There are 10 ways to get from Zadar to Chania by bus, plane, busferry, ferry, car ferry, or shuttle
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Bus to Split Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
best- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SPU - CHQ
10h 14m€117–280Fly Zadar Airport to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ZAD - CHQ
12h 14m€54–238Bus, bus and ferry via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
35h 45mCatamaran, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patra to Chaniabusferry
42h 41m€244–348Fly Zadar Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZAD - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
9h 40m€167–475Bus to Split Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SPU - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Chania - Casa Delfino
10h 25m€245–507Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagrebbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ZAG - CHQ
12h 5m€102–398Bus, shuttle to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DBV - CHQ
15h 8mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Benkovac, Autobusni kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
36h 29mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Lezhëbus
- Take the bus from Lezhë to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Soudacarferry
40h 30m€126–240
Split Airport (SPU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Chania is to fly which costs €50 - €240 and takes 12h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Chania is to fly and Private transfer which takes 9h 40m and costs €160 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar station to Chania. However, there are services departing from Zadar bus station and arriving at Chania via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 45m.
The distance between Zadar and Chania is 1259 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Chania without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Belgrade which takes 35h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 14m to get from Zadar to Chania, including transfers.
Zadar to Chania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zadar bus station.
Zadar to Chania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Belgrade bus station.
Chania is 1h ahead of Zadar. It is currently 6:35 PM in Zadar and 7:35 PM in Chania.
There are 4919+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Chania, Greece?
Ryanair flies from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Zadar Airport to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Chania International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Phone
- +385 98 934 0896
- [email protected]
- Website
- bestline.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- bestline.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- bestline.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- bestline.hr
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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