There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Lesbos by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)ZRH - MJT
7h 42m€131–263Train to Basel, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)BSL - MJT
10h 45m€106–560Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to LuzernIr / ...
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristina
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilene
31h 37mTrain, bus, car ferry via Budapest
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to FeldkirchRjx
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Budapest-KeletiRjx
- Take the bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Thessaloníki
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilene
39h 58mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Port of Thessaloniki
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilene
26h 25m€405–674Fly Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)ZRH - ADB
- Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytilene
9h 28m€161–307Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingen
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)STR - MJT
13h 3m€168–448Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zürich hbf to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilene
36h 29m€235–379Bus, car ferry via Zürich
- Take the bus from Zürich to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilene
36h 53m€174–347Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Kavala to MytileneBsf
45h 42m
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Lesbos is to fly which costs €130 - €270 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Lesbos is to fly which takes 7h 42m and costs €130 - €270.
The distance between Zurich and Lesbos is 1774 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Lesbos without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 31h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Zurich to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 2:45 AM in Zurich and 3:45 AM in Lesbos.
There are 421+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Lesbos, Greece?
Swiss, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Basel to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Basel to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
Train from Feldkirch to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €120–180
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €250–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–140
- Seating Carriage
- €25–35
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Zürich hbf to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Zürich to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €85–130
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €150–210
- 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
Ferry from Kavala to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €30–50
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €65–80
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €60–70
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €80–100
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