There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Chania by plane, train, ferry, busferry, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LYS - CHQ
6h 35m€105–245Train, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
46h 10m€235–506Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
2d 4hFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LYS - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
7h 25m€230–505Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane GVA - CHQ
8h 20m€129–314Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GVA - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
9h 20m€244–574Bus, bus and ferry via Ioánnina
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chaniabusferry
2d 8h
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Chania is to fly which costs €100 - €250 and takes 6h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Chania is to fly which takes 6h 35m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Chania. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Chania via Tirana and Heraklion. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Lyon and Chania is 1994 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Chania without a car is to train and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 46h 10m and costs €230 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Lyon to Chania, including transfers.
Lyon to Chania bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
Lyon to Chania bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Chania is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 8:18 PM in Lyon and 9:18 PM in Chania.
There are 4046+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Chania, Greece?
easyJet, Transavia France, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Patra to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- 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
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- 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 Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €70–110
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €100–130
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €110–140
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €140–170
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