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How to get fromMelbourne to Rethymnoby plane, shuttle, car ferry, subway or ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Rethymno by plane, shuttle, car ferry, subway, or ferry

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  1. Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer

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    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane MEL - HER
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Townshuttle bus
    27h 24m
    €587–1,187

  2. Fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MEL - ATH
    2. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway subway
    3. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    4. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    33h 41m
    €521–1,786

  3. Fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane MEL - CHQ
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymnoshuttle bus
    26h 34m
    €572–1,157

  4. Fly to Santorini, car ferry

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane MEL - JTR
    2. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    30h 19m
    €569–1,383

  5. Fly to Mykonos, car ferry

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mykonos (JMK)plane plane MEL - JMK
    2. Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    32h 44m
    €744–1,149

  6. Fly to Sitia Airport, ferry, Private transfer

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane plane MEL - JSH
    2. Take the ferry from Sitia to Heraklionferry ferry
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Townshuttle bus
    32h 44m
    €596–1,557

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration27h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€376Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Rethymno, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Rethymno. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 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 the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Chania International Airport (CHQ), walk to Chania Airport, then take the shuttle to Rethymno.

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