Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk to the shuttle stop near the pier, or to the city bus 13 stop with a ticket bought in advance.
09:00
Arrive by the Municipal Market (Agora). Note the return pick-up point and the last shuttle time.
09:15
Walk down to the Venetian Harbour and out along the breakwater to the lighthouse while it is cool, about 45–60 minutes.
10:30
Firkas fortress and the Maritime Museum area at the western end of the harbour.
11:30
Topanas and Splantzia quarters: the cathedral, the Yali Mosque on the harbour front, and the side lanes.
12:45
Lunch two or three lanes back from the waterfront, where prices fall.
14:00
Option A: Archaeological Museum in Halepa (taxi 12 minutes or walk 30; closed Tuesdays). Option B: a swim at Nea Chora beach, 20–25 minutes' walk west of the Old Town.
15:45
Be at the shuttle stop by the Municipal Market.
- Latest you can leave Chania Old Town (Municipal Market)15:45
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Chania Old Town (Municipal Market)Cruise shuttle or bus 13, 15–25 min15:45
- Venetian Harbour and lighthouseWalk 10 min to the market, then shuttle15:35
- Archaeological Museum (Halepa)Walk 30 min or taxi 12 min to the shuttle15:15
- Nea Chora beachWalk 20–25 min to the market, then shuttle15:20
Where people get Chania wrong
Boarding the return shuttle for the wrong ship or leaving the queue too late; be at the market stop 105 minutes before all-aboard.
Built from our Chania guide, checked against 12 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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