There are 11 ways to get from Amsterdam to Chania by plane, train, bus, car ferry, shuttle, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AMS - CHQ
7h€124–291Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BRU - CHQ
8h 38m€120–348Train, bus, car ferry via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Soudacarferry
42h 53mFly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AMS - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
7h 41m€212–498Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane RTM - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
8h 32m€339–833Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DUS - CHQ
9h 7m€157–518Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EIN - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
9h 4m€239–552Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
47h 31mTrain, bus, bus and ferry via Budapest
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
2d 1hTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf Hbf to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Soudacarferry
2d 4h€255–390Train, Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chaniabusferry
2d 11h€300–448
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Chania is to train and fly which costs €120 - €350 and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Chania is to fly which takes 7h and costs €120 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam to Chania. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk and arriving at Chania via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 31m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Chania is 2442 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Chania without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Stuttgart which takes 42h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h to get from Amsterdam to Chania, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Chania bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk station.
Amsterdam to Chania bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Chania is 1h ahead of Amsterdam. It is currently 2:40 PM in Amsterdam and 3:40 PM in Chania.
There are 4654+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Chania, Greece?
easyJet, Transavia Holland, and two other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- 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
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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