Port of Paleochora, Crete

Routes

OpenStreetMap routes are mapped by volunteers and are not a timetable; many sailings are missing and some may have ended. Check the ferry operators for real sailings and fares.

Airport and other ports

The nearest airport and the ports with a page within 40 km, in a straight line. The real journey is longer.

• Chania International AirportCHQ, 53.8 km
• Port of Sougia, Crete10.1 km
• Port of Elafonisi Beach, Crete13.1 km
• Port of Agia Roumeli, Crete24.8 km
• Port of Trachilos, Crete32.0 km
• Port of Loutro, Crete35.4 km

Sights reached from this port

Sights and places within 60 km for which this is the nearest ferry port, with no sea in between. The best known come first. Distances are in a straight line.

Sights

• Castle of PaleochoraCastle, 300 m

Towns and villages

• Paleochoratown, 168 m
• Anydrivillage, 4.0 km

When to go

This section is about Paleochora, the settlement of the port, not about the port itself.

1. Jan15°16°
2. Feb14°16°
3. Mar15°17°
4. Apr17°19°comfortable weather
5. May20°22°comfortable weather
6. Jun23°24°comfortable weather, warm sea
7. Jul26°25°warm sea
8. Aug27°25°warm sea
9. Sep25°23°warm sea
10. Oct22°21°
11. Nov20°18°
12. Dec17°16°

• Top figure: air, bottom: sea
• Comfortable weather for walking
• Sea 22 °C or warmer

The weather is most comfortable for walking and sightseeing from April to June (average temperature around 19.8 °C, little rain).

The sea is 22 °C or warmer from June to September (up to 25.3 °C).

Monthly rain reaches 80 mm or more in December and January.

Day length is 9 h 47 min at the winter solstice (07:29 to 17:16) and 14 h 32 min at the summer solstice (06:10 to 20:42), Greek time.

Temperature and rain: NASA POWER (MERRA-2), period 2001–2020, model cell about 26 km away. The temperatures are monthly averages from a regional model. Sea: NOAA OISST v2.1, period 1991–2020, nearest cell about 13 km away (0.25 degree grid). Daylight: calculated for the 15th of each month. These are regional model values and typical conditions, not a forecast.

Beaches nearby

Official bathing-water sites in a straight line from the port, without crossing water, with the 2024 season classification (EEA). It is the EU's classification by season, not a reading on the day.

Official links

The links go to the operators and municipalities that publish the timetables. We do not copy times or fares, because they would go stale.

Official travel information

• KTEL Chania–Rethymno: timetables
• KTEL Chania–Rethymno: route and stop search
• KTEL Heraklion–Lasithi: timetables

Routes and connections can change by season. Confirm times and service directly with the operator before travelling.

How the numbers were counted

A port is a group of ferry terminals mapped in OpenStreetMap within 1 km of each other (groups named after the same settlement on the same island are joined, as in Patras). The name is the settlement or the island, not a terminal. A route calls at the port when one of its stops lies within 1.5 km of a terminal.

The page exists because the port is the main port of an island with a page, or OpenStreetMap routes call here, or it is the port of a city or town with a page and at least two mapped terminals. The remaining landings are listed on the page of their island or area.

Distances are straight lines. An airport is "across the water" when it is on another island, or on the mainland while the port is on an island (or the reverse); a bay that cuts into the coast does not count.

Places nearby

Pages of this site, in a straight line and on the same side of the water, nearest first.

Towns and villages

• Paleochoratown, 168 m
• Anydrivillage, 4.0 km
• Rodovanivillage, 11.1 km

Beaches

• Stoney BeachExcellent, 395 m
• Pacheia AmmosExcellent, 652 m
• GrammenoExcellent, 4.0 km

Sights

• Castle of PaleochoraCastle, 300 m
• LissosArchaeological site, 6.7 km
• YrtakinaArchaeological site, 6.8 km

Nearest airport

• Chania International AirportCHQ, 53.8 km

See also

• Creteisland
• Municipality of Kantanos-Selinonmunicipality
• Chaniaregional unit
• Creteregion
• All airports and portslist
• All islandslist

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from the sources below, with the date each was updated.

• Monthly climate normalsNASA POWER, MERRA-2 meteorological model · 2001–2020 climatology period returned by NASA POWER · Date: 24 September 2026
• Sea temperature (NOAA OISST)NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / Physical Sciences Laboratory · OISST v2.1 monthly long-term mean climatology, 1991-2020 period · Date: 25 September 2026
• Everyday places, tourism, transport and natureOpenStreetMap contributors, via the Overpass API · Live database at the time of the query · Date: 25 September 2026
• Designated bathing waters (locations)Ministry for Environment and Energy: YPEN geoportal · Current bathing season register · Date: 20 September 2026
• Bathing water quality classificationEuropean Environment Agency: WISE Bathing Water Directive database · Latest assessed season in the EEA database; every season from 2011 is kept as a per-beach history · Date: 6 October 2026
• Ferry terminals and routesOpenStreetMap contributors (Geofabrik snapshot, 24 September 2026), ODbL · Date: 8 October 2026
• List of commercial airportsFraport Greece; Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA); Wikipedia (cross-checked codes and coordinates) · Date: 24 September 2026