There are regular connections to Crete and Chanea, both from air and sea.

Boats leave from the port of Piraeus (in Athens) to Chanea (and vice versa) on a daily basis. The trip lasts around nine hours, depending on which boat you take, and departures are usually in the afternoons. Anek Lines (www.anek.gr) has boats with large car and passenger capacity. The trip lasts 9 hours (21:00pm-5:30am).

By plane, Aegean Airlines , Athens Airways and Olympic Airways have three flights daily from Athens’ airport Eleftherios Venizelos, and some from Thessaloniki, in northern Greece. The flight doesn’t last more than half an hour. Moreover, there are regular flights from northern Europe particularly during the summer months.

Similar connections exist from the other towns of Crete, Heraklio and Agios Nicholaos. From Heraklio there are boats departing to Cyclades islands (Santorini) and Dodecanese islands (Rhodes).

If you travel during the high season (July-August), weekends or festive days, book your tickets well in advance.

For residents willing to visit Chania, there is a regular bus service (every 15-25 minutes, from 7:00am to 22:00pm), and the bus stop is one minute away from the hotel. The bus ticket (one way) costs 0.90 Euro, and the trip to Chania lasts approximately 15 minutes.

Additionally, there is a taxi rank less than a minute away from the hotel. The trip from the hotel to Chania costs 4 Euros. In the broader northern Chania area it is easy to get hold of a taxi, at any time of the day.

For visitors willing to hire a bike, motorcycle or car, there are plenty renting agencies both in Chania and close to Niriis. The recommended car-hire agent is Speed, which is located around the corner from the hotel. Average rental cost for a car is 30 Euros per day (in low season).

Hotel residents can park their cars in the spacious 100-space communal car parking, which is free for public use and located within 1 minute walk away from Niriis.

If you wish to visit different parts of Crete with communal transport, you can get a bus from the central bus station in Chania, which is one minute away from the last stop of the Agii Apostoli-Chania bus route.

When you get out of the boat, follow the flow of cars. The roads are directed in this way so that the traffic goes to Chania. From there Niriis is 9km. As you go towards Chania, you will stop at the first traffic light. Here the road is narrow and there is a lot of traffic. Be patient! 70m after traffic light, the road widens and there is a sign Rethymno/Kissamos/Kasteli. Turn left there. 100m later there is a right turn Kissamos/Kasteli. When you turn to the right and you will be on the national road. That way it’s quicker and less confusing to go to our hotel, than drive through Chania. From there Niriis is 8km. Keep driving straight on the national road. When you see the sign to turn right to Chania, don’t turn. When you see the sign towards Omalos, turn right. From there Niriis is 6km. As you go down along the short small road, turn right again in the first turn. You go towards Chania, and not Omalos. Then go all straight, until first traffic lights. From there Niriis is 3km. At the traffic lights turn left, not to Chania. Keep all straight, turn right on the second traffic lights that you come across, when you see on your right hand side INKA supermarket, after going down from a hill. From there Niriis is 1km. Then go all straight. You will see a small football pitch on the right, and a small park on the left. You can see the sea. From there Niriis is 300m. Turn left and drive along the park. You will arrive in a big car park, the sea is in front of you. On the big car park there is a restaurant, Xenios Dias. From there Niriis is 100m. On the left of the restaurant is a very small, two-direction street. Go in, the road turns left, in 50m on the left hand side you will see Niriis hotel.

When you get out of the boat, opposite the boat or on the left side (less than 50m away), there is the local blue bus that takes you to Chania. In the nearby kiosk they sell tickets for 1 euro each. The bus terminates in Chania city centre, near Agora (the market in shape of cross). Then walk to 1866 square (Platia 1866, in Greek), where the busses depart and terminate to/from Agii Apostoli (where our hotel is). It’s 5 minute walk (100m) between the 2 bus stops. Buy your ticket from the kiosk, before you get on the bus to Agii Apostoli, the tickets are cheaper if you buy them before you get on the bus. When you get on the bus, ask the driver to drop you by Agii Apostoli car parking, next to Agii Apostoli Park. You will know you are there when you see the sea. When you get off the bus on the car parking, and the sea is behind you, you will see opposite Xenios Dias restaurant. From there Niriis is 100m. On the left of the restaurant is a very small, two-direction street. Go in, the road goes left, then in 30m you will see Niriis hotel on the left hand side.

From the airport there is no bus to Chania. You have to take a taxi, it’s around 35 Euros to go to the hotel. It’s 30 Euros to Chania. There is no need to make an advanced booking, as there are plenty of taxis waiting in the taxi rank opposite the airport terminal.