There are 8 ways to get from Chania to Madrid by plane, ferry, bus, train, shuttle, busferry, 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 from Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CHQ - MAD
8h 45m€98–246Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusferry Abs
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
2d 4hPrivate 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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane HER - MAD
9h 50m€209–483Ferry to Milos Island National Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Chania to Milosferry
- Fly from Milos Island National Airport (MLO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MLO - MAD
13h 25m€175–377Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Larissabusferry
- Take the bus from Larissa to Librazhdbus
- Take the bus from Librazhd to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
2d 4hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Madrid, Avenida de Américabus
2d 16hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Madridbus
3d 6hBus and ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the bus from Venezia to Stazione Padovabus 53E
- Take the bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus
3d 8h€320–444
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Madrid is to fly which costs €95 - €250 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Madrid is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs €95 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Madrid, Avenida de América via Heraklion Port, Tirana and Tarragona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Chania and Madrid is 2505 km.
The best way to get from Chania to Madrid without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Chania to Madrid, including transfers.
Chania to Madrid bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to Madrid bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Heraklion station.
Madrid is 1h behind Chania. It is currently 10:51 AM in Chania and 9:51 AM in Madrid.
There are 7068+ hotels available in Madrid.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Madrid, Spain?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and three other airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–190
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–320
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Chania to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Bus from Chania to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Larissa to Librazhd
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- [email protected]
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Librazhd to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarragona to Madrid, Avenida de América
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Milan to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- [email protected]
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Bus from Venezia to Stazione Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- 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
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Chania to Milos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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