There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Zakynthos by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane CGN - ZTH
7h 52m€90–334Train, bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Würzburg to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Lianokladitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthosbusferry
32h 40mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Killinicar
- Take the car ferry from Killini to Poroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Pesáda to Zakynthos Agios Nikolaoscarferry
29h 21m€485–738Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane DUS - ZTH
6h 42m€167–391Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane FRA - ZTH
6h 49m€179–354Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Drive from Cologne to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane AMS - ZTH
7h 23m€237–489Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane BRU - ZTH
8h 16m€174–711Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Köln Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
33h 38mTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
34h 6mBus, bus and ferry via Köln Süd Bf
- Take the bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
39h 47mTrain, Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain 49 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Patrasbus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
47h 8m€278–397
Cologne to Zakynthos by train, bus, foot, and busferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Zakynthos is to fly which costs €90 - €340 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Zakynthos is to train and fly which takes 6h 42m and costs €160 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Zakynthos. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Zakynthos via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 38m.
The distance between Cologne and Zakynthos is 1838 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Zakynthos without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Thessaloníki which takes 32h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Cologne to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Cologne to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Amr Travel, depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Amr Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Zakynthos is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 9:45 PM in Cologne and 10:45 PM in Zakynthos.
There are 2692+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Zakynthos, Greece?
Lufthansa City, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) 4 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €44–49
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–44
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Würzburg to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice 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/
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Köln Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Köln Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- 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
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +383 44 102 280
- armendi_tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- armenditours.com
Bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- armenditours.com
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- 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/
- Phone
- +30 210 94 99 400
- info@levanteferries.gr
- Website
- levanteferries.com
Car ferry from Killini to Poros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://www.levanteferries.com/en/
- Passenger
- €11–14
- Adult Deck
- €10
- Car
- €19
- Car
- €45
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- ionionplines@gmail.com
- Website
- ionionpelagos.com
Car ferry from Pesáda to Zakynthos Agios Nikolaos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- http://ionionpelagos.com/
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