There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Chania by plane, shuttle, train, bus, or busferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EDI - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
8h 52m€221–681Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane EDI - CHQ
8h 21m€88–284Train, bus, bus and ferry via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniabusferry
2dTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GLA - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
9h 36m€209–519Train to Newcastle, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NCL - CHQ
9h 17m€133–388Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MAN - CHQ
10h 50m€147–336Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane GLA - CHQ
8h 55m€116–292Train to Newcastle, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NCL - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
10h 3m€256–615Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniabusferry
2d 10hTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Aigiobus
- Take the busferry from Aigio to Chaniabusferry
2d 11hBus, bus and ferry via Munich
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chaniabusferry
3d 7h€329–502
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Chania is to fly which costs €85 - €290 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Chania is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €85 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Chania. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Chania via Finchley Road Station, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Port of Piraeus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Edinburgh and Chania is 3297 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Chania without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Strasbourg which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Edinburgh to Chania, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Chania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Chania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Chania is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:38 PM in Edinburgh and 3:38 PM in Chania.
There are 4877+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Chania, Greece?
Jet2.com and Aegean Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 4 times a week.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Newcastle to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Newcastle to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–220
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Aigio to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Ioannina to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Aigio
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from München to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
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