Cheap flights from London to Chania

September is the cheapest month on this route, so if your plans are flexible, start there and work outwards. Fares are listed for every month of the year, which makes it easy to see how the rest of the calendar compares. High summer fills Chania, and those weeks are the ones to book furthest ahead. Outside the peak, shifting your dates by a day or two often changes the fare more than the airline does.

Low-cost carriers carry most of this traffic: Easyjet, Ryanair, Wizz Air UK, Jet2 and TUI Airways all sell seats between London and Chania, with Norwegian International also in the results. Aegean Airlines and BA EuroFlyer are the full-service names, and their fares tend to bundle more as standard, so check what each one actually covers. Sky Express and Mokulele Flight Service appear too. On the low-cost tickets, cabin bag limits are tight and a checked bag is an add-on, so compare the total you would really pay.

Chania has a single airport, Ioannis Daskalogiannis, and it sits a short ride from the centre of town. Buses and taxis both cover the run into the city, and a hire car is worth it if you plan to move along the coast. Check the last bus time before you commit to a late arrival, because the timetable thins out in the evening. If you are connecting onward rather than staying, leave room between flights.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Greek

Emergency number

112, 100, 166

Driving side

right

Calling code

+30

Internet domain

.gr, .ελ

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Chania

55 k (2021)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Athens)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Confirm which London airport you fly from, since Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Stansted and London City all appear on this route and crossing the city between them takes time.
• Read the baggage rules on the low-cost fare, because a cabin bag and a checked bag are priced separately and the total can pass a full-service ticket.
• If your trip is built from two separate tickets, leave a generous gap, since a missed connection is yours to sort out.
• Check that your passport and entry documents meet the rules for Greece and stay valid for the whole trip.
• Set your dates against the price calendar first, because September is the cheapest month and the rest of the year sits higher.