There are 4 ways to get from Matala to Rethymno by car, plane, shuttle, subway, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Lubango, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
best- Drive from Matala to Lubango (SDD)car
- Fly from Lubango (SDD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SDD - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
37h 41m€425–1,178Drive to Albano Machado Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
cheapest- Drive from Matala to Albano Machado Airport (NOV)car
- Fly from Albano Machado Airport (NOV) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NOV - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
2d 6h€349–1,183Drive to Lubango, fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Drive from Matala to Lubango (SDD)car
- Fly from Lubango (SDD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SDD - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
40h 6m€390–1,348Drive to Lubango, fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Drive from Matala to Lubango (SDD)car
- Fly from Lubango (SDD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SDD - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
2d 2h€454–1,107
Lubango (SDD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Matala to Rethymno is to drive and fly and subway and car ferry which costs €450 - €1200 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Matala to Rethymno is to drive and fly and Private transfer which takes 37h 41m and costs €420 - €1200.
The distance between Matala and Rethymno is 5977 km.
It takes approximately 37h 41m to get from Matala to Rethymno, including transfers.
Rethymno is 1h ahead of Matala. It is currently 6:32 AM in Matala and 7:32 AM in Rethymno.
There are 2623+ hotels available in Rethymno.
What companies run services between Matala, Angola and Rethymno, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Matala to Rethymno. However, you can drive to Lubango (SDD) 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 drive to Lubango (SDD) airport, fly to Chania International Airport (CHQ), walk to Chania Airport, then take the shuttle to Rethymno.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lubango to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Luanda, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Lubango to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Luanda, Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
Flights from Lubango to Athens International Airport via Luanda, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Albano Machado Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Luanda, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Albano Machado Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Luanda, Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lubango to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Luanda, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Lubango to Athens International Airport via Luanda, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Albano Machado Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Luanda, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Lubango to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Luanda, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Albano Machado Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Luanda, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Lubango to Chania International Airport via Luanda, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lubango to Chania International Airport via Luanda, Algiers, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lubango to Athens International Airport via Luanda, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Lubango to Athens International Airport via Luanda, Kinshasa, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Albano Machado Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Luanda, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Albano Machado Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Luanda, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- oasa@oasa.gr
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–165
- Website
- 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
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €55–85
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €115–130
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €130–140
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–165
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €70–110
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €130–150
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €150–165
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
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