There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Zakynthos by plane, bus, busferry, train, or 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 45m€64–286Bus, bus and ferry via Zurich
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Stationbus 206 / ...
- 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 31m€178–208Train, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Brigtrain Ic6 / ...
- 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
37h 21m€170–514Train 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 5m€156–272Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane FRA - ZTH
8h 38m€131–332Train, 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 57m€107–367Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane GVA - ZTH
9h 31m€183–360Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Bujanovacbus
- Take the bus from Bujanovac, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Zakynthosbusferry
39h 29m€297–326Bus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrasbus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
45h 10m
Basel (BSL) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Zakynthos is to fly which costs €60 - €290 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Zakynthos is to train and fly which takes 7h 5m and costs €150 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Zakynthos. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Zakynthos via Zürich hbf, Kumanovo and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 31m.
The distance between Basel and Zakynthos is 1552 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Zakynthos without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Zurich which takes 36h 31m and costs €170 - €210.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Basel to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Basel to Zakynthos bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Zakynthos bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Zakynthos is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 7:01 PM in Basel and 8:01 PM in Zakynthos.
There are 2407+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Zakynthos, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) 5 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Schedules at
- 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 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- 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
- €55–170
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Bujanovac, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +302695022255
- info@ktel-zakynthos.gr
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
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/
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Bujanovac
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €247
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- 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 Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
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