There are 7 ways to get from Nantes to Chania by plane, shuttle, train, bus, busferry, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
best- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NTE - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
7h 55m€222–792Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NTE - CHQ
7h 14m€104–255Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniabusferry
43hTrain, bus, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Nantes to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Venice - Tronchetto Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
2d 17h€401–676Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Nantes to Massy Tgvtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ORY - CHQ
9h 4m€189–401Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniaferry Abs
2dBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Nantes to Parisbus 704
- Take the bus from Paris Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
2d 23h
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Chania is to fly which costs €100 - €260 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Chania is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Chania. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Chania via Paris Nord, Tirana and Heraklion. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Nantes and Chania is 2727 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Chania without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 43h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Nantes to Chania, including transfers.
Nantes to Chania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nantes station.
Nantes to Chania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Chania is 1h ahead of Nantes. It is currently 11:46 AM in Nantes and 12:46 PM in Chania.
There are 5013+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Chania, Greece?
easyJet, Aegean Airlines, and Volotea fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 5 times a week.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chania International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- 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 Paris Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Patra to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Venice - Tronchetto Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Nantes to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nantes to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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