There are 7 ways to get from Zakynthos (Island) to Sicily by plane, ferry, train, busferry, bus, 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 to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ZTH - CTA
4h 27m€82–182Fly to Trapani Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane ZTH - TPS
8h 50m€62–289Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Zakynthos to Samiferry
- Take the ferry from Sami to Bari M.maferry Asf
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
31h 24m€141–266Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patrasbusferry
- Take the bus from Patra to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oretobus
32h 43mFly to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ZTH - PMO
2h 23m€72–218Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Zakynthos to Port of Corfuferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
34h 33m€118–228Ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Zakynthos to Samiferry
- Take the car ferry from Sami to Port of Baricarferry
- Take the bus from Bari to Palermobus 591
35h 18m€172–276
Zakynthos (Island) to Sicily by ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zakynthos (Island) to Sicily is to fly which costs €70 - €220 and takes 2h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Zakynthos (Island) to Sicily is to fly which takes 2h 23m and costs €70 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Zakynthos (Island) to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Zakynthos and arriving at John Lennon 100 via Patra, Vlorë, Messina Piazza della Repubblica and Regione Siciliana Oreto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 43m.
The distance between Zakynthos (Island) and Sicily is 518 km.
The best way to get from Zakynthos (Island) to Sicily without a car is to ferry and train which takes 31h 24m and costs €140 - €270.
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Zakynthos (Island) to Sicily, including transfers.
Zakynthos (Island) to Sicily bus services, operated by KTEL Zakynthos, depart from Zakynthos station.
Zakynthos (Island) to Sicily bus services, operated by KTEL Zakynthos, arrive at Patras station.
Sicily is 1h behind Zakynthos (Island). It is currently 12:54 AM in Zakynthos (Island) and 11:54 PM in Sicily.
There are 6397+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Zakynthos (Island), Greece and Sicily, Italy?
easyJet, ITA Airways, and six other airlines fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Trapani Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +302695022255
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Patra to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 2645024609
- [email protected]
- Website
- lefkadapalace.com
Ferry from Zakynthos to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
Ferry from Zakynthos to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
Ferry from Zakynthos to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Sami to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- [email protected]
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Sami to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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