There are 11 ways to get from Rennes to Crete by train, plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the train from Rennes to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)NTE - HER
7h 44m€98–339Train, bus, bus and ferry via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to St Pölten HauptbahnhofNj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
2d 2h€249–592Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rennes to Port of Piraeus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
39h 4m€689–1,045Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)RNS - HER
8h 27m€142–462Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Take the train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)CDG - HER
8h 9m€122–435Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)CDG - CHQ
11h 13m€178–474Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)NTE - CHQ
8h 17m€164–378Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Sitia Airport (JSH)NTE - JSH
11h 22m€152–498Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Rennes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 3hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Rennes to Brussels-North train station712
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
2d 12hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggos
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionAbs / ...
2d 19h€167–262
Rennes to Crete by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rennes to Crete is to train and fly which costs €95 - €340 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Rennes to Crete is to train and fly which takes 7h 44m and costs €95 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Rennes to Crete. However, there are services departing from Rennes and arriving at Heraklion Port via Brussels-Nord and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Rennes and Crete is 2739 km.
The best way to get from Rennes to Crete without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Sankt Pölten which takes 2 days 2h and costs €240 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Rennes to Crete, including transfers.
Rennes to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rennes station.
Rennes to Crete bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Rennes. It is currently 12:47 PM in Rennes and 1:47 PM in Crete.
There are 2522+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Rennes, France and Crete, Greece?
Air France, Volotea, and two other airlines fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chania International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
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 Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Rennes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- 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 Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Paris l'Est to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €90–110
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- 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
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Astiggos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €70–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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