There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Rethymno by subway, plane, shuttle, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
best- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane IAD - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
15h 58m€397–1,242Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
cheapest- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane IAD - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
16h 13m€372–1,172Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane DCA - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
17h 18m€585–1,722Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane DCA - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town
15h 13m€646–1,237Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane BWI - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania Airport to Rethymno
19h 28m€417–1,828Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry
- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane IAD - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Rethymnocarferry
21h€411–1,201
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Rethymno is to subway and fly and car ferry which costs €410 - €1200 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Rethymno is to fly and Private transfer which takes 15h 13m and costs €600 - €1300.
The distance between Washington and Rethymno is 8581 km.
It takes approximately 15h 58m to get from Washington to Rethymno, including transfers.
Rethymno is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 12:05 PM in Washington and 6:05 PM in Rethymno.
There are 2818+ hotels available in Rethymno.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Rethymno, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Washington to Rethymno. However, you can take the subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, walk to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) airport, fly to Chania International Airport (CHQ), walk to Chania Airport, then take the shuttle to Rethymno. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, walk to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Heraklion Airport, then take the shuttle to Aquila Porto Rethymno, Rethymno Town.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Halifax, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–850
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Boston, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chania International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chania International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Halifax, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- €2–3
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- €2–3
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- €2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–8
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- €1–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–490
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- €6–400
- First Class
- €90–490
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- 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 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 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
- +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
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