There are 7 ways to get from Berlin to Rethymno by plane, shuttle, bus, car ferry, train, or busferry
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BER - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
7h€158–562Fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BER - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
6h 55m€138–382Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rethymnocarferry
46h 53m€289–358Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 27 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Lamía Makedonia Rest.bus
- Take the busferry from Lamía to Chaniabusferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Rethymnobus
47h 42m€161–231Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Gjilanbus
- Take the bus from Gjilan to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymnobus
47h 51m€182–255Bus, car ferry via Pazardzhik
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Pazardzhik Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pazardzhik Coach Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rethymnocarferry
2d 3h€330–373Bus, bus and ferry, Private transfer
- Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
2d 8h
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Rethymno is to train and bus and bus and ferry which costs €160 - €240 and takes 47h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which takes 6h 55m and costs €130 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin to Rethymno. However, there are services departing from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Rethymno via Gjilan, Thessaloniki and Heraklion Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 51m.
The distance between Berlin and Rethymno is 2214 km.
The best way to get from Berlin to Rethymno without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 46h 53m and costs €280 - €360.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Berlin to Rethymno, including transfers.
Berlin to Rethymno bus services, operated by Barileva Turist, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Berlin to Rethymno bus services, operated by Barileva Turist, arrive at Gjilan station.
Rethymno is 1h ahead of Berlin. It is currently 3:16 AM in Berlin and 4:16 AM in Rethymno.
There are 2852+ hotels available in Rethymno.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Rethymno, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Berlin to Rethymno. However, you can take the train to Flughafen BER, walk to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 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 bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rethymno via Sofia Central Bus Station, Piraeus Port Akti Kondili, Port of Piraeus, and Thira Santorini Port in around 46h 53m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–165
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €70–110
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €130–150
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €150–165
Shuttle from Chania Airport to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €55–85
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €115–130
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €130–140
Shuttle from Heraklion Port to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €65–100
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €130–150
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €145–160
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Pazardzhik Coach Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Pazardzhik Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Lamía Makedonia Rest.
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Lamía to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Bus from Chania to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Gjilan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gjilan to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Pazardzhik Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +383 44 259 213
- fjollaimpex@gmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €104–105
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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