TRAVEL & TRANSPORT
How to Get Here
One may travel to Zakynthos either by Plane direct from abraod during the summer months
May - October or during the winter months by a connecting flight from Athens or by road and ferry crossing from the port of Killini.
By Plane
Athens Airport 'Eleftherios Venizelos' has daily all year round flight with Olympic Airways and 45 minutes to Zakynthos, you may check the schedule on the Olympic Airways website below.
Also during the tourist period (April-October), Zakynthos has a direct service with many European cities with international chartered flights, a list of several are also below. The airport in Zakynthos is approx.
4 kms from Zakynthos Town and the resorts of Argasi, Kalamaki and Lagana, you may choose either to hire a car from the airport or to get a taxi to the location where you are staying.
By Boat
A ferry service connects the island with the port of Killini which is on the West coast of the Peloponnesse, the sea voyage lasts approx. one hour. The service during the winter months runs 5 times per day and during the summer months is upto 8 times per day.
During the summer months only there is also a ferry connection from Zakynthos to Kefalonia from the port of Agios Nicolas at the North of the island and also from Zakynthos Harbour direct to Italy during the months of July & August.
By Bus
KTEL the Greek national bus service provides services from the main Zakynthos Bus Station together with the ferry service mentioned above to Patra, Athens & Thessalonica several times during the day, with the ferry crossing the bus service takes approx. 6 hours to get to Athens.
If you are seeking information or details about charter flights during the summer season from England or Ireland to the Greek Island of Zakynthos (Zante) perhaps some of the following companies can assist you with information and prices.
Charter Flights fly from the UK to the Zante from the beginning of May till the end of October each year and direct from Ireland at the beginning of May till the end of September.
Air 2000 - www.firstchoice.co.uk
Thomson Holidays & Flights - www.thomsonfly.com
Airflights - www.afdl.net
Just the ticket - www.justtheticket.co.uk
Flightline - www.flightline.co.uk
Holidays-flights.aroundgreece - www.holidays-flights.aroundgreece.com
Budget Travel - www.budgetravel.ie or www.budgetair.ie
Panorama Holidays - www.panoramaholidays.ie
Phileas Fogg Travel - www.phileasfoggtravel.co.uk
Direct Holidays - www.direct-holidays.ie
Direct Holidays
Falcon Holidays - www.falconholidays.ie
Teletext Ireland - www.rte.ie/aertel
Cheapflights - www.cheapflights.co.uk
Teletext UK - www.teletextholidays.co.uk
Dial a Flight - www.dialaflight.com
Excel Airways - www.xl.com
OLYMPIC AIRWAYS fly several times each day from London Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester Airways all year round to Athens, they also operate a daily connection flight from Athens to the Island of Zakynthos.
Olympic Airways - www.olympic-airways.com
ZAKYTA TRAVEL on the Island of Zakynthos was established in 1987 and is owned by Penny Draper who has over 20 years experience in the travel industry. She has worked in France, Austria, South Africa, Barbados and Greece, and has traveled extensively worldwide enabling her to offer first hand advice. She speaks English, French and Greek.
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Easyjet - www.easyjet.com
Easyjet has direct flights from Gatwick to Zakynthos starting May 2010 and a daily schedule all year round from Luton & Gatwick Airport to Athens.
ATHENS AIRPORT WEB PAGE: www.aia.gr
Greek Ferry Timetable - www.greekferries.gr
If you decide to drive to Greece you can find the schedule on this site for the ferry crossings from Killini to Zakynthos.
Bus Timetable - www.ktel.org
If flying to Athens and wishing to travel to Zakynthos by bus and ferry
you can find on this site the bus timetable.
