There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Chania by plane, shuttle, car ferry, subway, or bus
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Fly to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MEL - CHQ
26h 33m€720–1,121Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MEL - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
27h 54m€738–1,958Fly to Mykonos, car ferry, Private transfer
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mykonos (JMK)plane MEL - JMK
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Portcarferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Chania - Casa Delfino
31h 22m€835–2,180Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MEL - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
- Take the bus from Rethymno to Chaniabus
33h 41m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Chania is to fly which costs €700 - €1200 and takes 26h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Chania is to fly which takes 26h 33m and costs €700 - €1200.
The distance between Melbourne and Chania is 14844 km.
It takes approximately 26h 33m to get from Melbourne to Chania, including transfers.
Chania is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:02 AM in Melbourne and 8:02 PM in Chania.
There are 4381+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Chania, Greece?
Etihad, Sky Express, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mykonos via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–850
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mykonos via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Singapore Changi, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mykonos via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
- Website
- cyprusairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- 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 Port to Chania - Casa Delfino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- 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
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Bus from Rethymno to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
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