There are 6 ways to get from Sicily to Chania by plane, train, ferry, busferry, bus, shuttle, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CTA - CHQ
6h 46m€86–207Train, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
43h 23m€206–313Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chaniabusferry
44h 24mFly Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane PMO - CHQ
8h 13m€86–228Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CTA - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
5h 47m€179–444Bus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Soudacarferry
45h
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Chania is to fly which costs €85 - €210 and takes 6h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Chania is to fly and Private transfer which takes 5h 47m and costs €170 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Chania. However, there are services departing from Galilei Giotto and arriving at Chania via Palermo Oreto Orsi, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, Vlore , station and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 24m.
The distance between Sicily and Chania is 855 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Chania without a car is to train and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 43h 23m and costs €200 - €320.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Sicily to Chania, including transfers.
Sicily to Chania bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, depart from Palermo Oreto Orsi station.
Sicily to Chania bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, arrive at Messina Piazza della Repubblica station.
Chania is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 1:03 PM in Sicily and 2:03 PM in Chania.
There are 4353+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Chania, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, and ITA Airways fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- 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
Busferry from Ioannina to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- +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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- 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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