HOW TO GET FROM
Chania to Samaria Gorge Entrance
BY TAXI, MINIVAN OR CAR
There are 3 ways to get to from Chania to Samaria Gorge entrance. This is by bus, taxi or minivan and car.
Chania -> Samaria Gorge Entrance
Trip Duration: 40-60 minutes depending on Traffic
You can book a taxi or a minivan from Chania to Samaria Gorge with Sougia Taxi Meletis.
Journey Itinerary
Chania
Chania, Greece
Distance: About 45 km
Samaria Gorge entranceSamaria Gorge Entrance, Greece
Bus and Taxi or Minivan
+ Trip Duration: 3 hours and 30 minutes to Samaria Entrance depending on Traffic
You can take a bus from Chania bus station and travel to Sougia (a ticket is approximately €5-8)
And then book a transfer to Samaria gorge with a taxi or minivan with Sougia taxi Meletis.
Journey Itinerary
Chania
Chania, Greece
Distance: About 60 km
Sougia
Change / Transfer
Distance: About 37 km
Samaria Gorge entranceSamaria Gorge Entrance, Greece
Chania -> Samaria Gorge Entrance
+ Trip Duration: 40 to 60 minutes to the Gorge Entrance depending on Traffic
You can rent a car and drive from Chania to Samaria Gorge.
After you cross Samaria Gorge, you can take the ferry to Sougia or get a Samaria taxi boat.
Then we can transfer you back to your car.
Journey Itinerary
Chania
Chania, Greece
Distance: About 45 km
Samaria Gorge entrance
Samaria Gorge Entrance, Greece
Agia Roumeli to Sougia Ferry
Samaria port, Greece
Sougia port
Sougia, Greece
Distance: About 37 km
Samaria Gorge entrance
Samaria Gorge Entrance, Greece
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Taxi from Sougia to Samaria Gorge and extra information
Extra Information:
- Visits to the National park are usually from May 1 to October 15 apart from days that might be closed due to weather conditions (rain or heatwaves).
- Samaria Gorge visiting hours are 07:00 to 15:00 daily. After 15:00 to sunset, visitors are allowed to only walk a distance of two km within the park, either from Xyloskalo or from Agia Roumeli.
- It is strictly prohibited to camp, stay overnight, light fires, or swim in the streams of Samaria Gorge.