Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Olympic Air
( 26950 42617, 801 801 0101;
www.olympicair.com
;
Zakynthos Airport;
8am-10pm Mon-Fri)
Flies to Athens.
veza, and to Kythira.
International
May to September, charter flights come from northern Europe and the UK.
BOAT
Domestic
Ionian Ferries
( 26950 22083;
www.ionianferries.gr
; Lomvardou 40 & 72, Zakynthos Town)
runs between four and eight ferries daily, depending on the season, between Zakynthos
Town and Kyllini in the Peloponnese. Occasional international ferries call in on their
way to/from Corfu, Igoumenitsa, Sami (Kefallonia), and Bari and Brindisi, Italy.
From the northern port of Agios Nikolaos a ferry serves Pesada in southern Kefallonia
twice daily from May to October.
Chionis Tours
( 26950 48996; Lomvardou 8, Zakynthos
Town)
sells tickets. There are barely any buses to the two ports, though, so unless you
have wheels or a ride, it's better to cross to Kyllini and catch another ferry to Kefallonia.
Port Authority
(
26950 42556)
International
Ionian Ferries sells tickets for high-season services to Brindisi, Italy via Igoumenitsa and
Corfu on Minoan Lines (
Click here
)
, Superfast (
Click here
)
and Blue Star Ferries (
Click
here
)
. Ventouris (
Click here
)
goes to Bari.
BOAT SERVICES FROM ZAKYNTHOS
DESTINATION
PORT
TIME
FARE FREQUENCY
Kyllini (Peloponnese)
Zakynthos Town
1hr
€8 6 daily
Pesada (Kefallonia)
Agios Nikolaos
1½hr €8 2 daily, seasonal
BUS
the west of Zakynthos Town. A bus runs from St Denis church at the harbour to the sta-
tion. Services include Athens (€26, six hours, three daily; can stop at Corinth KTEL),
