There are 10 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)CGN - ZTH
9h 19m€125–222Train, bus, bus and ferry via Lamía
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbf41
- Take the bus from Würzburg to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to LianokladiIc
- Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthos
31h 10mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Killini
- Take the car ferry from Killini to Poros
- Take the car ferry from Pesáda to Zakynthos Agios Nikolaos
29h 11m€489–705Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)DUS - ZTH
6h 55m€130–351Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)FRA - ZTH
6h 49m€148–369Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)BRU - ZTH
8h 22m€156–350Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz StadtmitteRe
- Take the bus from Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Zakynthos
31h 42mBus, bus and ferry via Agrínio
- Take the bus from Köln Hbf to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Agrínio
- Take the bus from Agrinio to Patras
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
32h 31mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patras
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
41h 20mTrain, Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt41
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Patras
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
46h 36m€267–441
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Zakynthos is to fly which costs €120 - €230 and takes 9h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Zakynthos is to train and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €140 - €370.
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, Agrinio and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 31m.
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 Lamía which takes 31h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 19m 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 3:31 AM in Cologne and 4:31 AM in Zakynthos.
There are 2062+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Zakynthos, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and five other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- 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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Stadtmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €50–90
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Stadtmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +389 70 667 766
- loni.tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Würzburg to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.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
- €19–29
- 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/
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
- +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
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Köln Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Agrínio
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 26410 54444
- info@ktel-aitolnias.gr
- Website
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
Bus from Agrinio to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
- 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
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- 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
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- 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
- €15
- Website
- https://www.levanteferries.com/en/
- 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
- Ionion P. Lines
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