There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Zakynthos by plane, train, 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.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane BSL - ZTH
8h 18m€89–216Train, 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 Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Chiassotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain Ecm
- 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
37h 11m€249–739Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane ZRH - ZTH
7h 6m€155–327Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane FRA - ZTH
8h 43m€174–496Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- 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€97–469Bus, 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, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Romabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
2d€186–295
Basel (BSL) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Zakynthos is to fly which costs €85 - €220 and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Zakynthos is to train and fly which takes 7h 6m and costs €150 - €330.
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 1553 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 8h 18m 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 7:16 AM in Basel and 8:16 AM in Zakynthos.
There are 3084+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Zakynthos, Greece?
Lufthansa City, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Arth-Goldau to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Lianokladi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Arth-Goldau to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- 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
- €23–40
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Zürich hbf to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120
- Website
- Hak Bus
- 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
- €20–30
- 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
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
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