There are 10 ways to get from Spain to Chania by plane, bus, car ferry, shuttle, train, or busferry
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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 18m€74–188Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Soudacarferry
2d 1hFly Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PMI - CHQ
10h 30m€77–148Fly 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€202–445Fly 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
9h 13m€103–217Fly Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AGP - CHQ
9h€88–195Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniabusferry
2d 2hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
2d 7hBus, bus and ferry via Aígio
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Aígiobus
- Take the busferry from Aigio to Chaniabusferry
2d 8hBus, bus and ferry #2
- 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 €75 - €150 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Chania is to fly and Private transfer which takes 7h 29m and costs €200 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain to Chania. However, there are services departing from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants and arriving at Chania via Tirana and Heraklion. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Spain and Chania is 2051 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Chania without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Spain to Chania, including transfers.
Spain to Chania bus services, operated by Pati Travel, depart from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants station.
Spain to Chania bus services, operated by Pati Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
There are 4954+ 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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- 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
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- 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 Strasbourg Bahnhof 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
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +302821093052
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Aigio to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.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
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tirana to Aígio
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- anek@anek.gr
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Souda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €35–55
- Airplane-type seats
- €40–60
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €100–140
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