There are 5 ways to get from Dubai to Chania by plane or shuttle
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Fly Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DXB - CHQ
11h 41m€203–555Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AUH - CHQ
12h 46m€191–614Fly Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DXB - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
10h 32m€461–942Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AUH - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
12h 22m€419–801Fly Dubai International Airport to Sitia Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane DXB - JSH
- Take a shuttle bus from Sitia to Irakleion Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
22h 37m
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Chania is to shuttle and fly which costs €190 - €650 and takes 12h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Chania is to fly and Private transfer which takes 10h 32m and costs €460 - €950.
The distance between Dubai and Chania is 3219 km.
It takes approximately 11h 41m to get from Dubai to Chania, including transfers.
Chania is 1h behind Dubai. It is currently 2:42 PM in Dubai and 1:42 PM in Chania.
There are 5007+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Chania, Greece?
Emirates, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,100
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Santorini, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Mykonos, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Chania International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,100
- 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
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
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
- Phone
- +30 697 32 04 923
- [email protected]
- Website
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Sitia to Irakleion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
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