There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Chania by plane, shuttle, subway, ferry, or car 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
26h 43m€561–863Fly 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
35h 30m€450–1,342Fly 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
26h 53m€681–1,553Fly 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
33h 11m€733–1,635
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 €450 - €1400 and takes 35h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Chania is to fly which takes 26h 43m and costs €550 - €900.
The distance between Sydney and Chania is 15257 km.
It takes approximately 26h 43m to get from Sydney to Chania, including transfers.
Chania is 8h behind Sydney. It is currently 7:05 AM in Sydney and 11:05 PM in Chania.
There are 4565+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Chania, Greece?
Etihad, Sky Express, and five other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- 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 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mykonos via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,200
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Athens International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,600
- 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
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- 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
- €100–280
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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