Why go
- City in western Crete, Greece.
- Served by Chania International Airport (CHQ).
History
Chania, also sometimes romanized as Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about 70 km (43 mi) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 mi) west of Heraklion.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 37 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 26 routes: Athens, Bergamo, Billund, Bournemouth, Bremen, Bristol, Charleroi, Dublin, East Midlands, Eindhoven, Hahn, Katowice, Leeds, London, Marseille, Memmingen, Paphos, Rome, Rygge, Stockholm, Thessaloniki, Treviso, Vilnius, Warsaw, Weeze, Wroclaw
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800, 737-300) · 5 routes: Bergen, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320, Dash 8-400) · 2 routes: Athens, Thessaloniki
- Olympic Airlines OA (A320, Dash 8-400) · 2 routes: Athens*, Thessaloniki*
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800) · 2 routes: Amsterdam, Zakynthos
- Air Berlin AB (A320) · 1 route: Vienna
- Austrian Airlines OS (A320) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Condor Flugdienst DE (32S) · 1 route: Duesseldorf
- easyJet U2 (A320) · 1 route: London
- Harmony Airways HQ (A320) · 1 route: Brussels
- Niki HG (A320) · 1 route: Vienna
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (737-800) · 1 route: Oslo
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Chania International Airport (CHQ); 2 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: CHQ has direct flights to 37 destinations on 12 airlines (incl. Athens, Thessaloniki, Vienna, Oslo, Amsterdam…). By water: 1 ferry terminal within 20 km (nearest: Souda, 5.5 km); routes include Piraeus - Chania (Souda).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Chania, Greece. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.