There are 5 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
28h 3m€481–813Fly 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€432–925Fly 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
27h 3m€631–1,203Fly 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€713–1,445Fly to Sitia Airport, ferry, Private transfer
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane SYD - JSH
- Take the ferry from Sitia to Heraklionferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Chania - Casa Delfino
34h 48m€646–1,668
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 €430 - €950 and takes 36h.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Chania is to fly and Private transfer which takes 27h 3m and costs €600 - €1200.
The distance between Sydney and Chania is 15257 km.
It takes approximately 28h 3m to get from Sydney to Chania, including transfers.
Chania is 9h behind Sydney. It is currently 2:31 PM in Sydney and 5:31 AM in Chania.
There are 4223+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Chania, Greece?
Emirates, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sitia Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sitia Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sitia Airport via Adelaide, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,300
- Website
- etihad.com
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
- €460–700
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
- €440–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–550
- 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
- €650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sitia Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sitia Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sitia Airport via Adelaide, Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
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
- €460–700
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 Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Delhi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
- Website
- cyprusairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
- 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
- €280–900
- 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
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €52–53
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Sitia to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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