West-end town and port
Kissamos
KTEL Chania–Rethymno publishes Chania–Kasteli (Kissamos) every day in both directions, and Kissamos Port as a separate destination.
By bus
Getting to Kissamos
Scheduled service
KTEL Chania–Rethymno's Chania edition prints Chania–Kasteli (Kissamos) and the return as daily rows, Chania–Kissamos Port as a separate row, and rows from Kasteli to Falassarna and to Elafonisi.
- Kasteli (the town) and Kissamos Port are separate destinations in the edition: check which one your row names.
- The edition prints Kasteli–Elafonisi and Elafonisi–Kasteli, and Kasteli–Falassarna.
- One evening departure from Kasteli to Chania is printed “until Souda”: it runs on beyond Chania to Souda.
Source: KTEL Chania–Rethymno S.A.: Official routes, timetables and fares for west Crete
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Getting here
Build the transport plan separately
A step-by-step journey guide is not yet published. Use the current Chania–Kasteli rows; Kissamos Port has rows of its own.
. Current times and fares remain with the operator.
Bus times published for Kissamos
Each card is one line an operator publishes between Kissamos 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. Some cards are past their date: they show the days only, and their times have been withdrawn.
These cards listed the lines between Kissamos and other places on the site, with first and last departures and counts from a dated operator edition. Those times are now out of date and have been withdrawn; each card keeps the days the line ran and the operator's current timetable.
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Chania – Kasteli (Kissamos)
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 Chania for Kasteli
- Every day
- 13 departures, 06:00–21:30
Every day
Leaves Kasteli for Chania
- Every day
- 12 departures, 06:15–20:45 (1 marked ~)
- ~
- Runs on to Souda
Every day
The operator may have changed these times since; open its current timetable.
Read from the operator's own timetable; two independent readings agree.
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Chania – Kissamos Port
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 Chania for Kissamos Port
- Every day
- 4 departures, 08:15–15:30
Every day
Leaves Kissamos Port for Chania
- Every day
- 1 departure, 18:30^ (1 marked ^)
- ^
- Leaves after the boats from Balos–Gramvousa arrive
Every day
The operator may have changed these times since; open its current timetable.
Read from the operator's own timetable; two independent readings agree.
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Kasteli – Elafonisi
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 Kasteli for Elafonisi
- Every day
- 1 departure, 10:00
Every day
Leaves Elafonisi for Kasteli
- Every day
- 1 departure, 16:00
Every day
The operator may have changed these times since; open its current timetable.
Read from the operator's own timetable; two independent readings agree.
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Chania – Kasteli – Falassarna
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 Chania for Falassarna
- Every day
- 4 departures, 08:15–15:30
- *
- Change of bus at Kasteli (Kissamos) (every journey)
Every day · Change of bus at Kasteli (Kissamos) (every journey)
Leaves Kasteli for Falassarna
- Every day
- 4 departures, 09:30–17:00
Every day
Leaves Falassarna for Chania
- Every day
- 4 departures, 10:00–17:30
- *
- Change of bus at Kasteli (Kissamos) (every journey)
Every day · Change of bus at Kasteli (Kissamos) (every journey)
The operator may have changed these times since; open its current timetable.
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
Kissamos
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Worth your time
What Kissamos does best
Kissamos, which the bus timetables call Kasteli, is a coastal town in western Crete. The Region of Crete describes it as built over ancient Kissamos, and its archaeological museum as presenting research on the earthquake of the year 365 that struck Crete and destroyed the ancient town. KTEL Chania–Rethymno's edition valid from 26 September 2026 publishes Chania–Kasteli (Kissamos) every day in both directions, and prints Kissamos Port as a separate destination.
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Built over ancient Kissamos
The Region of Crete describes the coastal town as built over ancient Kissamos, with an archaeological museum in the town.
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The earthquake of 365
According to the Region of Crete, the museum presents research on the earthquake of the year 365, which struck Crete and destroyed ancient Kissamos.
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Town and port
The bus edition prints the town (Kasteli) and Kissamos Port as different destinations, each with rows of its own.
Good to know
- Read the row's destination: Kasteli (Kissamos) and Kissamos Port are printed separately.
- For Falassarna, the edition prints a change of bus at Kasteli on every journey from Chania.
- Museum opening arrangements are not a bus fact; check them with the museum.
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