There are 12 ways to get from Glasgow to Rethymno by bus, plane, shuttle, train, car ferry, or busferry
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EDI - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
8h 56m€154–352Fly Glasgow Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane GLA - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
7h 52m€139–515Train, bus, car ferry via Paris
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
47h 15mFly Glasgow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane GLA - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
8h 7m€159–545Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane EDI - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
8h 51m€149–322Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane MAN - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
11h 10m€196–432Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane NCL - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
10h 22m€177–564Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane NCL - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
10h 42m€172–514Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
2dTrain, bus, car ferry #2
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- 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 6hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymnobus
3d 5h€332–587Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the bus from Bucuresti to Giurgiubus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
4d 1h€346–745
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which costs €130 - €550 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which takes 7h 52m and costs €130 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Rethymno. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Rethymno via London Victoria, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Thessaloniki and Heraklion Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Glasgow and Rethymno is 3292 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Rethymno without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Paris which takes 47h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Glasgow to Rethymno, including transfers.
Glasgow to Rethymno bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Rethymno bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Rethymno is 2h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 1:48 PM in Glasgow and 3:48 PM in Rethymno.
There are 2992+ hotels available in Rethymno.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Rethymno, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Glasgow to Rethymno. However, you can take the bus to Terminal, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 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 train from Glasgow Central to Rethymno via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 47h 15m.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Newcastle to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Newcastle to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €8–17
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €8–17
- 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
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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