3 Sailings Weekly
6 h 45 minLefkada - Zakynthos ferry route details
Zakynthos ferry terminal is 98 km south of Lefkada. This corresponds to a distance of 53 nautical miles.
| Ferry route: | Lefkada - Zakynthos |
| Port of departure: |  Lefkada |
| Destination port: | Zakynthos |
| Departures: | 3 times a week |
| Ferry companies: | Lefkada Palace |
Zakynthos
Zakynthos or Zákinthos belongs to the southern Ionian Islands, whose main town is also called Zakynthos. Geographically, we are here directly west of the great Peloponnese peninsula. It was the Venetians who ruled this picturesque island of "Zante" for over 400 years and rightly called it "Fior di Levante", which can be roughly translated as Flower of the East. However, the wildlife native to the area also delights tourists, along with the gorgeous beaches and resorts.
Right after Corfu, Zakynthos is the most important Ionian island from the tourist point of view. It is worth noting that Zakynthos is also very popular among the "loggerhead sea turtles" (Caretta caretta) for laying eggs. Therefore, in 1999, a marine national park was established here to protect the nesting sites.
The ferry port on the island of Zakynthos offers connections to the Greek islands of Paxos, Kefalonia, Meganisi and Corfu, as well as to the ports of Lefkada and Kyllini on the Greek mainland. A total of 6 routes are offered here several times a day by the shipping companies Levante Ferries and Lefkada Palace.
Lefkada
The northern Ionian neighbor island of Kefalonia is called Lefkada and is directly connected to the Greek mainland in the north in the area of its main town Lefkada by the highway 42. The strait there is partly only a few hundred meters narrow. If one looks a little more exactly, however, it concerns a movable floating bridge in the channel of Levkas. Remarkable is another neighboring island in the south called Ithaca, the home of the legendary Greek hero Odysseus.
About 23,000 people live on Lefkada. The highest elevation, nearly 1,160 meters, is called Elati or Stavrota. The island is a popular vacation destination because of its beautiful beaches, remote mountain monasteries, diverse resort offerings and, last but not least, impressive panoramas.
