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There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Rethymno by train, plane, shuttle, bus, car ferry, car, or busferry

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane ZRH - HER
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Townshuttle bus
    7h 46m
    €157–484

  2. Fly Mulhouse to Chania International Airport, Private transfer

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane MLH - CHQ
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymnoshuttle bus
    13h 48m
    €118–424

  3. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    4. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    38h 36m

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Basel to Port of Piraeuscar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    30h 46m
    €593–979

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane ZRH - CHQ
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymnoshuttle bus
    7h 26m
    €187–394

  6. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane STR - HER
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Townshuttle bus
    9h 21m
    €191–500

  7. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Pejabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Peje to Thessaloníkibus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymnobus bus
    43h 27m
    €217–272

  8. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    47h 25m
    €311–596

  9. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from St Louis to Colmartrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Colmar to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the bus from Heraklion to Rethymnobus bus
    2d 7h

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar32Weekly Planes
Duration4h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket€49Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,103 km
  • Duration: 7h 46m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Rethymno, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Basel to Rethymno. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Heraklion Airport, then take the shuttle to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town. Alternatively, you can take a train from St Louis to Rethymno via Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 38h 36m.

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