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Souda

Souda

Souda is a town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece.

Plan a trip to Souda From Heraklion

Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 22.007 km2 (8.497 sq mi). It is an important ferry and naval port at the head of Souda Bay.

How locals move

Getting around Souda the local way

  • Get inFrom April to early November, there are many direct charter flights to Chania from the UK, Germany, Scandinavia and other European countries.
  • Get inFerry services from Athens (Piraeus port) to Chania (Hania) anchor at the nearby port of Souda.
  • Get inDaily ferries, one ordinary with ANEK and one fast catamaran with Hellenic Seaways.
  • Get inHiring a car is easy with the usual documentation (a standard EU driving licence is fine.) Get prior permission in writing from the rental company if you plan to take the car away on a ferry.

From Wikivoyage: Chania, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-07.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Ввласенко (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.