There are 9 ways to get from Florence to Chania by plane, train, car ferry, busferry, bus, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane FLR - CHQ
7h 37m€114–235Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BLQ - CHQ
6h 23m€67–292Train, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
38h 40m€207–488Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
39h 13mTrain to Pisa International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PSA - CHQ
7h 10m€77–246Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BLQ - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
7h 9m€190–959Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane FCO - CHQ
7h 37m€84–286Train, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Anconatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
41h 24m€214–310Bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the busferry from Firenze to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Soudacarferry
42h 11m
Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Chania is to train and fly which costs €80 - €290 and takes 7h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Chania is to train and fly which takes 6h 23m and costs €65 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence to Chania. However, there are services departing from Stazione Santa Maria Novella and arriving at Chania via Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 13m.
The distance between Florence and Chania is 1456 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Chania without a car is to train and car ferry and bus and ferry which takes 38h 40m and costs €200 - €490.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Florence to Chania, including transfers.
Florence to Chania bus services, operated by Hak Bus, depart from Stazione Santa Maria Novella station.
Florence to Chania bus services, operated by Hak Bus, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Chania is 1h ahead of Florence. It is currently 2:34 PM in Florence and 3:34 PM in Chania.
There are 5016+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Chania, Greece?
Aegean Airlines and Austrian Airlines fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Patra to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Patra to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–220
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- [email protected]
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Firenze to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Souda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €35–55
- Airplane-type seats
- €40–60
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €100–140
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