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Your flight from Athens to Zante should allow you to tour Zante's nearby cities and towns. Among those cities and towns you could connect to from Zakynthos Dionsios Salomos (ZTH) are Laganas to the southwest, Kalamaki to the southwest, Tsilivi to the northeast, and Argassi to the southeast.

Aegean Airlines is one family-friendly airline that offers service between Athens and Zante. It provides "Aegean for Families," a family-friendly service that includes pre-boarding for families with children, kid-friendly in-flight entertainment, and kid-friendly meals.

You can easily find car rental services at the Zakynthos Dionsios Salomos (ZTH) airport after deplaning from your flight from Athens to Zante. At ZTH, you can rent a car from well-known companies like Avis, Hertz, Budget, and Europcar. You can choose the vehicle that suits your needs from the variety these companies offer.

PRMs can be confident in their flights when using airlines like Olympic Air to travel from Athens to Zante. Olympic Air provides a full range of on-board services for PRMs, including priority boarding, wheelchair accessibility, assistance with transfers, comfortable seating options, and trained staff who can offer individualized assistance. These specialized services strongly emphasize accessibility and inclusivity throughout the journey.

2 airlines operate flights between Athens and Zakynthos. The airlines offering direct flights on this route include:

• Sky Express
• Olympic Air

Flights from Athens to Zakynthos usually depart from Athens Eleftherios V. (ATH) and arrive at Zakynthos Dionsios Salomos (ZTH).

Here are some options for this route, based on selected ticket types and cabin classes:

• Aegean Airlines: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class
• Sky Express: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class
• Olympic Air: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class

Bag allowance can vary by ticket type, cabin class, route, and airline, so travellers should check the fare details before booking.

Only Economy class is available on flights from Athens to Zakynthos.

On this route, direct flights are cheaper than stopover options on average. Direct fares average £135 return, compared with £169 via a stopover through Argostoli Cephalonia (EFL).

There is no standard. Checked bag policies vary by airline on this route. Most carriers charge £9–£74 for the first checked bag in Economy. Premium fares and elite status bookings typically include a free checked bag.

The ATR 72-201 / 202 family is used most often on this route, operated mainly by Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines. Other aircraft seen on the route include ATR 42 / ATR 72 variants.

Most connecting flights from Athens to Zakynthos pass through Argostoli Cephalonia (EFL), which handles 100% of one-stop traffic on this route. Other stopover airports each see under 5%.

On the Athens to Zakynthos route, being flexible with your departure day can save you up to 30%. Sunday is the cheapest day at £113 return on average, while Saturday is the most expensive at £160 – a £47 difference. Cheaper weekend fares like these are typical of routes dominated by weekday business travel.

A flight is considered delayed when it departs 15 minutes or more after its scheduled time. This is the standard used by the US Department of Transportation and most airline industry reporting. On the Athens to Zakynthos route, 22% of flights were delayed in the past 3 months, with delays averaging 1 hour 20 minutes.

Morning is the busiest departure period on Athens to Zakynthos flights, with 34% leaving in that window. Afternoon departures account for 33%, Evening flights for 33%, and Night flights for 0%.

These are the earliest and latest flight times available from Athens to Zakynthos:

• Earliest: departs at 06:05 and lands at 07:10
• Latest: departs at 19:30 and lands at 20:35.

The flight takes about 1h 05m.

Last-minute fares on this route (booked within 2 weeks of departure) run 9% above the route average of £134. Book 23 weeks before departure for the lowest fares.

A direct flight from Athens to Zakynthos takes 1h 05m, covering 167 miles.

No, a passport is not required for this domestic route, but you will need a real ID-compliant driver's license, a state ID, or another TSA-accepted form of identification.

Yes. Based on fares seen in the past 5 days, return prices on this route varied from about £84 to £123. That means the highest observed fare was about 46% higher than the lowest one.

One-way fares from Athens to Zakynthos are currently in line with typical prices for this route. Average one-way fares are about £66.

Olympic Air is slightly above the route average for timely arrivals, while Aegean Airlines has a lower on-time arrival rate. On-time arrival rates on Athens to Zakynthos flights are:

• Olympic Air: 87% on time
• Aegean Airlines: 79% on time
• Sky Express: 70% on time

On average, flights on this route are punctual 78% of the time.

Night flights have the fewest delays on this route. Delays tend to pile up throughout the day as one late flight pushes the next, so earlier departures are usually more reliable.

Zakynthos Dionsios Salomos Airport (ZTH) hosts 5 major car hire companies, with daily rates starting from around £2 for economy cars. Top options include:
• Ok Mobility
• ABBYCAR
• Record go
• GREEN MOTION
• CarWiz

Return flights from Athens to Zakynthos range from £108 to £189, with an average of £134 over the past 12 months. Anything below £108 counts as a good deal.