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How to get fromLinz to Chaniaby train, plane, shuttle, bus, busferry or car ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Linz to Chania by train, plane, shuttle, bus, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer

    best
    1. Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeVIE - HER
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfinoshuttle
    8h 15m
    €210–469

  2. Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
    2. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeVIE - CHQ
    7h 20m
    €80–249

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Kumanovo

    1. Take the train from Linz Hbf to St.Poelten Hbftrain975 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovobus
    3. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
    35h 17m
    €111–197

  4. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freisingtrain
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeMUC - CHQ
    9h 20m
    €123–290

  5. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer

    1. Take the train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freisingtrain
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeMUC - HER
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfinoshuttle
    10h 20m
    €248–540

  6. Train to Graz, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer

    1. Take the train from Linz Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Graz (GRZ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeGRZ - HER
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfinoshuttle
    10h 14m
    €296–666

  7. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Linz/Donau Urfahr to Kumanovobus
    2. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
    36h 9m

  8. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Linz Hbf to Wien HbftrainRj / ...
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna StanicatrainRe
    3. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-NyugatitrainEc
    4. Take the bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Athensbus
    5. Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniabusferry
    40h 37m

  9. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Linz Wissensturm to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggosbus
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Soudacarferry
    43h 5m
    €111–245

Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration3h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€67Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Chania, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Linz to Chania. However, you can take the train to Flughafen Wien, walk to Vienna International Airport (VIE) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Heraklion Airport, then take the shuttle to Chania - Casa Delfino. Alternatively, you can take a train from Linz Hbf to Chania via St.Poelten Hbf, Sankt Pölten, Kumanovo, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 35h 17m.

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