Crete Chania Airport (CHQ) arrivals and departures Arrivals and Departures

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Good to know

Distance to Chania11.9km
Distance to Rethymno34.8km

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Crete Chania Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Crete Chania Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Chania arrivals information

Crete Chania Airport is 11.9km from the centre of Chania. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Crete Chania Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Greece by hiring a car.

Car hire from Crete Chania Airport

If you want to see more of Greece after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Crete Chania Airport. Providers like ABBYCAR have pick-up spots at CHQ Arrivals – find out more here.


Crete Chania Airport FAQs

For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Crete Chania Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Crete Chania Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Crete Chania Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Crete Chania Airport’s departure lounge.
Psamathi L&T is the highest-rated hotel near Crete Chania Airport, just 3.7km away. Other great hotels nearby include JW Marriott Crete Resort & Spa (4.2km from the airport), and Voula Home (3.8km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Crete Chania Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Crete Chania Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Crete Chania Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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