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Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) → Zakynthos Town bus route

The operator lists this route as “Athens (Kifissos) - Kyllini (port) - Zakynthos Town”

Leaves from: Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A)
First / last bus: Varies by day — see the timetable below
Departures: 2 to 3 a day, depending on the day
Journey: About 5 h 50 min
Fare: Fare around €31.00
Tickets: Online, open to 31 Oct

This bus leaves from Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A), not Athens (Liosion, Terminal B). Check which Athens station you need before you travel — station details. See all buses from Athens.

The bus from Athens to Zakynthos Town leaves from Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) and arrives at Zakynthos Town. The departure point is the bus station at Kifisou Ave 100 & Drakontos St, Athens (Kolonos/Peristeri boundary) — phone numbers, hours and directions are on the station page.

The journey takes about 5 h 50 min.

KTEL Zakynthou (KTEL Zakynthos) sells tickets online — bookings are currently open for travel dates up to 31 October 2026. That is how far ahead the booking system sells, not when buses stop running.

Read this before using the times below. Part of this journey is by ferry, and the fare covers the bus only — the operator states the price does not include the crossing, so you buy the boat ticket separately.

Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) to Zakynthos Town bus times, by day

Every departure on this page in one view — ✓ runs on that weekday every week to the date confirmed below, ◕ on some of those weeks (tap or hover for the dates), — not on that weekday, blank means the operator has not published that far ahead. Tap a row for that departure’s stop-by-stop times.

Departures are confirmed day by day to Sat 31 Oct. That is as far ahead as the operator has published; later dates are not yet known, not ruled out.

Show one date:

Departs	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
07:00	✓	✓	◕	✓	✓	✓	—
11:45	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
16:00	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Departs

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

07:00

✓

◕

✓

—

11:45

✓

16:00

✓

Does not run on Wed 28 Oct 2026 (28η Οκτωβρίου, a public holiday): the operator runs its Sunday timetable on public holidays. Affected departures: 07:00.

Fares from Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A)

To each stop on the way, in travel order, where the operator prices it.

Zakynthos Town

around €31.00

This route carries a notice from the operator — read it above before you rely on this fare.

Where to stay in Zakynthos Town

Hotels and rooms near the bus stop in Zakynthos Town — open a pin for prices and booking.

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Things to do in Zakynthos

The most-reviewed highly-rated tours and activities for Zakynthos — picked by travellers’ own ratings (all 4.5+ stars), not by us.

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Car hire in Zakynthos Town

If the bus times do not fit your day, a hire car from Zakynthos Town is the usual alternative for the villages and beaches the buses do not reach.

Compare car hire in Zakynthos Town

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Full stop-by-stop times, every departure

3 departures, stop by stop

↔ Scroll the table sideways to see every stop. — means the run does not call there; · means it calls but no time is published; +1 means the following morning; ? means the operator names the town but not this stop, so whether the run calls here is not something it tells us; and a blank cell means we hold nothing at all for that stop on that departure — not a denial, just no information.

Departs	Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A)	Kentriko Praktoreiou Isthmou	KIATO	XILOKASTRO	AKRATA	AIGIO	KILLINI PORT	Zakynthos Town
07:00^a	07:00	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
11:45	11:45	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
16:00	16:00	·	·	·	·	·	·	·

Departs

Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A)

Kentriko Praktoreiou Isthmou

KIATO

XILOKASTRO

AKRATA

AIGIO

KILLINI PORT

Zakynthos Town

07:00^a

07:00

11:45

16:00

a Does not run on Wed 28 Oct 2026 (28η Οκτωβρίου, a public holiday): the operator runs its Sunday timetable on public holidays.

Stops, in travel order

Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) → Kentriko Praktoreiou Isthmou → KIATO → XILOKASTRO → AKRATA → AIGIO → KILLINI PORT → Zakynthos Town

Route map

The line joins the stops in order. It is not the road the bus takes — it is a straight chord between points, so treat it as sequence, not geometry. A hollow, dashed stop marker means the coordinate is a village centre rather than a surveyed bus bay; tap it to see where it came from.

Frequently asked questions

Generated from this page’s own timetable data — every answer reads the same day-by-day calendar as the table above, so it can never say more than the page does.

What time is the first and last bus from Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) to Zakynthos Town?

It depends on the day: Mon–Sat — first 07:00, last 16:00; Sun — first 11:45, last 16:00 (confirmed to Sat 31 Oct).

Which days does the Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) to Zakynthos Town bus run?

Every day (confirmed to Sat 31 Oct).

Does this bus run all year — summer and winter?

The operator has published departures to Sat 31 Oct. Beyond that this page cannot tell you what runs: Greek bus operators publish a few weeks ahead, so check back nearer the time.

How long does the bus from Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) to Zakynthos Town take?

5 h 50 min (Derived from the printed stop times).

How much does the bus from Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) to Zakynthos Town cost?

The published fare is around €31.00 — see the fare table for the pairs it covers.

Where does the bus to Zakynthos Town leave from?

It leaves from Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A). Note the exact terminal — cities with more than one bus station use them for different operators, and they are not interchangeable.