There are 8 ways to get from Zakynthos to Stara Zagora by busferry, bus, car ferry, car, plane, train, or night 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 and ferry, bus
best- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Lamia
- Take the bus from Lamia Nea Rumeli to Stara Zagora Central Bus StationCitylines 80 / ...
17h 36m$78–109Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyllíni to SofiaUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3695
- Take the bus from Sofia to Stara Zagora
19h 10m$55–76Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Zakynthos Agios Nikolaos to Pesáda
- Take the car ferry from Poros to Killini
- Drive from Killini to Stara Zagora
15h 28m$235–337Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)ZTH - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
14h 58m$159–294Bus and ferry, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Stara Zagora Zheleznik HotelCitylines 42 / ...
18h 5m$81–117Fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)ZTH - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagora
13h 57m$150–335Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ZTH - OTP
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
8h 58m$115–271Fly to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Istanbul (IST)ZTH - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Haskovo to Stara Zagora
15h 35m$184–332
Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zakynthos to Stara Zagora is to bus which costs $55 - $80 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Zakynthos to Stara Zagora is to fly and night train which takes 8h 58m and costs $110 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Zakynthos to Stara Zagora station. However, there are services departing from Zakynthos and arriving at Stara Zagora Central Bus Station via Lamia Nea Rumeli. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 36m.
The distance between Zakynthos and Stara Zagora is 1114 km.
The best way to get from Zakynthos to Stara Zagora without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 17h 36m and costs $75 - $110.
It takes approximately 17h 36m to get from Zakynthos to Stara Zagora, including transfers.
Zakynthos to Stara Zagora bus services, operated by KTEL Zakythos, depart from Zakynthos station.
Zakynthos to Stara Zagora bus services, operated by KTEL Zakythos, arrive at Lamia station.
There are 137+ hotels available in Stara Zagora.
What companies run services between Zakynthos, Greece and Stara Zagora, Bulgaria?
You can take a vehicle from Zakynthos to Stara Zagora via Kyllíni, Kyllíni, and Sofia in around 19h 10m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–220
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Istanbul via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–430
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–11
- 1st Class
- $11–13
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $14–18
- Phone
- +302695022255
- info@ktel-zakynthos.gr
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Zakynthos to Lamia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Zakynthos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Lamia Nea Rumeli to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Stara Zagora Zheleznik Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Kyllíni to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Sofia to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Haskovo Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Haskovo to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 042605349
- avtogara_stzagora@abv.bg
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Haskovo to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- Phone
- +359 0882455155
- bourgasbus@abv.bg
- Website
- burgasbus.info
Bus from Haskovo to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://burgasbus.info/eng/?cat=1
- Website
- krumovgrad-bg.com
Bus from Haskovo to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Krumovgrad Municipality Bus
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- ionionplines@gmail.com
- Website
- ionionpelagos.com
Car ferry from Zakynthos Agios Nikolaos to Pesáda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
- Phone
- +30 210 94 99 400
- info@levanteferries.gr
- Website
- levanteferries.com
Car ferry from Poros to Killini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://www.levanteferries.com/en/
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