How to get to Zakynthos


  • ATHENS - ZAKYNTHOS
The international airport "Dionysios Solomos" is at 4km of distance from the town of Zakynthos. There are regular daily flights from the new Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" - it inaugurated its operation on March 28, 2001- to "Dionysios Solomos"Airport by Olympic Airways. Flight time is approximately 1 hour.
There is also a big number of chartered flights to and from all around Europe.
There is not public transportation connecting the airport to the town. Only taxi services are available.
Zakynthos: tel.: +30-26950-28617 +30-26950-28611
Athens: tel.: +30-210-9666666

  • KILINI - ZAKYNTHOS
The island is linked by car-ferry with the port of Kyllini on the northwestern coast of Peloponnese. There are at least four departures per day. The distance is 18 nautical miles and the duration of crossing is about one hour.
Zakynthos: tel.: +30-26950-49500 +30-26950-22083
Kilini: tel.: +30-26230-92100
Prices: 8,00 euro per person, 36,00 euro per car

Time Table
DestinationMonday - SaturdaySunday
Zakynthos to Kilini 06:00-09:00-11:30-14:45-19:30 08:00-12:30-14:45-19:30
Kilini to Zakynthos 08:00-11:00-13:30-17:30-21:30 10:30-14:30-17:30-21:30

  • ATHENS - ZAKYNTHOS
There are daily bus services by Greek Road Transport Company (KTEL) from Athens to the port of Kyllini, The distance from Athens to Kyllini is 286 kilometres and the journey takes about four and a half hours. From Kyllini there is a direct link by car-ferry to Zakynthos.
Zakynthos: tel.: +30-26950-42656 +30-26950-22255
Athens: tel.: +30-210-5129432

Time Table
DestinationMonday - SaturdaySunday
Zakynthos to Athens 05:00-08:30-11:00-14:15-19:00 07:30-12:00-14:15-19:00
Athens to Zakynthos 06:15-08:45-12:45-16:45 06:00-10:00-12:45-16:45

  • PATRAS - ZAKYNTHOS
There are daily bus services by Greek Road Transport Company (KTEL) from Patras to the port of Kyllini.The journey takes about one hour. From Kyllini there is a direct link by car-ferry to Zakynthos.
Zakynthos: tel.: +30-26950-42656
Patras: tel.: +30-2610-220993

Time Table
DestinationMonday - FridaySaturdaySunday
Zakynthos to Patras 05:00-08:30-14:15-19:00 05:00-08:30-14:15-19:00 12:00-14:15-19:00
Patras to Zakynthos 09:15-11:45-16:00-19:00 11:45-16:00 09:00-16:00-19:45

  • THESSALONIKI - ZAKYNTHOS
There are weekly bus services by Greek Road Transport Company (KTEL) from Thessaloniki to the port of Kyllini.
Zakynthos: tel.: +30-26950-42656
Lamia: tel.: +30-22310-22802
Larisa: tel.: +30-2410-554111
Thessaloniki: tel.: +30-2310-595416 +30-2310-595465

Time Table
DestinationMondayThursdayFridaySunday
Zakynthos to Thessaloniki - 05:30 - 07:30
Thessaloniki to Zakynthos 11:45 - 11:45 -