There are 8 ways to get from Turkey to Zakynthos by plane, bus, 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.
Fly from Istanbul
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane IST - ZTH
8h 7m€115–270Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane SAW - ZTH
8h 51m€51–302Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Lamiabus
- Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthosbusferry
18h 24m€100–136Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Killinicar
- Take the car ferry from Killini to Poroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Pesáda to Zakynthos Agios Nikolaoscarferry
16h 31m€231–333Ferry 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 32m€169–223Shuttle, 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 24m€91–278Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Lianokladitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthosbusferry
19h 36m€56–100Bus, 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 43m€79–106
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 €75 - €110 and takes 22h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Zakynthos is to fly which takes 8h 7m and costs €110 - €270.
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 €100 - €140.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Turkey to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Zakynthos is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 3:40 PM in Turkey and 2:40 PM in Zakynthos.
There are 2462+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Turkey and Zakynthos, Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Olympic Air, and five other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) twice daily.
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Chios Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–550
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Chios Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zakynthos International Airport via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- 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
- +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
- €20–29
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
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/
- 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
- Website
- https://havas.net/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
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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
- Twice 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
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Cesme to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- 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
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Website
- https://www.turkishsealines.com.tr/
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