There are 9 ways to get from Bristol to Rethymno by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly Bristol Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BRS - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
7h 41m€128–383Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
2d 3hFly Bristol Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BRS - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
8h 1m€148–483Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane BHX - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
9h 7m€184–467Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LGW - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
10h 22m€197–533Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane LGW - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
10h 7m€207–463Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BHX - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
8h 52m€174–457Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 200 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Old Steinebus 025
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymnobus
2d 17hBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
2d 19h€384–649
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which costs €120 - €390 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which takes 7h 41m and costs €120 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Rethymno. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Rethymno via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Brighton, Tirana, Tirana and Heraklion Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Bristol and Rethymno is 2843 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Rethymno without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Bristol to Rethymno, including transfers.
Bristol to Rethymno bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Bristol to Rethymno bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Rethymno is 2h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 12:58 AM in Bristol and 2:58 AM in Rethymno.
There are 2816+ hotels available in Rethymno.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Rethymno, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Bristol to Rethymno. However, you can take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Chania International Airport (CHQ), walk to Chania Airport, then take the shuttle to Rethymno. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bristol Temple Meads to Rethymno via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, King's Cross Stn / York Way, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Chania Airport to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- 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
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €70–110
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €130–150
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €150–165
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–165
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €70–110
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €130–150
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €150–165
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–165
- Website
- 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
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €55–85
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €115–130
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €130–140
Shuttle from Chania Airport to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €55–85
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €115–130
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €130–140
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Old Steine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- Seajets
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