There are 7 ways to get from Nice to Zakynthos by plane, train, ferry, busferry, car ferry, or bus
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Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane NCE - ZTH
7h 58m€112–385Train, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Piacenzatrain Ic
- Take the train from Piacenza to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
37h 28m€227–519Train, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Piacenzatrain Ic
- Take the train from Piacenza to Anconatrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
38h 31m€192–374Bus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kyllínibus
43h 58m€118–206Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane GOA - ZTH
11h 40m€163–305Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Patrasbus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
46h 17mTrain, ferry, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"ferry 4.2
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
2d 3h€232–408
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Zakynthos is to bus which costs €110 - €210 and takes 43h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Zakynthos is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs €110 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Zakynthos. However, there are services departing from Jardin d'Arménie and arriving at Zakynthos via Nice Airport, Sofia and Kyllíni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 58m.
The distance between Nice and Zakynthos is 1338 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Zakynthos without a car is to train and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 37h 28m and costs €220 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Nice to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Nice to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Nice Airport station.
The best way to get from Nice to Zakynthos is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs €110 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 43h 58m.
Nice to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia station.
Zakynthos is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 8:10 AM in Nice and 9:10 AM in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Zakynthos, Greece?
ITA Airways, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Jardin d'Arménie to Zakynthos via Centre Commercial Cap 3000, Nice Airport, Sofia, Kyllíni, and Kyllíni in around 43h 58m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Piacenza to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Piacenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piacenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piacenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +302695022255
- info@ktel-zakynthos.gr
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Nice Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Kyllíni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
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