There are 7 ways to get from Munich to Rethymno by plane, shuttle, bus, car ferry, train, or busferry
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Fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MUC - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
6h 28m€185–443Train, bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain Drf / ...
- Take the bus from Wels to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Rethymnobus
40h 21m€158–258Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from München Hbf to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rethymnocarferry
37h 12mFly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane MUC - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
6h 48m€175–483Bus, bus and ferry via Ioánnina
- Take the bus from München Hbf to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymnobus
43h 47mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from München Hbf to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymnobus
45h 31mBus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the bus from München to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Chaniabusferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Rethymnobus
2d 1h€205–314
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Rethymno is to train and bus and bus and ferry which costs €150 - €260 and takes 40h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which takes 6h 28m and costs €180 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich to Rethymno. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Rethymno via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Ioannina and Heraklion Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 47m.
The distance between Munich and Rethymno is 1849 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Rethymno without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 37h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Munich to Rethymno, including transfers.
Munich to Rethymno bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, depart from München Hbf station.
Munich to Rethymno bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
Rethymno is 1h ahead of Munich. It is currently 11:02 PM in Munich and 12:02 AM in Rethymno.
There are 2861+ hotels available in Rethymno.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Rethymno, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Munich to Rethymno. However, you can take the train to Flughafen München, walk to Munich International Airport (MUC) airport, fly to Chania International Airport (CHQ), walk to Chania Airport, then take the shuttle to Rethymno. Alternatively, you can take a bus from München Hbf to Rethymno via Durrës, Piraeus, Port of Piraeus, and Thira Santorini Port in around 37h 12m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
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 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
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from München Hbf to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Wels to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- 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/
Busferry from Ioannina to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from München Hbf to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €131
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- 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
- +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
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from München to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- 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
- €102–105
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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