South-coast resort
Agia Galini
KTEL Heraklio–Lasithi publishes Heraklion–Agia Galini and KTEL Chania–Rethymno publishes Rethymno–Agia Galini, both in both directions.
By bus
Getting to Agia Galini
Scheduled service
KTEL Heraklio–Lasithi prints Heraklion–Agia Galini and Agia Galini–Heraklion with Monday-to-Friday, Saturday and Sunday groups. KTEL Chania–Rethymno prints Rethymno–Agia Galini and Agia Galini–Rethymno with a Monday-to-Friday and a weekend group.
- Two companies publish Agia Galini: read the edition of the one whose row you take.
- Read the day group for your date: both editions print the weekend separately.
- Some departures on the Rethymno rows carry a footnote naming Saktouria (Thursday) or Melambes (Monday to Friday), as the edition prints them.
Source: KTEL Heraklio–Lasithi S.A.: Official routes, timetables and fares for east and south Crete · KTEL Chania–Rethymno S.A.: Official routes, timetables and fares for west Crete
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Getting here
Build the transport plan separately
A step-by-step journey guide is not yet published. Use the current Heraklion or Rethymno rows and read the weekend groups.
. Current times and fares remain with the operator.
Bus times published for Agia Galini
Each card is one line an operator publishes between Agia Galini and another place on the site, with the first and last departure and the number of departures for each day group. The figures come from a dated operator edition, shown until the date on the card; open the operator's current timetable before you travel. Some cards are past their date: they show the days only, and their times have been withdrawn.
These cards listed the lines between Agia Galini and other places on the site, with first and last departures and counts from a dated operator edition. Those times are now out of date and have been withdrawn; each card keeps the days the line ran and the operator's current timetable.
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Heraklion – Agia Galini
KTEL Heraklio–Lasithi edition from 19 September 2026, read 5 October 2026; times shown until 19 October 2026
Times are departures from the first-named place of each row.
Leaves Heraklion for Agia Galini
- Mon–Fri
- 4 departures, 07:30–16:30
- Sat
- 5 departures, 07:30–16:30
- Sun
- 3 departures, 07:30–16:30
Mon–Fri, Sat, Sun
Leaves Agia Galini for Heraklion
- Mon–Fri
- 4 departures, 07:20–19:00
- Sat
- 6 departures, 07:10–19:00
- Sun
- 3 departures, 11:30–19:00
Mon–Fri, Sat, Sun
The operator may have changed these times since; open its current timetable.
Read from the operator's own timetable; two independent readings agree.
Open the operator's timetable -
Rethymno – Agia Galini
KTEL Chania–Rethymno edition from 28 September 2026, read 5 October 2026; times shown until 19 October 2026
Times are departures from the first-named place of each row.
Leaves Rethymno for Agia Galini
- Mon–Fri
- 3 departures, 10:00–17:30 (1 marked *, 1 marked ^)
- Sat–Sun
- 3 departures, 10:00–17:30
- *
- Thursday: Saktouria (as printed)
- ^
- Monday to Friday: Melambes (as printed)
Mon–Fri, Sat–Sun
Leaves Agia Galini for Rethymno
- Mon–Fri
- 3 departures, 07:00*^–19:00 (1 marked *, 1 marked ^)
- Sat–Sun
- 3 departures, 11:30–19:00
- *
- Thursday: Saktouria (as printed)
- ^
- Monday to Friday: Melambes (as printed)
Mon–Fri, Sat–Sun
The operator may have changed these times since; open its current timetable.
Read from the operator's own timetable; two independent readings agree.
Open the operator's timetable
Source: KTEL Heraklio–Lasithi timetable index, read 5 October 2026. Open the timetable index
Agia Galini
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Worth your time
What Agia Galini does best
Agia Galini is a resort 58 km south of Rethymno, according to the Region of Crete, which describes beaches in picturesque inlets around the village. Two companies publish its buses: KTEL Heraklio–Lasithi from Heraklion and KTEL Chania–Rethymno from Rethymno, each with its own weekend groups.
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South of Rethymno
The Region of Crete places the resort 58 km south of Rethymno.
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Beaches in inlets
The Region of Crete describes clean beaches set in picturesque inlets in the area.
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Two published routes
Heraklion–Agia Galini and Rethymno–Agia Galini are printed in both directions by two different companies.
Good to know
- Take the edition of the company whose bus you board: the Heraklion and Rethymno rows are not one timetable.
- Both editions print weekend departures separately; read the group for your day.
- Plan the return before the day starts.
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