There are 4 ways to get from Johannesburg to Chania by plane, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane JNB - CHQ
18h 24m€332–877Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane JNB - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
17h 14m€580–914Fly to Milos Island National Airport, ferry
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Milos Island National Airport (MLO)plane JNB - MLO
- Take the ferry from Milos to Chaniaferry
23h 4m€394–1,029Fly to Sitia Airport, ferry, Private transfer
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane JNB - JSH
- Take the ferry from Sitia to Heraklionferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Chania - Casa Delfino
26h 30m€506–1,254
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Johannesburg to Chania is to fly which costs €330 - €900 and takes 18h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Johannesburg to Chania is to fly and Private transfer which takes 17h 14m and costs €550 - €950.
The distance between Johannesburg and Chania is 6910 km.
It takes approximately 18h 24m to get from Johannesburg to Chania, including transfers.
Chania is 1h ahead of Johannesburg. It is currently 4:38 AM in Johannesburg and 5:38 AM in Chania.
There are 5015+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Johannesburg, South Africa and Chania, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and seven other airlines fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Chania International Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Chania International Airport via Addis Ababa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–950
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–800
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–900
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,200
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Addis Ababa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Sitia Airport via Cairo, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,200
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Sitia Airport via Addis Ababa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Sitia Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–950
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Addis Ababa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Sitia Airport via Addis Ababa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Sitia Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Sitia Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Chania International Airport via Addis Ababa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–950
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Addis Ababa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–900
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Chania International Airport via Addis Ababa, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–950
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–950
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Chania International Airport via Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- 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 Port to Chania - Casa Delfino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €190–220
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Milos to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Sitia to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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