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How to get fromRethymno to Lefkádaby car ferry, car, bus, shuttle, plane, train, or busferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Rethymno to Lefkáda by car ferry, car, bus, shuttle, plane, train, or busferry

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  1. Car ferry, drive

    best
    1. Take the carferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Piraeus to Lefkádacar car
    9h 28m
    €212–428

  2. Private transfer to Chania International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Rethymno to Chania Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane CHQ - ATH
    3. Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkádabus bus
    10h 19m
    €149–321

  3. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkádabus bus
    12h 59m
    €194–395

  4. Car ferry, bus via Corinth

    1. Take the carferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Isthmosbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Isthmos to Lefkádabus bus
    15h 40m
    €176–377

  5. Private transfer to Chania International Airport, fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Rethymno to Chania Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane plane CHQ - IOA
    3. Take the bus from Ioannina to Prevezabus bus
    10h 4m
    €181–455

  6. Car ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Piraeus to Kiatotrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Kiato to Aegiontrain train Re
    4. Take the bus from Patras to Lefkádabus bus
    14h 58m
    €187–391

  7. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rethymno to Chaniabus bus
    2. Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry bus ferry
    3. Take the bus from Patras to Lefkádabus bus
    19h 29m

  8. Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town to Heraklion Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane plane HER - IOA
    3. Take the bus from Ioannina to Prevezabus bus
    9h 39m
    €197–497

  9. Private transfer to Chania International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Rethymno to Chania Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane CHQ - SKG
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Lefkádabus bus
    11h 23m
    €155–377

  10. Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Athens International Airport, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town to Heraklion Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane HER - ATH
    3. Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkádabus bus
    10h 34m
    €160–333

  11. Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town to Heraklion Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane HER - SKG
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Lefkádabus bus
    11h 38m
    €166–409

  12. Private transfer, Private transfer to Sitia Airport, fly to Preveza Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town to Heraklion Airportshuttle bus
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Irakleion Airport to Sitiashuttle bus
    3. Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane plane JSH - PVK
    8h

Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration5h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€108Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 739.9 km
  • Duration: 9h 28m

What companies run services between Rethymno, Greece and Lefkáda, Ionian Islands, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Rethymno to Lefkáda. However, you can take the car ferry to Port of Piraeus then drive to Lefkáda. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Rethymno to Lefkáda via Port of Piraeus, Στ.Μετρο Πειραιασ, and Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL in around 12h 59m.

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