There are 8 ways to get from Alicante to Chania by plane, train, bus, busferry, car ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ALC - CHQ
9h 5m€83–198Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan 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 8hTrain, bus, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Perpignan to Venicebus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
3d 1h€377–606Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ALC - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
9h 56m€216–715Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VLC - CHQ
10h 54m€109–362Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VLC - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
11h 40m€217–559Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Alicante to Tarragonabus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
2d 14hBus, bus and ferry via Timișoara
- Take the bus from Alicante to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pireausbus
- Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniabusferry
3d 4h
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Chania is to fly which costs €80 - €200 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Chania is to fly which takes 9h 5m and costs €80 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Chania. However, there are services departing from Alicante and arriving at Chania via Tarragona - Bus Station, Tirana and Heraklion. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Alicante and Chania is 2238 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Chania without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Alicante to Chania, including transfers.
Alicante to Chania bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Alicante station.
Alicante to Chania bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Tarragona station.
Chania is 1h ahead of Alicante. It is currently 2:19 AM in Alicante and 3:19 AM in Chania.
There are 5013+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Chania, Greece?
Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Valencia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- 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
- [email protected]
- 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
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Patra to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Perpignan to Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–220
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–220
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Alicante to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Alicante to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Pireaus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://ktelthes.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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