There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Chania by plane, train, bus, ferry, shuttle, or busferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane EDI - CHQ
9h 52m€111–271Train, bus, ferry
- 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 l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniaferry Abs
2d 3hFly Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- 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€226–471Train 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 36m€157–360Train 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 8m€131–524Train, bus, bus and ferry via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbftrain Nj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
2d 9h€469–727Bus, 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 train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chaniabusferry
2d 19h€580–876Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Košicebus
- Take the bus from Košice to Athensbus
- Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniabusferry
3d 4h€333–705
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Chania is to fly which costs €110 - €280 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Chania is to fly and Private transfer which takes 8h 52m and costs €220 - €480.
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 / O2 Centre, 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 3101 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Chania without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 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 4:03 AM in Edinburgh and 6:03 AM in Chania.
There are 4312+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Chania, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, and easyJet fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Newcastle to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Newcastle to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €24–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- 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
- €180–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €180–250
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €85–120
- 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
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €100–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €85–120
- Comfort
- €100–140
- Premium
- €130–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €45–70
- 1st Class
- €90–110
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €28–40
- 1st Class
- €55–70
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €130–180
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €130–190
- 1st Class
- €280–390
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–330
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €90–140
- 1st Class
- €140–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +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
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–220
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Košice to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Ioannina to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- 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
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €35–50
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €65–80
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €60–75
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €80–100
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