There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Zakynthos by train, plane, bus, busferry, ferry, 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.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane ZRH - ZTH
7h 1m€166–953Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane MXP - ZTH
10h 51m€117–530Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Lianokladitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthosbusferry
31h 44mTrain, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
36h 40m€360–833Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane BSL - ZTH
7h 43m€134–356Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zürich hbf to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Zakynthosbusferry
36h 23mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
43h 37mBus, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Venice Mestrebus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
2d 2h€209–328
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Zakynthos is to fly which costs €130 - €360 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Zakynthos is to train and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs €160 - €1000.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Zakynthos. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Zakynthos via Zürich hbf, Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 23m.
The distance between Basel and Zakynthos is 1575 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Zakynthos without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 31h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Basel to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Basel to Zakynthos bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Zakynthos bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Zakynthos is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 5:22 PM in Basel and 6:22 PM in Zakynthos.
There are 2941+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Zakynthos, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, easyJet, and Ryanair fly from Basel (BSL) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) twice a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €25–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €25–180
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Lianokladi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302695022255
- info@ktel-zakynthos.gr
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Lamia to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Zürich hbf to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Venice Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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