{"id":1224,"date":"2026-03-24T01:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T01:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/faraggi-samarias-odigos-prosvasis-aftokinito\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:36:08","slug":"faraggi-samarias-odigos-prosvasis-aftokinito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/faraggi-samarias-odigos-prosvasis-aftokinito\/","title":{"rendered":"Samaria Gorge: Complete Guide to Access by Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How to Get to Samaria Gorge<\/h2>\n<p>Samaria Gorge is the largest gorge in Europe (16 km) and one of the most popular destinations in Crete. The entrance is located in Omalos, 42 km south of Chania.<\/p>\n<h2>Route by Car<\/h2>\n<p>From Chania: Follow the national road south, passing through Fourne and Lakki. The road is well paved until Omalos. The climb takes about 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>From Heraklion: Drive to Chania (150 km, 2 hours) and then follow the same route to Omalos.<\/p>\n<h2>Parking in Omalos<\/h2>\n<p>In Omalos there is a large free parking lot next to the entrance of the gorge (Xyloskalo). In the summer it fills up early, so arrive before 8:00. The entrance to the gorge opens at 7:00.<\/p>\n<h2>The Problem of Return<\/h2>\n<p>The gorge is a one-way trip \u2013 you start at the top (Omalos) and end at the bottom (Agia Roumeli). From Agia Roumeli, you take a ferry to Chora Sfakion or Sougia. Therefore, you need a return plan.<\/p>\n<h3>Solutions for Return:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Boat + Taxi:<\/strong> Take a ferry from Agia Roumeli to Chora Sfakion and then a taxi or bus to Omalos<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organized Excursion:<\/strong> Many companies offer excursions that include transportation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two cars:<\/strong> Leave one car in Chora Sfakion and drive the other to Omalos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Practical Information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Canyon route duration: 5-7 hours<\/li>\n<li>Entrance: 5 EUR (free for children under 15)<\/li>\n<li>Operating period: May \u2013 October<\/li>\n<li>What to bring: Water (2-3 liters), vegan, sunscreen, good hiking shoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Car Rental for Samaria<\/h2>\n<p>\u0397 <a href=\"\/en\/stolos\/\">JK Tours<\/a> offers special packages for visitors to the gorge. With airport pickup and drop-off in Omalos. <a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jkt-blog-cta-inline\">For access to <a href=\"\/en\/destinations\/samaria-gorge\/\">Samaria<\/a> and to other destinations, choose a vehicle from <a href=\"\/en\/stolos\/\">our fleet<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03a6\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03a6\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b3\u03b3\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2 \u03a4\u03bf \u03a6\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b3\u03b3\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf \u03c6\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b3\u03b3\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce\u03c0\u03b7\u03c2 (16 \u03c7\u03bb\u03bc) \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7. \u0397 \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b2\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u039f\u03bc\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc, 42 \u03c7\u03bb\u03bc \u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03a7\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd. \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b4\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03ae \u03bc\u03b5 \u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf \u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b1 \u03a7\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac: \u0391\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03b8\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03bf\u03b4\u03cc \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1, \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03a6\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bd\u03ad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-odigi-kritis","category-proorismoi-blog"],"blocksy_meta":{"has_hero_section":"disabled"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1224"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1298,"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions\/1298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jk-tours.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}