There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Zakynthos by train, plane, bus, or busferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane BRS - ZTH
8h 14m€187–428Fly from Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane CWL - ZTH
18h 25m€135–437Train, bus, bus and ferry via Bucharest
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Lianokladitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthosbusferry
44h 22m€175–324Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane LTN - ZTH
9h 41m€214–412Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane STN - ZTH
9h 50m€238–502Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane LGW - ZTH
10h 14m€184–440Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
47h 35mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Patrasbus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
2d 16h€291–461
Cardiff to Zakynthos by bus, foot, and busferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Zakynthos is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Bucharest which costs €170 - €330 and takes 44h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Zakynthos is to train and fly which takes 8h 14m and costs €180 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Zakynthos. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Zakynthos via London Victoria, München, Ioannina and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Cardiff and Zakynthos is 2466 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Zakynthos without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Bucharest which takes 44h 22m and costs €170 - €330.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Cardiff to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Cardiff to Zakynthos bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Zakynthos bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Zakynthos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:51 PM in Cardiff and 7:51 PM in Zakynthos.
There are 2692+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Zakynthos, Greece?
Ryanair, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) 3 times a week.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Luton Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Luton Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €25–31
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €30–50
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €85–110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €110–170
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €65–85
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €85–130
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €30–45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–60
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €60–90
- 1st Class
- €110–160
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €17–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €26–40
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- 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/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from München to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–24
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
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