There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Lesbos by plane, train, bus, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane ZRH - MJT
8h€199–280Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Zürich to Ferizajbus
- Take the bus from Ferizaj to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
37h 20m€165–287Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
34h 33mTrain, bus, ferry via Budapest
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Bregenz to Budapest-Keletitrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
39h 2m€316–549Drive, ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Thessalonikicar
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Dikiliferry
- Take the ferry from Dikili to Mytileneferry
32h 37m€415–788Fly Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane ZRH - ADB
- Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry
9h 34m€168–391Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane STR - MJT
11h 10m€216–466Train, bus, ferry via Sankt Gallen
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from Sankt Gallen to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
41h 31m€204–373Bus, ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mytileneferry Bsf
45h 57m€210–348
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Lesbos is to bus and ferry which costs €160 - €290 and takes 37h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Lesbos is to fly which takes 8h and costs €190 - €280.
The distance between Zurich and Lesbos is 1774 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Lesbos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 34h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h to get from Zurich to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 9:28 PM in Zurich and 10:28 PM in Lesbos.
There are 531+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Lesbos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Munich, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Bregenz to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- €120–190
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- *
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €11–15
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–23
- [email protected]
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times 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
Bus from Sankt Gallen to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- 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
Bus from Ferizaj to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arditi Tours
Bus from Zürich to Ferizaj
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- Arditi Tours
- Phone
- +383 44 553 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sankt Gallen to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–120
- Schedules at
- Gmica Travel
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kavala to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- [email protected]
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
Ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–35
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- €4–6
Ferry from Dikili to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–35
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- €4–6
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Mytilene to Dikili
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Dikili to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
- Phone
- 0 232 330 89 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- izdeniz.com.tr
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