There are 6 ways to get from Málaga to Paleochora by plane, shuttle, train, bus, busferry, taxi, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)AGP - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Palaióchora
11h 1mBus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Málaga to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chania
- Take the bus from Chania to Palaiochora
3d 7h€181–237Train, bus, bus and ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Strasbourg
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Take the taxi from Chania to Paleochora
2d 9hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Málaga to Neápolis
- Take the car ferry from Neápolis to Kýthira
- Take the car ferry from Kýthira to Kissamos
- Drive from Kissamos to Paleochora
2d 5h€748–1,103Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)AGP - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Palaiochora
10h 31m€282–522Bus, bus and ferry, Private transfer
- Take the bus from Malaga to Tarragona
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Palaiochora
2d 21h
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Paleochora is to bus and bus and ferry which costs €180 - €240 and takes 3 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Paleochora is to fly and Private transfer which takes 10h 31m and costs €280 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Málaga to Paleochora. However, there are services departing from Málaga and arriving at Palaiochora via Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Chania. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 7h.
The distance between Málaga and Paleochora is 2659 km.
The best way to get from Málaga to Paleochora without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry and taxi which takes 2 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from Málaga to Paleochora, including transfers.
Málaga to Paleochora bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Málaga station.
Málaga to Paleochora bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia station.
Paleochora is 1h ahead of Málaga. It is currently 1:09 AM in Málaga and 2:09 AM in Paleochora.
There are 307+ hotels available in Paleochora.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Paleochora, Crete, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Málaga to Paleochora. However, you can take the train to Málaga-Aeropuerto, walk to Málaga Airport (AGP) airport, fly to Chania International Airport (CHQ), walk to Chania Airport, then take the shuttle to Palaióchora. Alternatively, you can take the train to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, take the train to Montpellier Saint-Roch, take the train to Strasbourg, walk to Strasbourg, take the bus to Tirana, walk to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, take the bus to Peiraias, walk to Port of Piraeus, take the vehicle to Chania, then take the taxi to Paleochora.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–65
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +30 697 32 04 923
- info@crete-taxi-service.com
- Website
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Chania Airport to Palaióchora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Palaiochora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg 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
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Bus from Chania to Palaiochora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Palaiochora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €180–330
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €180–270
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €280–310
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €310–330
Shuttle from Heraklion Port to Palaiochora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €180–330
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €180–260
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €270–300
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €300–330
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Malaga to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- albtrans.net
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.autobus.al/en/operator/alb___trans_sh.p.k-22
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Málaga to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 210 440 2822
- info@tritonferries.gr
- Website
- tritonferries.gr
Car ferry from Neápolis to Kýthira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- Triton Ferries
- Passenger
- €13
- Car
- €45
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Kýthira to Kissamos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Estimated price
- €170–210
Sougia Taxi - Meletis Nempavlakis
- Phone
- +30 694 085 9860
- Website
- sougiataxi-meletis.gr
My Taxi Van
- Phone
- +30 6937788800
- Website
- mytaxivan.taxi
Hermes Taxi Service
- Phone
- +30 28210 98700
- Website
- chaniataxi.gr
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