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How to get fromTenerife to Rethymnoby plane, shuttle, car ferry, bus, or busferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Tenerife to Rethymno by plane, shuttle, car ferry, bus, or busferry

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  1. Fly Tenerife North Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer

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    1. Fly from Tenerife North Airport (TFN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane TFN - HER
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Townshuttle bus
    10h 50m
    €196–431

  2. Fly Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer

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    1. Fly from Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane TFS - HER
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Townshuttle bus
    14h 15m
    €149–447

  3. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry via Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

    1. Take the carferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Punta Umbría to Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus bus
    5. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    6. Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Rethymnobus bus
    4d 21h

  4. Fly Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer

    1. Fly from Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane TFS - CHQ
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymnoshuttle bus
    9h 25m
    €154–423

  5. Fly Tenerife North Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer

    1. Fly from Tenerife North Airport (TFN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane TFN - CHQ
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymnoshuttle bus
    10h 45m
    €162–455

  6. Fly Tenerife North Airport to Santorini, car ferry

    1. Fly from Tenerife North Airport (TFN) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane TFN - JTR
    2. Take the carferry from Thira Santorini Port to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    12h 38m
    €161–445

  7. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Mazagón to Sibiubus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus bus
    5. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Pireausbus bus
    6. Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry car ferry
    5d 3h
    €582–2,144

  8. Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the carferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Huelvacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Punta Umbría to L'Hospitalet De Llobregat - Carr. de Collblancbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry bus ferry
    5. Take the bus from Heraklion to Rethymnobus bus
    5d 18h

Tenerife North Airport (TFN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration12h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket€100Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 4,043 km
  • Duration: 10h 50m

What companies run services between Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain and Rethymno, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Tenerife to Rethymno. However, you can 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 car ferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Rethymno via Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Huelva, Punta Umbría, Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, Tirana, Tirana, Heraklion Port, and Heraklion Central Station in around 4d 21h.

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