There are 9 ways to get from Spain to Chania by plane, train, bus, busferry, ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BCN - CHQ
8h 19m€95–266Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 84
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniabusferry
2d 1hTrain, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Port of Patrasferry Asf
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
2d 5h€258–635Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BCN - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
7h 29m€210–476Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MAD - CHQ
8h 59m€103–345Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAD - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
9h 34m€218–495Fly Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AGP - CHQ
9h 1m€102–282Bus, bus and ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Barcelona 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 11h€189–241Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
2d 14h
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Chania is to fly which costs €95 - €270 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Chania is to fly and Private transfer which takes 7h 29m and costs €210 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain to Chania. However, there are services departing from Barcelona and arriving at Chania via Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Spain and Chania is 2051 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Chania without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Spain to Chania, including transfers.
Spain to Chania bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Barcelona station.
Spain to Chania bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia station.
There are 4143+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Spain and Chania, Greece?
Ryanair, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Patra to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- 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/
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice 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/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- 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
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–70
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
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