Getting from Zakynthos to Aegina

If you are heading to Aegina from Zakynthos you are making your way from one of the most beautiful of the Ionian islands to the closest major island to Athens, in the Saronic Gulf. It has the best preserved ancient Greek temple in the country at Afaia, a thriving pistachio industry and a waterfront that fills up with Athenians every weekend.

Getting there by air

Aegina has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens. Zakynthos has an international airport with connections from Athens. Flying from Zakynthos to Athens and then taking the Saronic ferry from Piraeus to Aegina, which takes around 40 minutes on the fast boat and around 1 hour 20 minutes on the conventional ferry with over 40 daily departures in summer, gives a total journey time of around 4 to 5 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Zakynthos to Aegina. No Ionian island is connected by sea to any Aegean island. Getting there by road means taking the ferry from Zakynthos to Kyllini and driving northeast through the Peloponnese via Patras and Corinth to Piraeus, which takes around 3.5 to 4 hours from Kyllini, and then boarding the Saronic ferry to Aegina.

Your best option

Fly from Zakynthos to Athens and take the Saronic ferry from Piraeus to Aegina. With over 40 daily departures in summer you never need to book the Piraeus to Aegina connection in advance. It is the fastest and most practical approach. If you are traveling with a car, take the ferry from Zakynthos to Kyllini and drive northeast to Piraeus for the conventional ferry across to Aegina.