There are 9 ways to get from Rethymno to Madrid by shuttle, plane, car ferry, bus, train, car, or busferry
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Private transfer to Chania International Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Rethymno to Chania Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CHQ - MAD
9h€154–383Car ferry to Santorini, fly
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Rethymno to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane JTR - MAD
10h 38m€151–365Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
2d 1hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Madridcar
42h 48m€752–1,322Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane HER - MAD
9h 5m€155–405Private transfer, Private transfer to Sitia Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town to Heraklion Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Irakleion Airport to Sitia
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane JSH - MAD
12h 15mCar ferry, bus, train via Athens
- Take the car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
2d 3hBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Rethymno to Heraklionbus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
2d 9hCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus
2d 17h€387–652
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rethymno to Madrid is to car ferry and fly which costs €150 - €370 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Rethymno to Madrid is to Private transfer and fly which takes 9h and costs €150 - €390.
The distance between Rethymno and Madrid is 2554 km.
The best way to get from Rethymno to Madrid without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h to get from Rethymno to Madrid, including transfers.
Madrid is 1h behind Rethymno. It is currently 5:41 AM in Rethymno and 4:41 AM in Madrid.
There are 7067+ hotels available in Madrid.
What companies run services between Rethymno, Greece and Madrid, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Rethymno to Madrid. However, you can take the shuttle to Chania Airport, walk to Chania International Airport (CHQ) airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, then take the train to Madrid Chamartín. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Rethymno to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Port of Piraeus, Piraeus, Durrës, Durrës, Tirana, Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, and Barcelona-Sants in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–190
Flights from Santorini to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–220
Flights from Sitia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Santorini to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Santorini to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Santorini to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Santorini to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Santorini to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Sitia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- 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
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
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 697 32 04 923
- [email protected]
- Website
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Irakleion Airport to Sitia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- e-ktel.com
Bus from Rethymno to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://www.e-ktel.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- 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 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Rethymno to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Rethymno to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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