There are 6 ways to get from Chania to Istanbul Airport (IST) by plane, ferry, bus, 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 from Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane CHQ - IST
6h 5m₺6,122–17,163Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusferry Abs
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
27h 22m₺7,387–12,854Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly
- 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
5h 20m₺11,281–24,322Private transfer, Private transfer to Sitia Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Irakleion Airport to Sitia
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Istanbul (IST)plane JSH - IST
11h 35mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusbusferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Busbus
27h 41mBus 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 Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
28h 47m
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Istanbul Airport (IST) is to fly which costs 6.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Istanbul Airport (IST) is to Private transfer and fly which takes 5h 20m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 25.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Istanbul Airport (IST). However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Istanbul Airport Bus via 2ας Μεραρχιασ, Athens and Istanbul Aksaray. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 41m.
The distance between Chania and Istanbul Airport (IST) is 767 km.
The best way to get from Chania to Istanbul Airport (IST) without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 27h 22m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Chania to Istanbul Airport (IST), including transfers.
Chania to Istanbul Airport (IST) bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to Istanbul Airport (IST) bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Port of Piraeus station.
There are 4430+ hotels available in Istanbul Airport (IST).
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Istanbul Airport (IST), 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
- ₺6,000–24,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–11,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–22,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–28,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Istanbul via Athens, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–15,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–6,500
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–6,500
- 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
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
- +30 697 32 04 923
- [email protected]
- Website
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Irakleion Airport to Sitia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
- 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
- 0850 888 33 34
- [email protected]
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–430
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–340
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–4,300
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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