There are 11 ways to get from Prague to Rethymno by plane, shuttle, bus, car ferry, train, or busferry
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Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane PRG - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
6h 47m€157–434Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the busferry from Port of Piraeus to Chaniabusferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Rethymnobus
42h 19m€120–131Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Piraeusbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rethymnocarferry
41h 54m€297–607Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DRS - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
9h 18m€252–651Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VIE - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
10h 16m€168–432Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane VIE - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
10h 31m€173–492Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MUC - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
11h 27m€259–583Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain
- 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
11h 42m€254–643Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Rethymnobus
43h 18m€161–281Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Rethymnobus
44h 58m€221–396Bus, bus and ferry, Private transfer
- Take the bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží 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
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Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Rethymno is to bus and bus and ferry which costs €120 - €140 and takes 42h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which takes 6h 47m and costs €150 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Prague to Rethymno. However, there are services departing from Praha, ÚAN Florenc and arriving at Rethymno via Thessaloniki and Heraklion. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 18m.
The distance between Prague and Rethymno is 1958 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Rethymno without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 41h 54m and costs €290 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Prague to Rethymno, including transfers.
Prague to Rethymno bus services, operated by Korona Travel, depart from Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Prague to Rethymno bus services, operated by Korona Travel, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Rethymno is 1h ahead of Prague. It is currently 4:27 PM in Prague and 5:27 PM in Rethymno.
There are 2970+ hotels available in Rethymno.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Rethymno, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Prague to Rethymno. However, you can take the subway to Nádraží Veleslavín, walk to Nádraží Veleslavín, take the line 59 train to Václav Havel Airport T1, walk to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) 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 Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Rethymno via Sofia, Piraeus, Port of Piraeus, and Thira Santorini Port in around 41h 54m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–470
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–1,400
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- 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/
Bus from Heraklion to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- 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
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- 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
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €99
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- +383 44 259 213
- fjollaimpex@gmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- 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
- €130–340
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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