There are 8 ways to get from Vienna to Rethymno by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car ferry, car, or busferry
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Fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane VIE - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
6h€134–385Train, bus, car ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
33h 15mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
24h 15m€437–795Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- 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
6h 15m€139–405Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athensbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
36h 31m€248–633Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Bratislavabus 901 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Athensbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
38h 23m€279–513Bus, car ferry via Novi Sad
- Take the bus from Vienna to Novi Sadbus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Athensbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
39h 51m€239–511Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus 901
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymnobus
41h 13m€200–249
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Rethymno is to bus and bus and ferry which costs €200 - €250 and takes 41h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which takes 6h and costs €130 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Rethymno. However, there are services departing from Wien Morzinplatz and arriving at Rethymno via Vienna International Airport, Bratislava, Thessaloniki and Heraklion Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 13m.
The distance between Vienna and Rethymno is 1615 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Rethymno without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Thessaloníki which takes 33h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h to get from Vienna to Rethymno, including transfers.
Vienna to Rethymno bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna International Airport station.
Vienna to Rethymno bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bratislava station.
Rethymno is 1h ahead of Vienna. It is currently 4:15 AM in Vienna and 5:15 AM in Rethymno.
There are 3069+ hotels available in Rethymno.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Rethymno, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Vienna to Rethymno. However, you can take the train to Flughafen Wien, walk to Vienna International Airport (VIE) airport, fly to Chania International Airport (CHQ), walk to Chania Airport, then take the shuttle to Rethymno. Alternatively, you can take a train from Wien Hbf to Rethymno via Budapest-Kelenfoeld, Kelenföld vasútállomás M, Népliget M, Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Athens, Piraeus, and Port of Piraeus in around 33h 15m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/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
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- 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
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €70–110
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €130–150
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €150–165
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €105
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Budapest Hotel Platanus to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +381 800 330 330
- office@lukictours.com
- Website
- lukictours.com
Bus from Vienna to Novi Sad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Schedules at
- lukictours.com
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- 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
Bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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