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Athens to Chania (Balos & Elafonissi) by flight or ferry
About 300 km. The flight is fastest at 3.8 h; the flight is cheapest, from ₹5,330 per person.
Fastest
Flight
Aegean / Sky Express flight
3.8 h door to door
Cheapest
Flight
Aegean / Sky Express flight
from ₹5,330 per person
Best value
Flight
Aegean / Sky Express flight
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Aegean / Sky Express flight | 3.8 h | ₹5,330–₹19,170per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Ferry | Overnight ferry from Piraeus to Souda (ANEK / Blue Star) | 9.8 hovernight | ₹5,540–₹13,850per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Ferry, Overnight ferry from Piraeus to Souda (ANEK / Blue Star): One or two a night; Souda port is 7 km from Chania town by bus or taxi.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · Aegean / Sky Express flight | ₹10,660–₹38,340 | ₹21,320–₹76,680 |
| Ferry · Overnight ferry from Piraeus to Souda (ANEK / Blue Star) | ₹11,080–₹27,700 | ₹22,160–₹55,400 |
Once you’re in Chania (Balos & Elafonissi)
- Best time: May – June, September – October
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – June, September – October). Against it: Samaria Gorge Closed.
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Plan Athens and Chania (Balos & Elafonissi)
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.