There are 8 ways to get from Palermo to Zakynthos by bus, plane, train, ferry, car ferry, or busferry
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport
best- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane CTA - ZTH
10h€108–238Fly Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport, bus and ferry
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane PMO - EFL
- Take the busferry from Argostoli to Kyllínibusferry
13h 17m€74–221Train, bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Portobus
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Samiferry Asf
- Take the carferry from Poros to Killinicarferry
33h 4m€206–346Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
33h 41mBus to Trapani Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane TPS - ZTH
8h 40m€93–471Fly Palermo Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane PMO - ZTH
5h 34m€75–247Train, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
34h 41mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Sarandëbus
- Take the bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
36h 46m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Zakynthos is to fly which costs €70 - €250 and takes 5h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Zakynthos is to fly which takes 5h 34m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Zakynthos. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Zakynthos via Cosenza - Autostazione, Vlorë, Sarande,Posta Shqiptare and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 46m.
The distance between Palermo and Zakynthos is 725 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Zakynthos without a car is to train and bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 33h 4m and costs €200 - €350.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Palermo to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Palermo to Zakynthos bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Zakynthos bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cosenza station.
Zakynthos is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 9:01 AM in Palermo and 10:01 AM in Zakynthos.
There are 2462+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Zakynthos, Greece?
Volotea flies from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) once a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Trapani Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Trapani Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Trapani Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Pantelleria, Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Palermo Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Trapani Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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 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
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
Busferry from Argostoli to Kyllíni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
- Phone
- +355 69 22 76 426
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 398 7951
- [email protected]
- Website
- Olgeno Travel
Bus from Vlorë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Olgeno Travel
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 163 492
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Vlorë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- Boraku
- Phone
- +7 916 321-96-39
- [email protected]
- Website
- RivieraBus
Bus from Vlorë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- RivieraBus
- Phone
- (+30) 210 822 4112
- [email protected]
- Website
- ahmetitravel.com
Bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 94 99 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Levante Ferries
Car ferry from Poros to Killini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- Levante Ferries
- Passenger
- €13
- Car
- €45
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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