There are 10 ways to get from Montpellier to Chania by train, plane, shuttle, bus, ferry, car ferry, or busferry
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Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
best- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MRS - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
8h 11m€203–524Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MRS - CHQ
7h 41m€113–324Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniaferry Asf / ...
42h 27mTrain, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
47h 59m€287–518Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LYS - CHQ
7h 31m€135–327Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MPL - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
7h 20m€264–702Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- 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
8h 21m€255–587Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MPL - CHQ
9h€130–650Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
2dBus, bus and ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
2d 7h€185–241
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Chania is to train and fly which costs €110 - €330 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Chania is to fly and Private transfer which takes 7h 20m and costs €260 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Montpellier to Chania. However, there are services departing from Montpellier and arriving at Chania via Tirana and Heraklion. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Montpellier and Chania is 2245 km.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Chania without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 42h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Montpellier to Chania, including transfers.
Montpellier to Chania bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, depart from Montpellier station.
Montpellier to Chania bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Chania is 1h ahead of Montpellier. It is currently 4:34 AM in Montpellier and 5:34 AM in Chania.
There are 4193+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Montpellier, France and Chania, Greece?
Transavia France and TUI fly Belgium fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Chania International Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €75–110
- 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
- €50–130
- 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
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.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
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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 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/
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Montpellier to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- 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
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €52–53
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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