Budapest to Chania

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Budapest to Chania. From €101.38, fastest 5h 23m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Budapest to Chania costs €101.38 at the cheapest and takes 5h 23m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 3 operators. The route covers 1,437 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,437 km
Fastest
5h 23m
Average
5h 32m
Services per day
10
Cheapest
€101.38
CO2 per passenger
353.5 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 26m2h 16m3h 10m€145.87353.5 kg9
  • 5h 26mFastest, by Flight
  • €145.87Cheapest, by Flight
  • 353.5 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,437 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€101.38
  1. FlixBus FB928607:304h 38m12:08Budapest NepligetBeograd BAS
  2. Air Serbia AS135013:482h 2m15:50Belgrade BEGChaniá CHQ

Changes at Belgrade, with 100 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 10h 17mCO2 281.4 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€165.93
  1. Smartwings Hungary SH421914:172h 16m16:33Budapest BUDChaniá CHQ

Door to door 5h 26mCO2 353.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Budapest to Chania
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Budapest to ChaniaFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Coach€346.13€267.48€224.03€162.43€163.53€203.68€219.08€140.43€179.48€146.48€139.88€137.13€166.83€179.48
Flight€314.02€264.46€257.97€177.73€200.15€203.69€230.83€174.19€184.22€176.55€147.05€145.87€157.08€193.07

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €101.38

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Chania is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Budapest to Chania

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €119.3290 days
  2. €86.5360 days
  3. €95.3345 days
  4. €99.1830 days
  5. €142.6321 days
  6. €179.4814 days
  7. €219.087 days
  8. €224.033 days
  9. €314.021 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €86.53.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 263 percent. The most expensive point is €314.02, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€314.02€86.531371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €146.48Sun
  2. €139.88Mon
  3. €137.13Tue
  4. €157.08Wed
  5. €179.48Thu
  6. €158.85Fri
  7. €179.48Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €163.53Sep
  2. €110.18Oct
  3. €113.42Nov
  4. €117.55Dec
  5. €109.08Jan
  6. €78.83Feb

The route

BudapestBudapestChaniáChaniá
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
60% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 40% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,437 km against 1,395 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Athens, Sofia, Belgrade, Thessaloníki. The gap between arriving and leaving is 59 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Budapest at 06:30 and the last at 14:54, across 9 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Budapest

Rail
  • Budapest Keleti
  • Budapest-Déli railway station
  • Budapest-Közvágóhíd HÉV station
Bus
  • Budapest Nepliget
  • Budapest, Kelenföld vasútállomás
Air
  • BUD
Ferry
  • Dock 42
  • Dráva utca

Chaniá

Bus
  • KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania
Air
  • CHQ
Ferry
  • Souda

Landing at CHQ after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from CHQ into Chania?

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
Ryanair€128.17
Smartwings Hungary€137.02
Wizz Air€122.86
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€89.0088%
Taxes€8.909%
Supplier fees€1.491%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€101.38100%

A day in Chania hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Chania

Most of the points near KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Chania open before the first train and close after the last one.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Budapest to Chania

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Budapest to Chania?

The fastest journey from Budapest to Chania takes 5h 23m door to door, of which 2h 16m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 32m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Budapest to Chania?

The cheapest fare from Budapest to Chania is €101.38, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €193.66. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Budapest to Chania?

The cheapest way from Budapest to Chania is by Flight, at €145.87 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 26m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Budapest to Chania?

Fares from Budapest to Chania bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €86.53. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 263 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Budapest to Chania?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Budapest to Chania, at €137.13. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Budapest to Chania?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Budapest to Chania, at €78.83 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Budapest to Chania?

3 operators sell services from Budapest to Chania across 1 modes: Ryanair, Smartwings Hungary, Wizz Air. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Budapest to Chania?

60 percent of the services we sell from Budapest to Chania are direct. The rest connect at Athens, Sofia, Belgrade, Thessaloníki, with about 59 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Budapest to Chania use?

Services from Budapest to Chania by Flight leave from Budapest BUD and arrive at Chaniá CHQ. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Budapest to Chania?

0 of the 3 operators we sell from Budapest to Chania allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Budapest to Chania on September 10, 2026: 1437 km of route against 1395 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €101.38, and 5h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Being on the water gives Chania a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

A guided tour group

What to book in Chania before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

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