There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Zakynthos by bus, plane, train, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport
best- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballest
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)SDR - ZTH
28h€112–357Fly Bilbao Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)BIO - ZTH
8h 20m€88–294Train, bus, bus and ferry via Paris
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-DeliciasAlv
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Lamía
- Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthos
2d 5hFly Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BIO - ATH
- Take the busferry from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Zakynthos
12h 29m€96–242Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostia
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)BIQ - ZTH
20h 35m€128–479Train to Zaragoza Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Fly from Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)ZAZ - ZTH
21h 9m€118–420Bus, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostia
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)BOD - ZTH
14h 46m€191–349Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-DonostiaE1
- Take the bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Zakynthos
2d 10h€156–239Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostia
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kyllíni
2d 11h€152–221
Santander Airport (SDR) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Zakynthos is to fly and bus and ferry which costs €95 - €250 and takes 12h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Zakynthos is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs €85 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Zakynthos. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Zakynthos via Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián, Sofia and Kyllíni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Bilbao and Zakynthos is 2269 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Zakynthos without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Paris which takes 2 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 28h to get from Bilbao to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Bilbao to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Avanza Gipuzkoa, depart from Bilbao Intermodal station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Zakynthos is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs €85 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €230 and takes 2 days 11h.
Bilbao to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Avanza Gipuzkoa, arrive at San Sebastián / Donostia station.
Zakynthos is 1h ahead of Bilbao. It is currently 6:19 AM in Bilbao and 7:19 AM in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Zakynthos, Greece?
Volotea flies from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) once a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Zakynthos via San Sebastián / Donostia, Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián, Sofia, Kyllíni, and Kyllíni in around 2d 11h.
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- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Barcelona, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Barcelona, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Barcelona, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–430
Flights from Santander Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Elbasan to Lamía
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- 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
- €19–29
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- 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/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Kyllíni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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