There are 13 ways to get from Lyon to Zakynthos by plane, train, ferry, busferry, bus, or car ferry
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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)plane LYS - ZTH
8h 25m€126–257Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GVA - ATH
- Take the busferry from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Zakynthosbusferry
14h€93–332Train, ferry, bus and ferry via Bari
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
35h 12m€203–448Bus, bus and ferry via Vlorë
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Vlorëbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
37h 51mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane GVA - ZTH
8h 10m€150–364Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane TRN - ZTH
12h 12m€194–413Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LYS - ATH
- Take the busferry from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Zakynthosbusferry
12h 10m€94–265Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane NCE - ZTH
12h 29m€177–429Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane MXP - ZTH
11h 40m€144–405Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane LYS - EFL
- Take the busferry from Argostoli to Kyllínibusferry
13h 54m€124–520Train, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
36h 32m€187–507Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
44h 17mTrain, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
2d€244–381
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 €90 - €270 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 - €370.
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, Vlorë and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 51m.
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 35h 12m and costs €200 - €450.
It takes approximately 8h 25m 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 7:16 PM in Lyon and 8:16 PM in Zakynthos.
There are 2690+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Zakynthos, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- 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
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/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
- €65–220
- 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
- €8–13
- 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
- +355 69 398 7951
- support@olgenotravel.com
- Website
- olgenotravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://olgenotravel.com/
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33
- Schedules at
- 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
- +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 Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–70
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €134–135
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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