How To Get To Lefkas - Alternatives To Preveza Airport

The majority of our guests fly to Preveza airport, either direct from the UK or via Athens. More information about flights to Preveza and transfers to Lefkas can be found on our flights and transfers page.

This page is intended to help if flying to Preveza is impractical. Costs and times given below are for guidance only.

Transfers from Athens

Domestic flights between Athens and Preveza are very popular. If there are no airplane seats available, it is possible to get a taxi from Athens to Lefkas. This takes around 5 hours and will cost in the region of €300.

Argostoli airport, Kefallonia

The nearest airport after Preveza is Argostoli, on the island of Kefallonia. Flights run direct from the UK and via Athens. Transfers from Argostoli require a ferry journey between Fiscardo (about 1 hour by taxi from the airport, cost c. €60) and Vassiliki or Nidri on Lefkas. The ferry takes 1½ - 2 hours (depending on destination) and runs up to 5 times a day. Cost is around €10 per adult foot passanger.

Once on Lefkas, hire cars can be collected from Nidri. If arriving in Vassiliki, a further transfer may be required.

Corfu airport

Corfu (locally: Kekira) airport is one of the busiest in the Ionian - it is possible to fly daily from the UK on both charter and scheduled airlines. Transfers from Corfu to Lefkas require a ferry journey.

The ferry port is around 15 minutes by taxi from the airport. Ferries leave almost hourly to Igoumenitsa on the mainland, and take 1½ - 2 hours. The cost of the ferry is around €10 per foot passanger. Once in Igoumonitsa, a transfer to Lefkas takes around 1½ hours and costs around €100.

The alternative route from Corfu to Lefkas is with AirSea Lines, who operate seaplanes from Gouvia Marina on Corfu to Lefkas Town. Schedules are published online - please go to www.airsealines.com for more information.

Ferries from Italy

There is an extensive ferry network running between the Italian east coast and Igoumenitsa in Greece. Ferries start in Vencice, Anacona, Bari and Brindisi. Several of these ports are accessible by low-cost airlines. Once in Igoumenitsa, a taxi to Lefkas will cost around €100 and take 1½ hours.

For more information about Italy-Greece ferries, please go to www.greekferries.gr.