There are 7 ways to get from Paris to Rethymno by plane, shuttle, bus, busferry, or train
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CDG - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
7h 24m€161–471Bus, bus and ferry via Athens
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniabusferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Rethymnobus
46h 15mFly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane CDG - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
8h 49m€176–411Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BRU - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
8h 47m€228–638Train, bus, bus and ferry via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe 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
2dTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymnobus
2d 5hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Gallieni to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš Bus Station to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymnobus
2d 15h
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which costs €170 - €420 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which takes 7h 24m and costs €160 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Paris to Rethymno. However, there are services departing from Paris Gare de Lyon and arriving at Rethymno via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Port of Piraeus and Chania. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 15m.
The distance between Paris and Rethymno is 2497 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Rethymno without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Athens which takes 46h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Paris to Rethymno, including transfers.
Paris to Rethymno bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, depart from Paris Gare de Lyon station.
Paris to Rethymno bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Rethymno is 1h ahead of Paris. It is currently 1:34 PM in Paris and 2:34 PM in Rethymno.
There are 2715+ hotels available in Rethymno.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Rethymno, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Paris to Rethymno. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2, walk to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) 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 Paris Gare de Lyon to Rethymno via Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, Port of Piraeus, Chania, and Chania in around 46h 15m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €80–120
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €66
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- 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 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/
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Karlsruhe to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- 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
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Gallieni to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Niš Bus Station to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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