There are 8 ways to get from Turkey to Zakynthos by bus, plane, busferry, car, car ferry, ferry, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Istanbul, fly
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)IST - ZTH
8h 40m€134–238Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)SAW - ZTH
7h 58m€46–272Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Lamia
- Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthos
18h 24m€99–136Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Killini
- Take the car ferry from Killini to Poros
- Take the car ferry from Pesáda to Zakynthos Agios Nikolaos
16h 27m€231–332Ferry to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis, fly
- Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytilene
- Fly from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)MJT - ZTH
11h 6m€189–483Shuttle, ferry to Chios Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Izmir Airport to Cesme
- Take the ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Fly from Chios Airport (JKH) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)JKH - ZTH
11h 54m€106–343Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to LianokladiIc
- Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthos
19h 36m€80–113Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
21h 43m€73–105
Istanbul (IST) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Zakynthos is to bus and bus and ferry via Thessaloníki which costs €70 - €110 and takes 21h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Zakynthos is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs €45 - €280.
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 18h 24m and costs €95 - €140.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Turkey to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Zakynthos is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 11:58 PM in Turkey and 10:58 PM in Zakynthos.
There are 2171+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Turkey and Zakynthos, Greece?
Pegasus Airlines, ITA Airways, and six other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) twice daily.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
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 Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Chios Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Chios Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Chios Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens, Kefallinia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- 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
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- 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
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Lamia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- 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 Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- havas.net
Shuttle from Izmir Airport to Cesme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–9
- Schedules at
- havas.net
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- 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
- Phone
- 0 232 330 89 22
- iletisim@izdeniz.com.tr
- Website
- izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- bilet.izdeniz.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Schedules at
- bodrumexpresslines.com
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- turkishsealines.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Website
- https://www.turkishsealines.com.tr/
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