There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Chania by plane, shuttle, car ferry, subway, or ferry
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Fly to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SYD - CHQ
27h 58m€561–964Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SYD - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniaferry
36h 25m€415–1,023Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SYD - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
29h 28m€631–1,354Fly to Mykonos, car ferry, Private transfer
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Mykonos (JMK)plane SYD - JMK
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Chania - Casa Delfino
32h 56m€713–1,546
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Chania is to fly and subway and ferry which costs €410 - €1100 and takes 36h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Chania is to fly which takes 27h 58m and costs €550 - €1000.
The distance between Sydney and Chania is 15257 km.
It takes approximately 27h 58m to get from Sydney to Chania, including transfers.
Chania is 9h behind Sydney. It is currently 4:57 PM in Sydney and 7:57 AM in Chania.
There are 4312+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Chania, Greece?
Etihad, Sky Express, and four other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mykonos via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,400
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–850
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Colombo, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- oasa.gr
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.oasa.gr/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
Shuttle from Heraklion Port to Chania - Casa Delfino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €190–220
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €80–110
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €140–190
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €35–50
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €65–80
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €60–75
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €80–100
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