There are 11 ways to get from Sliven to Zakynthos by train, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, bus and ferry via Lamía
best- Take the train from Sliven to SofiaRe
- Take the train from Sofia to BlagoevgradRe
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to LianokladiIc
- Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthos
19h 49m€63–99Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Sliven to Sofia3602 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to KyllíniUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3696
20h 22m€40–67Bus
- Take the bus from Sliven to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to KyllíniUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3696
20h 7m€44–72Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sliven to Killini
- Take the car ferry from Killini to Poros
- Take the car ferry from Pesáda to Zakynthos Agios Nikolaos
16h 19m€213–306Train to Sofia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sliven to Iskarsko Shose
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)SOF - ZTH
13h 15m€120–355Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Nova Zagora to PlovdivRe
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Zakynthos
22h€64–101Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Volos to Patras
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
23h 20m€76–106Train, train to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly
- Take the train from Nova Zagora to Svilengrad
- Take the train from Ormenio to Alexandroupoli Port
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)AXD - ZTH
15h 48m€87–294Bus, bus to Istanbul, fly
- Take the bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)IST - ZTH
14h 21m€154–264Train, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
- Take the train from Sliven to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)SKG - ZTH
14h 49m€127–229Bus, shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the bus from Sliven to Kotel
- Take the bus from Kotel to Razgrad
- Take a shuttle bus from Razgrad to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)OTP - ZTH
10h 27m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sliven to Zakynthos is to train and bus which costs €40 - €70 and takes 20h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Sliven to Zakynthos is to train and fly which takes 13h 15m and costs €120 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Sliven to Zakynthos. However, there are services departing from Sliven and arriving at Zakynthos via Sofia and Kyllíni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 7m.
The distance between Sliven and Zakynthos is 1168 km.
The best way to get from Sliven to Zakynthos without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Lamía which takes 19h 49m and costs €60 - €100.
It takes approximately 19h 49m to get from Sliven to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Sliven to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Globus ES, depart from Sliven station.
Sliven to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Globus ES, arrive at Sofia station.
There are 2178+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Sliven, Bulgaria and Zakynthos, Greece?
You can take a bus from Sliven to Zakynthos via Sofia, Kyllíni, and Kyllíni in around 20h 7m.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens, Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–450
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens, Kefallinia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sliven to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–13
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–6
Train from Sliven to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €10–13
Train from Nova Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €6–7
Train from Nova Zagora to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–6
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Lianokladi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Ormenio to Alexandroupoli Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sliven to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Kyllíni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +302695022255
- info@ktel-zakynthos.gr
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Lamia to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
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/
- Phone
- 044/62 48 83
- globuses@abv.bg
- Website
- globuses.com
Bus from Sliven to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://www.globuses.com/index.html
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sliven to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 2421033254
- ktelvol@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelvolou.gr
Bus from Volos to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://ktelvolou.gr/en/home/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sliven Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–26
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Sliven to Kotel
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Razgrad to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +30 210 94 99 400
- info@levanteferries.gr
- Website
- levanteferries.com
Car ferry from Killini to Poros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.levanteferries.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- ionionplines@gmail.com
- Website
- ionionpelagos.com
Car ferry from Pesáda to Zakynthos Agios Nikolaos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
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