeze Airport Terminal 1 to Nijmegen Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- Transdev Netherlands
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Chania to Lamía
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Bus from Chania to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Lamía Makedonia Rest. to Rajka Border
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Frankfurt am Main
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
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 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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