There are 8 ways to get from Cannes to Chania by plane, train, car ferry, busferry, bus, ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NCE - CHQ
6h 43m€78–265Train, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Piacenzatrain Ic
- Take the train from Piacenza to Anconatrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
47h 44m€247–446Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Genoabus 798 / ...
- Take the busferry from Genoa to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chaniabusferry
2d 4hTrain, ferry, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"ferry 4.2
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
2d 12h€297–475Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NCE - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
8h 54m€221–492Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MRS - CHQ
8h 40m€105–316Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MRS - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
9h 11m€228–563Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Soudacarferry
2d 6h
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cannes to Chania is to fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 6h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cannes to Chania is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €75 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Cannes to Chania. However, there are services departing from Gare SNCF Cannes and arriving at Chania via Nice Airport, Marittima/Principe Fs, Genoa, Vlorë and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Cannes and Chania is 1745 km.
The best way to get from Cannes to Chania without a car is to train and car ferry and bus and ferry which takes 47h 44m and costs €240 - €450.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Cannes to Chania, including transfers.
Cannes to Chania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice Airport station.
Cannes to Chania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Chania is 1h ahead of Cannes. It is currently 10:34 AM in Cannes and 11:34 AM in Chania.
There are 5007+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Cannes, France and Chania, Greece?
easyJet, Wizz Air, and Aegean Airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €103–106
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Piacenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piacenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piacenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Patra to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Ioannina to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42
- 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/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- [email protected]
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Genoa to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.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
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- [email protected]
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Souda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.anek.gr/en-gb
- Economy
- €35–55
- Airplane-type seats
- €40–60
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €100–140
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