There are 7 ways to get from Madrid 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 to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MAD - CHQ
8h 39m€113–224Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Soudacarferry
2d 4hFly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MAD - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
9h 25m€216–461Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kakavijëbus
- Take the bus from Kakavia to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chaniabusferry
2d 5hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
2d 15hBus, bus and ferry via Milan
- Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chaniabusferry
3d 2hTrain, bus, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alcalá de Henarestrain C2 / ...
- Take the bus from Alcalá de Henares to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Stazione Padova to Veneziabus 53E
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
3d 8h€359–477
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Chania is to fly which costs €110 - €230 and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Chania is to fly which takes 8h 39m and costs €110 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Chania. However, there are services departing from Madrid, Avenida de América and arriving at Chania via Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Tirana and Heraklion. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Madrid and Chania is 2506 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Chania without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Madrid to Chania, including transfers.
Madrid to Chania bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Madrid, Avenida de América station.
Madrid to Chania bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants station.
Chania is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 8:56 AM in Madrid and 9:56 AM in Chania.
There are 4369+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Chania, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–130
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alcalá de Henares
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alcalá de Henares
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kakavijë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Kakavia to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- 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
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- 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
Busferry from Patra to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- ALSA
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Madrid to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Alcalá de Henares to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Stazione Padova to Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stazione Padova to Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
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