There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Zakynthos by plane, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane CGN - ZTH
7h 34m€144–324Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane DUS - ZTH
7h 2m€107–356Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Köln Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
33h 49mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Killinicar
- Take the carferry from Killini to Poroscarferry
- Take the carferry from Pesáda to Zakynthos Agios Nikolaoscarferry
29h 20m€506–765Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane FRA - ZTH
6h 44m€139–305Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane BRU - ZTH
8h 13m€110–338Train, bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbftrain 41
- Take the bus from Würzburg to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Lianokladitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthosbusferry
34h 5mTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
34h 6mBus, bus and ferry via Köln Süd Bf
- Take the bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
39h 47mTrain, Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Patrasbus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
2d 1h€271–428
Cologne to Zakynthos by train, bus, foot, and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Zakynthos is to fly which costs €140 - €330 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Zakynthos is to train and fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €130 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Zakynthos. However, there are services departing from Köln Hbf and arriving at Zakynthos via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 49m.
The distance between Cologne and Zakynthos is 1838 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Zakynthos without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 33h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Cologne to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Cologne to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Amr Travel, depart from Köln Hbf station.
Cologne to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Amr Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Zakynthos is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 12:59 PM in Cologne and 1:59 PM in Zakynthos.
There are 2287+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Zakynthos, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) 4 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Lianokladi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Köln Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Köln Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +302695022255
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Lamia to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
- [email protected]
Bus from Würzburg to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- 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
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +383 44 102 280
- [email protected]
- Website
- armendtours.com
Bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- armendtours.com
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Ioannina to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Ioannina to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
- Phone
- +30 210 94 99 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Levante Ferries
Car ferry from Killini to Poros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- Levante Ferries
- Passenger
- €13
- Car
- €45
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
Car ferry from Pesáda to Zakynthos Agios Nikolaos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
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