There are 10 ways to get from Zadar to Chania by bus, plane, busferry, ferry, car ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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€123–275Fly Zadar Airport to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ZAD - CHQ
22h 4m€74–288Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skradinbus
- Take the bus from Skradin to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus 922
- Take the bus from Split, 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
35h 37mCatamaran, 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€272–375Bus 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€241–502Bus 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
14h 50m€107–258Fly 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
10h 5m€232–675Bus, shuttle to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- 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
14h 58mBus, bus and ferry via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
37h 40mBus, 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€127–242
Split Airport (SPU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Chania is to bus and fly which costs €100 - €260 and takes 14h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Chania is to fly and Private transfer which takes 10h 5m and costs €230 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar to Chania. However, there are services departing from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Chania via Skradin, Split, Autobusni Kolodvor, Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1, Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 37m.
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 which takes 35h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 14m to get from Zadar to Chania, including transfers.
Zadar to Chania bus services, operated by Prijevoz Knežević, depart from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Zadar to Chania bus services, operated by Prijevoz Knežević, arrive at Skradin station.
Chania is 1h ahead of Zadar. It is currently 5:02 AM in Zadar and 6:02 AM in Chania.
There are 4654+ hotels available in Chania.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Chania, Greece?
Austrian Airlines and Ryanair fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- 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
- 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
- €75–110
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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