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South-coast harbour village

Sougia

KTEL Chania–Rethymno publishes Chania–Omalos–Sougia every day in both directions, and prints one departure from Sougia after the ferry from Agia Roumeli.

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Getting to Sougia

Scheduled service

KTEL Chania–Rethymno's Chania edition prints Chania–Omalos–Sougia and Sougia–Omalos–Chania every day, and Sougia–Xyloskalo departures. In both rows from Sougia, one departure is printed to leave after the ferry from Agia Roumeli arrives.

  • The marked departure from Sougia is printed to leave after the ferry from Agia Roumeli arrives, not at a fixed time.
  • The road to Sougia passes Omalos, as the row's name shows: Chania–Omalos–Sougia.
  • Ferry times 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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Boats in the small harbour of Sougia in the early morning
Photo: Joehawkins, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons

Getting here

Build the transport plan separately

A step-by-step journey guide is not yet published. Use the current Chania–Omalos–Sougia rows and their ferry footnote.

. Current times and fares remain with the operator.

Bus times published for Sougia

Each card is one line an operator publishes between Sougia 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.

  • Chania – Omalos – Sougia

    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 Sougia

    Every day
    3 departures, 05:00–13:45

    Leaves Sougia for Chania

    Every day
    3 departures, 07:00–18:15^ (1 marked ^)
    ^
    Leaves after the ferry from Agia Roumeli arrives

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

    Open the operator's timetable

  • Sougia – 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 Sougia for Xyloskalo

    Every day
    2 departures, 07:00–18:15^ (1 marked ^)
    ^
    Leaves after the ferry from Agia Roumeli arrives

    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

Sougia

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Worth your time

What Sougia does best

Sougia is a small village with a harbour on the south-west coast. The Region of Crete describes the Agia Irini gorge walk as ending a 45-minute walk from the village, and says a craft sails from Sougia's small port once a day, linking it with Chora Sfakion to the east and Paleochora to the west. KTEL Chania–Rethymno's edition valid from 26 September 2026 publishes Chania–Omalos–Sougia every day in both directions.

  1. The end of the Agia Irini gorge

    The Region of Crete's description of the Agia Irini gorge ends at a traditional kiosk, a further 45 minutes' walk from the village.

  2. A boat along the coast

    The Region of Crete says a craft sails from Sougia once a day, towards Chora Sfakion and towards Paleochora. This page does not print the ferry company's times.

  3. Timed to the ferry

    In the bus edition, one departure from Sougia in each row is printed to leave after the ferry from Agia Roumeli arrives.

Good to know

  • According to the Region of Crete, Sougia has tavernas, rooms to rent and small hotels.
  • A departure printed to follow a ferry depends on that boat; keep slack in the day.
  • Confirm the return to Chania before you set out on a gorge walk.

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