There are 7 ways to get from Chania to Istanbul by plane, busferry, bus, shuttle, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chania International Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane CHQ - IST
7h 6m₺5,705–11,245Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusbusferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
25h 42mPrivate transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Istanbul
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Istanbul (IST)plane HER - IST
6h 21m₺11,291–24,267Fly Chania International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane CHQ - AXD
- Take the bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
10h 42m₺6,921–12,611Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusferry Abs
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
26h 8m₺7,228–12,888Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
27h 7m₺6,487–14,177Bus and ferry, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Chania to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbulbus
31h
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Istanbul is to fly which costs 5.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Istanbul is to Private transfer and fly which takes 6h 21m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 25.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Istanbul via 2ας Μεραρχιασ and Athens. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 42m.
The distance between Chania and Istanbul is 809 km.
The best way to get from Chania to Istanbul without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 25h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Chania to Istanbul, including transfers.
Chania to Istanbul bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to Istanbul bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Port of Piraeus station.
There are 4379+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey?
Aegean Airlines, Air Serbia, and two other airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–11,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–23,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–14,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens, Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–16,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chania International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–13,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–16,000
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,300
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–13,500
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- ₺7,000–10,000
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- ₺11,000–12,500
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- ₺12,500–13,500
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Alexandroupoli Evros Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,400
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–8,000
- Website
- https://www.anek.gr/en-gb
- Economy
- ₺2,100–3,100
- Airplane-type seats
- ₺2,200–3,200
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- ₺5,500–8,000
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