Kiosk

Gate-side basics near T1 departures

This generic Kiosk in Chania T1 sits airside past security, close enough to the main departure gates that you can see boarding queues while you pay. It’s the standard Greek airport stand: drinks, snacks, gum, magazines, and some last‑minute souvenirs stacked high on narrow shelves.

Hours roughly track flight banks, with the kiosk usually open from early morning departures around 05:00 until the last evening flights leave after 22:00. Early flyers grab bottled water and a quick coffee here instead of queuing at the sit‑down cafés, especially if boarding starts in under 20 minutes.

Cold drinks run in the €2–€4 range, with 500 ml water at the low end and branded soft drinks and juices higher. You’ll also find packaged snacks like crisps, chocolate bars, and biscuits at typical airport markups, so don’t expect supermarket pricing but nothing outrageous for a small holiday airport.

There’s a basic stand for Greek packaged items such as olive-oil snacks and small local sweets, handy if you forgot a token gift in town. Magazines and a few English‑language papers sit on a separate rack, useful if your flight is delayed and the gate area screens show a pushback more than 30 minutes away.

Watch your time: queues at peak tour-operator departures can back up 10–15 minutes because there’s usually just one till running. Grab water and snacks here first, then pick a seat within sight of your gate so you’re not sprinting back when boarding flips from “wait” to “final call.”