There are 6 ways to get from Sicily to Zakynthos by plane, train, busferry, bus, ferry, or car 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 from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane CTA - ZTH
7h 32m€100–216Train, 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 41mTrain, ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
34h 11m€176–290Bus and ferry to Malta International Airport, fly
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane MLA - ZTH
11h 44m€342–476Train, 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
34h 21m€202–351Bus, 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
38h 6m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Zakynthos is to fly which costs €100 - €220 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Zakynthos is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs €100 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Zakynthos. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Zakynthos via Palermo, Cosenza - Autostazione, Vlorë, Sarande,Posta Shqiptare and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 6m.
The distance between Sicily and Zakynthos is 519 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Zakynthos without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 33h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Sicily to Zakynthos, including transfers.
Sicily to Zakynthos bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Sicily to Zakynthos bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cosenza station.
Zakynthos is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 8:03 PM in Sicily and 9:03 PM in Zakynthos.
There are 2465+ hotels available in Zakynthos.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Zakynthos, Greece?
Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) once daily.
- 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 Malta International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Malta International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Malta International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- 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 Malta International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Malta International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- 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
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- 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 Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- (+356) 22069022
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- 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
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