There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco to Chania by plane, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SFO - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
19h 32m€319–721Fly San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SFO - CHQ
19h 56m€211–514Fly Oakland International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane OAK - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
21h 54m€434–1,347Fly Oakland International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane OAK - CHQ
22h 18m€336–910Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SJC - CHQ
24h 15m€333–916
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Chania is to fly which costs €210 - €550 and takes 19h 56m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Chania is to fly and Private transfer which takes 19h 32m and costs €310 - €750.
The distance between San Francisco and Chania is 11402 km.
It takes approximately 19h 32m to get from San Francisco to Chania, including transfers.
Chania is 9h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 10:13 PM in San Francisco and 7:13 AM in Chania.
There are 4369+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Chania, Greece?
Scandinavian Airlines, Condor Flugdienst, and five other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) once daily.
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chania International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chania International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chania International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chania International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chania International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Seattle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chania International Airport via Seattle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- €8–11
- 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
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