How far is Laganas from Zante airport?
Laganas is 7 km by road from the taxi rank of Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos" (ZTH). Argasi is 6 km away, Tsilivi 9 km and Zante Town 4 km.
The airport lies between the Laganas strip to the south-west and the town to the north, so no resort is far. We measured each route on OpenStreetMap data from the rank in front of the terminal and rounded it to the kilometre.
Going out on the Laganas strip or in Argasi, where Club Barrage is, you'll be sleeping close to the runway either way. Tsilivi is the long ride of the three, on the north-east coast.
| Where you're staying | By road from the airport | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Laganas | 7 km | The strip, its beach clubs and its late bars |
| Argasi | 6 km | Club Barrage and Gatsby are here |
| Tsilivi | 9 km | North-east coast, the furthest of the three |
| Zante Town | 4 km | The only destination of the airport bus |
Taxi from Zante airport to Laganas: what will the meter charge?
There is no set price: Greek taxis run on the meter, with one national tariff set by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Fixed airport fares exist only for Athens, Thessaloniki and Kavala, not for Zakynthos.
The amounts below come from the ministry's decision published in the Government Gazette on 18 September 2026 (B' 5674), which updated the 2022 tariff. They already include 13% VAT.
We don't turn them into a total for Laganas, because the meter switches between two rates depending on the hour and the area. The fare is the meter reading plus the extras in this table.
| Charge | Amount |
|---|---|
| Start of the meter (flag fall) | €1.80 |
| Per kilometre, Tariff 1 | €0.90 |
| Per kilometre, Tariff 2 | €1.25 |
| Trip to or from an airport | €4 |
| Minimum fare | €4 |
| Each bag over 10 kg | €0.39 |
| Pre-booked taxi | up to €5.65 |
| Waiting time, per hour | €20 |
Is the taxi dearer at night?
Yes: from 00:00 to 05:00, every kilometre is charged at Tariff 2, €1.25 instead of €0.90. The national decision applies it to any trip in those hours, wherever it runs.
The rest of the day, Tariff 1 is the rate inside the taxi's home area and Tariff 2 the rate beyond it. The same rule says the meter starts where you get in and keeps running until you get out.
So a flight that lands after midnight, or a ride back from a club before dawn, costs more per kilometre. The start of the meter, the airport charge and the minimum fare don't change.
Does a bus run from Zante airport to Laganas?
Not on the airport's list: the one bus it names runs between the terminal and Zante Town. Its stop is outside the terminal building, in the arrivals area.
For times and fares, the airport sends you to the website of KTEL Zakynthos, the island's bus company. We haven't been able to check KTEL's current timetable, so we don't print one: look it up close to your travel date.
From Zante Town you would still need another ride to reach Laganas, Argasi or Tsilivi. That's why, for the strip, most people's answer is the taxi rank.
From the plane to your room in four steps
Walk out to the front of the terminal
The taxi rank is in front of the terminal building, and the bus stop is just outside the arrivals area.
Check that the meter is running
It starts where you get in. At the end, the €4 airport charge and €0.39 for each bag over 10 kg are added to what it shows.
Give the area as well as the hotel
Laganas, Argasi and Tsilivi are 7 km, 6 km and 9 km away by road: say which one first, then the name of your hotel.
Driving yourself? The desks are in arrivals
The airport lists 3 car-hire companies with desks in the arrivals area.
Getting back for an early flight after a night out
Book your taxi before you go out: a pre-booked taxi can add up to €5.65, and the €4 airport charge applies on the way back too. Between 00:00 and 05:00, the whole trip runs on Tariff 2.
Check how late your club stays open on our door questions, and pace the evening with the Laganas strip, hour by hour. The beaches near the runway, from Laganas to Kalamaki, are in Zante's beaches coast by coast.
Outside the summer, the airport keeps short hours and doesn't open every day. Before you book a late flight in the low season, check the "Airport Operating Hours" panel on its website.
