There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Zakynthos by plane, train, ferry, busferry, or bus
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)LYS - ZTH
8h 50m€146–227Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport, bus and ferry
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LYS - ATH
- Take the busferry from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Zakynthos
12h 10m€104–235Train, ferry, bus and ferry via Bari
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta SusaFr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari CentraleFr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to PatrasAsf
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
34h 31m€211–467Bus, bus and ferry via Kakavijë
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kakavijë
- Take the bus from Kakavijë to Patra
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
36h 45mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)GVA - ZTH
8h 10m€150–296Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)TRN - ZTH
12h 9m€141–444Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)LYS - EFL
- Take the busferry from Argostoli to Kyllíni
13h 54m€164–530Train, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta SusaFr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to PatrasAsf
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
35h 56m€179–475Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patras
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
46h 20mBus, bus and ferry via Turin
- Take the bus from Lyon to Turin729 / ...
- Take the bus from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Patra
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
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Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Zakynthos is to fly and bus and ferry which costs €100 - €240 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Zakynthos is to train and fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €150 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Zakynthos. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Zakynthos via Tirana, Kakavijë and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 45m.
The distance between Lyon and Zakynthos is 1604 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Zakynthos without a car is to train and ferry and bus and ferry via Bari which takes 34h 31m and costs €210 - €470.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Lyon to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Lyon to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
Lyon to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Zakynthos is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 3:43 PM in Lyon and 4:43 PM in Zakynthos.
There are 2228+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Zakynthos, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and six other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +302695022255
- info@ktel-zakynthos.gr
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
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/
Busferry from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kakavijë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kakavijë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- info@ktelkefalonias.gr
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Argostoli to Kyllíni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
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