South-west coast town
Paleochora
KTEL Chania–Rethymno publishes Chania–Paleochora in both directions, with fewer departures on Sundays than from Monday to Saturday.
By bus
Getting to Paleochora
Scheduled service
KTEL Chania–Rethymno's Chania edition prints Chania–Paleochora and the return, each with a Monday-to-Saturday and a Sunday group, plus local rows from Paleochora to Grammeno, Krios and Kountoura.
- Read the Sunday group separately: the edition prints fewer Sunday departures in both directions.
- The local Paleochora–Kountoura rows run from Monday to Friday, with a single departure each way at weekends.
- Boats along the south coast are a separate operator's plan; this page does not print them.
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–Paleochora rows and read the Sunday group.
. Current times and fares remain with the operator.
Bus times published for Paleochora
Each card is one line an operator publishes between Paleochora 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 Some cards are past their date: they show the days only, and their times have been withdrawn.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 Paleochora 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 Those times are now out of date and have been withdrawn; each card keeps the days the line ran and the operator's current timetable.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 – Paleochora
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 Paleochora
- Mon–Sat
- 4 departures, 08:45–16:00
- Sun
- 3 departures, 08:45–16:00
Mon–Sat, Sun
Leaves Paleochora for Chania
- Mon–Sat
- 4 departures, 07:30–18:15
- Sun
- 3 departures, 11:00–18:15
Mon–Sat, Sun
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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Paleochora – Grammeno – Krios – Kountoura
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 Paleochora for Kountoura
- Mon–Fri
- 3 departures, 06:40–14:30
- Sat–Sun
- 1 departure, 14:30
Mon–Fri, Sat–Sun
Leaves Kountoura for Paleochora
- Mon–Fri
- 3 departures, 07:00–15:00
- Sat–Sun
- 1 departure, 15:00
Mon–Fri, Sat–Sun
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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Paleochora – Xyloskalo
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 Paleochora for Xyloskalo
- Sat
- 1 departure, 06:45
Sat
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
Paleochora
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Worth your time
What Paleochora does best
Paleochora is a town on Crete's south-west coast. The Region of Crete places the beaches of Gialiskari 4 km east of the town and publishes a walking route along the coast from Paleochora to the small harbour of Sougia. KTEL Chania–Rethymno's edition valid from 26 September 2026 publishes Chania–Paleochora in both directions, with a Monday-to-Saturday group and a smaller Sunday group.
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Gialiskari
The Region of Crete places Gialiskari 4 km east of Paleochora and describes it as a cluster of three adjacent beaches.
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The coastal path to Sougia
The Region of Crete's walking route starts on the road parallel to the beach east of Paleochora and ends at the small harbour of Sougia.
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Local buses along the coast
The bus edition prints local rows from Paleochora to Grammeno, Krios and Kountoura, and one Saturday departure to Xyloskalo.
Good to know
- Read the Sunday group separately: the edition prints fewer Sunday departures in both directions.
- A coastal walk to Sougia ends in a different village: plan the bus back from there, not from Paleochora.
- Plan the return to Chania before the day starts.
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