Travel Information

The Chania International Airport, "Ioannis Daskalogiannis" (IATA: CHQ), is an international airport, located near Souda Bay on the peninsula of Akrotiri, about 15 km East from the city of Chania.

The airport hosts domestic flights to and from Athens and Thessaloniki (operated by Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, SKY express and Ryan Air) and many charter flights from many European cities.

Domestic flights from and to the airport of Athens (Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”) are often used as connecting flights from and to major European and worldwide gateway cities.

The map of direct scheduled flights between European destinations and the airport of Athens can be found here.

Travelers from outside Europe can break up their journey in a European city of their choice or elect to keep connection time to a minimum. Such itineraries may also involve a flight connection through the airport of Athens. The map of direct scheduled flights between international destinations and the airport of Athens can be found here.

During high season (April to early November) there are also many charter flights from across Europe. For more information on airline companies serving directly the airport of Chania please visit the Chania airport website.

CHANIA AIRPORT TO CITY CENTER

From Chania airport you can reach the city of Chania either by bus or taxi.

The bus schedule is available here. From the bus station other busses for Platanias & Agia Marina areas are available.

The taxi stand is located just outside the passenger terminal and taxis are available 24 hours a day. 

For those wishing to visit Greece and, by extension, the Schengen Area, a visa may be required depending on the country of origin (Nationality). The list of countries requiring (or not) a visa can be seen at the web site of the Hellenic Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Conference Secretariat of ISPTS-2024 will be happy to issue a letter of invitation to participants wishing to apply for a visa. Please send an email to Conference Secretariat (ispts2024@tuc.gr) and include your family name and given names (as in the passport), your passport number (if applicable), date of birth, institutional address. If you have an accompanied person with you, please supply their information too.