There are 13 ways to get from Rethymno to Italy by shuttle, plane, car ferry, car, ferry, bus, busferry, or train
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Private transfer to Chania International Airport, fly to Naples Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Rethymno to Chania Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane CHQ - NAP
5h 9m€123–355Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane HER - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain
6h 42m€113–378Car ferry, drive, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Igoumenitsacar
- Take the ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.maferry Asf
- Drive from Bari M.ma to Romecar
26h 32m€344–672Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
26h 54mPrivate transfer to Chania International Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Rethymno to Chania Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane CHQ - FCO
5h 47m€122–357Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Naples Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane HER - NAP
5h 29m€139–387Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane HER - BLQ
5h 42m€124–392Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane HER - FCO
6h 2m€128–369Private transfer to Chania International Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Rethymno to Chania Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane CHQ - BRI
4h 49m€153–420Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Athens
- Take the car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
29h 7mCar ferry, bus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
31h 29mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Rethymno to Heraklion Central Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kavajëbus
- Take the busferry from Kavajë to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
38h 14mBus, bus and ferry via Ioánnina
- Take the bus from Rethymno to Chaniabus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Anagninabusferry
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Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Naples Airport (NAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rethymno to Italy is to Private transfer and fly which costs €120 - €360 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Rethymno to Italy is to Private transfer and fly which takes 4h 49m and costs €150 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Rethymno to Italy. However, there are services departing from Rethymno and arriving at Termini via Heraklion Port, Tirana, Kavajë and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 14m.
The distance between Rethymno and Italy is 1115 km.
The best way to get from Rethymno to Italy without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 26h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Rethymno to Italy, including transfers.
Rethymno to Italy bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, depart from Rethymno station.
Rethymno to Italy bus services, operated by KTEL Irakleiou - Lasithiou S.A, arrive at Heraklion Central Station.
Italy is 1h behind Rethymno. It is currently 4:33 PM in Rethymno and 3:33 PM in Italy.
There are 21783+ hotels available in Italy.
What companies run services between Rethymno, Greece and Italy?
There is no direct connection from Rethymno to Italy. However, you can take the shuttle to Chania Airport, walk to Chania International Airport (CHQ) airport, fly to Naples Airport (NAP), walk to Napoli - Capodichino Aeroporto, then take the bus to Naples - p.zza Garibaldi. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Rethymno to Rome via Port of Piraeus, Igoumenitsa, and Bari M.ma in around 26h 32m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €23–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–500
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–460
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–460
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chania International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Naples Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadorna
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Rethymno to Chania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–145
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €55–85
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €115–130
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €130–145
Shuttle from Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town to Heraklion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–165
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €70–110
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €130–150
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €150–165
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Kavajë to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Vlorë to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Bus from Rethymno to Heraklion Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355 69 40 67 522
- info@argjiro.eu
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 402 3400
- info@shpresa.al
- Website
- group.shpresa.al
Bus from Tirana to Kavajë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- group.shpresa.al
- Phone
- +302821093306
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Rethymno to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
Busferry from Chania to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €42
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Tirana to Anagnina
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Igoumenitsa to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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