There are 8 ways to get from Turkey to Zakynthos by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, ferry, 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.
Fly from Istanbul
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane IST - ZTH
7h 42m€143–264Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane SAW - ZTH
9h 52m€48–284Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Lamiabus
- Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthosbusferry
17h 24m€103–147Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Killinicar
- Take the carferry from Killini to Poroscarferry
- Take the carferry from Pesáda to Zakynthos Agios Nikolaoscarferry
16h 30m€238–377Ferry to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis, fly
- Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry
- Fly from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane MJT - ZTH
9h 49m€191–355Shuttle, ferry to Chios Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Izmir Airport to Cesme
- Take the ferry from Port of Cesme to Chiosferry
- Fly from Chios Airport (JKH) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane JKH - ZTH
10h 19m€116–429Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane ADB - ZTH
11h 1m€92–313Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
22h 13m€78–122
Istanbul (IST) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Zakynthos is to bus and bus and ferry via Thessaloníki which costs €75 - €130 and takes 22h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Zakynthos is to fly which takes 7h 42m and costs €140 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Zakynthos. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Zakynthos via Lamia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 24m.
The distance between Turkey and Zakynthos is 824 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Zakynthos without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 17h 24m and costs €100 - €150.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Turkey to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Turkey to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Istanbul station.
Turkey to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Lamia station.
There are 2462+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Turkey and Zakynthos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, and six other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens, Kefallinia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Chios Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Chios Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens, Kefallinia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Chios Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Chios Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Istanbul to Lamia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- 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
- €23–40
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- Havas
Shuttle from Izmir Airport to Cesme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–10
- Website
- Havas
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- Phone
- +30 210 94 99 400
- info@levanteferries.gr
- Website
- Levante Ferries
Car ferry from Killini to Poros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- Levante Ferries
- Passenger
- €13
- Car
- €45
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
Car ferry from Pesáda to Zakynthos Agios Nikolaos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
- Phone
- 0 232 330 89 22
- iletisim@izdeniz.com.tr
- Website
- izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- izdeniz.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Makri Travel
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- Turyol
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