There are 8 ways to get from Turkey to Chania by plane, shuttle, bus, busferry, car ferry, 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 Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IST - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
6h 22m€197–462Fly Istanbul to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane IST - CHQ
7h 21m€114–315Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Lamiabus
- Take the busferry from Lamía to Chaniabusferry
24h 50mFly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ADB - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
7h 56m€261–501Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ADB - CHQ
7h 20m€133–254Bus, bus and ferry via Athens
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
- Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniabusferry
25h 10mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Soudacarferry
25h 57m€116–258Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniabusferry
26h 5m
Turkey to Chania by bus, foot, train, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Chania is to bus and car ferry which costs €110 - €260 and takes 25h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Chania is to fly and Private transfer which takes 6h 22m and costs €190 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Chania. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Chania via Lamía. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 50m.
The distance between Turkey and Chania is 909 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Chania without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 24h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Turkey to Chania, including transfers.
Turkey to Chania bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Istanbul station.
Turkey to Chania bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Lamia station.
Chania is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 2:09 AM in Turkey and 1:09 AM in Chania.
There are 4369+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Turkey and Chania, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Istanbul to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- 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
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Istanbul to Lamia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Istanbul to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Istanbul to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Lamía to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €102
- Website
- Arda Tur
- 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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