There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Zakynthos by plane, train, bus, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Zakynthos International Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane MAD - ZTH
8h 40m€87–204Fly to Kefalonia Airport, bus and ferry
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane MAD - EFL
- Take the busferry from Argostoli to Kyllínibusferry
13h 23m€86–218Train, bus, bus and ferry via Rodhítsa
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Librazhdbus
- Take the bus from Librazhd to Lamíabus
- Take the busferry from Lamia to Zakynthosbusferry
44h 4mBus, car ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Stazione Padova to Veneziabus 53E
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
2d 21h€291–407Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
46h 16mBus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kyllínibus
2d 12h€249–296Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
2d 16h€261–356
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Zakynthos is to fly which costs €85 - €210 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Zakynthos is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs €85 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Zakynthos. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Zakynthos via Padova, Sofia Central Bus Station and Kyllíni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Madrid and Zakynthos is 2141 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Zakynthos without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry via Rodhítsa which takes 44h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Madrid to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Madrid to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Zakynthos is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs €85 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €240 - €300 and takes 2 days 12h.
Madrid to Zakynthos bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Zakynthos is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 8:08 PM in Madrid and 9:08 PM in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Zakynthos, Greece?
Ryanair, ITA Airways, and four other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Zakynthos via Padova, Sofia Central Bus Station, Kyllíni, and Kyllíni in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- [email protected]
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Librazhd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- [email protected]
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Librazhd to Lamía
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +302695022255
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Lamia to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- [email protected]
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Bus from Stazione Padova to Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stazione Padova to Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Argostoli to Kyllíni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kyllíni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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