How to get fromIstanbul to Zakynthosby plane, bus, train, busferry, car or car ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Istanbul to Zakynthos by plane, bus, train, busferry, car, or car ferry

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Fly
best
1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)IST - ZTH
5h 41m
€166–272
Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus StationArda - Tur
2. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Zakynthos
19h
€73–111
Bus, train, bus and ferry
1. Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
2. Take the train from Thessaloniki to LianokladiIc
3. Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthos
18h 23m
€80–113
Drive, car ferry
1. Drive from Istanbul to Killini
2. Take the car ferry from Killini to Poros
3. Take the car ferry from Pesáda to Zakynthos Agios Nikolaos
16h 22m
€234–336
Bus, bus and ferry
1. Take the bus from Istanbul to Lamia
2. Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthos
18h 24m
€99–136
Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki #2
1. Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
3. Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
20h 30m
€73–105

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

20Weekly Planes

6h 5mAverage Duration

€49Cheapest Price

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Distance: 820.6 km
Duration: 5h 41m

What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Zakynthos, Greece?

Turkish Airlines, Olympic Air, and eight other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) 3 times a day.

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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.

Places to stay in Zakynthos

Sueño LUXURY VILLA, in Argasi 180 Iconic Sea View(Opens in a new window)

10.0Exceptional

Villa marina " G "(Opens in a new window)

9.7Exceptional

Hotel Varres(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Cielo villas - An Authentic Mediterranean Living(Opens in a new window)

10.0Exceptional

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