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Castle on the south coast

Frangokastello

KTEL Chania–Rethymno publishes Chora Sfakion–Frangokastello in both directions; the published rows start and end at Chora Sfakion.

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Getting to Frangokastello

Scheduled service

KTEL Chania–Rethymno's Chania edition prints local rows between Chora Sfakion and Frangokastello: every day towards Frangokastello, and from Monday to Saturday plus a Sunday group back to Chora Sfakion.

  • There is no Chania–Frangokastello row: the published rows start and end at Chora Sfakion.
  • Check that the Chania–Chora Sfakion row and the local row connect on your date, in both directions.
  • Read the Sunday group for the return to Chora Sfakion: it prints fewer departures.

Source: KTEL Chania–Rethymno S.A.: Official routes, timetables and fares for west Crete

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The Venetian castle of Frangokastello behind its beach
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Getting here

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A step-by-step journey guide is not yet published. The published rows run to and from Chora Sfakion only.

. Current times and fares remain with the operator.

Bus times published for Frangokastello

Each card is one line an operator publishes between Frangokastello and another place on the site, with the first and last departure and the number of departures for each day group. The figures come from a dated operator edition, shown until the date on the card; open the operator's current timetable before you travel.

  • Chora Sfakion – Frangokastello

    KTEL Chania–Rethymno edition from 26 September 2026, read 5 October 2026; times shown until 19 October 2026

    Times are departures from the first-named place of each row.

    Leaves Chora Sfakion for Frangokastello

    Every day
    2 departures, 10:00–15:45

    Leaves Frangokastello for Chora Sfakion

    Mon–Sat
    3 departures, 06:15–16:15
    Sun
    2 departures, 10:30–16:15

    Read from the operator's own timetable; two independent readings agree.

    Open the operator's timetable

Source: KTEL Chania–Rethymno timetable index, read 5 October 2026. Open the timetable index

Frangokastello

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Worth your time

What Frangokastello does best

Frangokastello is a castle on the shore of the Sfakia coast. The Greek National Tourism Organisation says the Venetians built it in the mid-14th century to protect the area from pirate raids and from uprisings by the Sfakians, and that it became a symbol of resistance after the battle of 1828 against the Ottomans. KTEL Chania–Rethymno's edition valid from 26 September 2026 publishes Chora Sfakion–Frangokastello in both directions; there is no Chania–Frangokastello row.

  1. A 14th-century fort

    The Greek National Tourism Organisation dates the castle to the mid-14th century, built by the Venetians against pirate raids and uprisings by the Sfakians.

  2. The battle of 1828

    The national tourism organisation describes Frangokastello as a symbol of resistance after the battle of 1828, fought against the Ottomans.

  3. The castle of the Franks

    The Region of Crete explains the name as “the castle of the Franks”, meaning the Catholics, a name the local people gave the new fortress.

Good to know

  • The Greek National Tourism Organisation describes the beach in front of the castle as having shallow water, and says the castle hosts cultural events every summer.
  • From Chania, the published rows are Chania–Chora Sfakion and then Chora Sfakion–Frangokastello: check that they connect on your date.
  • Read the Sunday group for the return to Chora Sfakion: it prints fewer departures.

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