Travel information

There is more than 1 way to reach Rethymno, Crete:

By Plane:

Participants can reach Rethymno by air travel to Chania (Daskalogiannis Airport – CHQ) or to Heraklion (N. Kazantzakis Airport – HER). Flights between Athens and either of these cities take less than one hour. Information regarding flights and time schedules can be located at the official sites of Aegean Airlines and Olympic Airlines.

By Ferry:

Ferryboat connection between Athens (Piraeus) and Crete is available to Heraklion (MINOAN Lines – ANEK Lines – Blue Star Ferries) or Chania, Souda Bay (ANEK Lines).  On arrival at the port of Heraklion or Souda (Chania) travelers can choose between the bus and taxi options below.

Travel inside Crete:

By Taxi:

Taxi is the most convenient way for travelling. The rates are more or less fixed for all taxi companies:

Heraklion airport to venue hotel: ~110€ (~60-70 minutes travel)

Chania airport to venue hotel: ~90€ (~50-60 minutes travel)

Heraklion airport to Heraklion city: 20€ (~10 minutes travel)

Chania airport to Chania city: 29€ (~20 minutes’ travel)

By Bus:

Crete offers an excellent bus service to take you to any part of Crete at very good prices. On arrival at Heraklion or Chania Airport participants can take a town bus or taxi to the Heraklion or Chania bus station (KTEL). From either bus station, busses leave for Rethymnon bus terminal every hour from 06:00 to 20:30. Heraklion Bus Station: https://www.ktelherlas.gr/en/ and Chania Bus Station: https://www.e-ktel.com/en/services/dromologia. For Chania Airport there are also buses that goes direct to Rethymno city.