There are 10 ways to get from Leiden to Chania by plane, train, bus, car ferry, 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane AMS - CHQ
7h 5m€135–309Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BRU - CHQ
9h 8m€121–371Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Soudacarferry
43h 48mFly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane AMS - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
7h 46m€213–486Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BRU - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
9h 49m€224–538Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DUS - CHQ
10h 5m€131–313Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
2d 1hTrain, bus, bus and ferry via Budapest
- Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
2d 4hTrain, bus, bus and ferry, Private transfer
- Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Roosendaaltrain
- Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Porto Veneziano Hotel, Chania Town
2d 6hTrain, Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chaniabusferry
2d 14h€303–449
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leiden to Chania is to fly which costs €130 - €310 and takes 7h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Leiden to Chania is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs €130 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Leiden to Chania. However, there are services departing from Leiden, Hogewoerd and arriving at Chania via The Hague, Rotterdam, Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Leiden and Chania is 2453 km.
The best way to get from Leiden to Chania without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 43h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Leiden to Chania, including transfers.
Leiden to Chania bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Rotterdam station.
Leiden to Chania bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Chania is 1h ahead of Leiden. It is currently 11:48 PM in Leiden and 12:48 AM in Chania.
There are 4353+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Leiden, Netherlands and Chania, Greece?
easyJet, Transavia Holland, and two other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leiden Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leiden Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leiden Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leiden Centraal to Roosendaal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leiden Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Meidling to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- 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
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
Shuttle from Heraklion Port to Porto Veneziano Hotel, Chania Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €190–220
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- [email protected]
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Rotterdam to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- 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 Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Ioannina to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Souda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- 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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