How to get fromIstanbul Airport (IST) to Zakynthosby plane, bus, train, busferry, car or car ferry

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There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Zakynthos by plane, bus, train, busferry, car, or car ferry

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Fly to Zakynthos International Airport
best
1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)IST - ZTH
5h 10m
€138–225
Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
2. Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Zakynthos
21h 15m
€55–109
Bus, train, bus and ferry
1. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Yenibosna Kuleli
2. Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
3. Take the train from Thessaloniki to LianokladiIc
4. Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthos
20h 39m
€57–105
Drive, car ferry
1. Drive from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Killini
2. Take the car ferry from Killini to Poros
3. Take the car ferry from Pesáda to Zakynthos Agios Nikolaos
16h 10m
€224–323
Fly to Kefalonia Airport, bus and ferry
1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)IST - EFL
2. Take the busferry from Argostoli to Kyllíni
9h 48m
€101–216
Bus, bus and ferry
1. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
2. Take the bus from Istanbul to Lamia
3. Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthos
21h
€100–151
Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki #2
1. Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
2. Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
4. Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
23h 45m
€80–110

Istanbul (IST) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights

16Weekly Planes

5h 38mAverage Duration

€47Cheapest Price

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Distance: 782.2 km
Duration: 5h 10m

What companies run services between Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey and Zakynthos, Greece?

Turkish Airlines, Olympic Air, and five other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) twice daily.

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Zakynthos, Greece(opens in a new window)

Zakynthos or Zante is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands, with an area of 405.55 km2, and a coastline 123 km in length. The name, like all similar names ending in, is pre-Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin. In Greek mythology the island was said to be named after Zacynthus, the son of the legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus.

Things to do in Zakynthos

Zakynthos(Opens in a new window)

Zakynthos or Zaente, is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Zakynthos is a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and its only municipality. It covers an area of 405.55 km2 and its coastline is roughly 123 km in length. The name, like all similar names ending in -nthos, is pre-Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin. In Greek mythology the island was said to be named after Zakynthos, the son of a legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus.

Zakynthos Marine Park(Opens in a new window)

The National Marine Park of Zakynthos (Greek: Εθνικό Θαλάσσιο Πάρκο Ζακύνθου) founded in 1999, is a national park located in Laganas bay, in Zakynthos island, Greece. The park, part of the Natura 2000 ecological network, covers an area of 135 km2 and is the habitat of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). It is the first national park established for the protection of sea turtles in the Mediterranean.

Chlemoutsi(Opens in a new window)

Chlemoutsi (Greek: Χλεμούτσι or Χλουμούτσι) is a medieval castle in the northwest of the Elis regional unit in the Peloponnese peninsula of southern Greece, in the Kastro-Kyllini municipality.

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9.7Exceptional

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8.8Fabulous

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10.0Exceptional

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