There are 6 ways to get from Crete to Chios by car ferry, ferry, busferry, 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.
Car ferry, ferry
best- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Mykonoscarferry
- Take the ferry from Mykonos to Mesta Chiosferry Bsf
8h 33m€163–376Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Chios Airport (JKH)plane HER - JKH
3h 40m€106–268Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Çeşmebus
- Take the ferry from Port of Cesme to Chiosferry
30h 11m€167–256Fly from Sitia Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Chios Airport (JKH)plane JSH - JKH
7h 13m€148–383Car ferry, ferry via Pátmos
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Amorgós Katapolacarferry
- Take the ferry from Katapola to Patmosferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Patmos to Chiosferry Bsf
17h 20m€146–348Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Chios Airport (JKH)plane CHQ - JKH
5h 18m€148–276
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Chios Airport (JKH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Chios is to fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 3h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Chios is to fly which takes 3h 40m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct ferry from Crete to Chios. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Chios via Katapola and Patmos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 20m.
The distance between Crete and Chios is 512 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Chios without a car is to car ferry and ferry which takes 8h 33m and costs €160 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Crete to Chios, including transfers.
There are 1415+ hotels available in Chios.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Chios, Greece?
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Chios Airport (JKH) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Sitia Airport to Chios Airport via Athens, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–450
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Chios Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Chios Airport via Santorini, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sitia Airport to Chios Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Chania International Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0 286 212 22 22
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Keşan to Çeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Amorgós Katapola
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Mykonos to Mesta Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Katapola to Patmos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Patmos to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- turkishsealines.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.turkishsealines.com.tr/
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
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