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The easiest way of getting to Lefkas is to fly direct to Preveza (Aktio) airport. Lefkas' local airport is located on the mainland just 15 minutes drive from the causeway that gives on to the island. The airport is served by charter flights from Gatwick and Manchester from early May to mid October.
View the Preveza flight schedule
Other travel options include:
1. Flying into Athens. From Athens you can take an internal flight to Preveza with Olympic Airways or organize your onward travel by road. Athens to Lefkas will take around 5 hours by car and longer by bus.
2. Flying into Corfu. From Corfu catch the ferry to Igoumenitsa (1½ hours) and continue to Lefkas by road (2½ hours). Once you have factored in the wait at the ferry port, the total travel time by boat and by road from Corfu it is not dissimilar to the travel time from Athens.
3. Flying into Kefalonia. Travel by road from the Airport at Argostoli to the Seaport at Fiskardo and then catch the ferry over to Lefkas.
Hints and Tips
Always fly direct if you can as you'll undoubtedly save yourself a whole lot of time and trouble. And even if the direct flight looks expensive compared with the alternatives, once you've tallied up the cost of the various stages of your journey you might find there's not much in it.
If you're planning on taking a taxi from Athens it's a good idea to opt for a company local to Lefkas, rather than picking one up from the airport. The driver will know the way and you can organise a fixed rate.
The domestic flight connections between Athens and Preveza are not very good, which more often than not means spending the night in Athens.
The ferries between Corfu and Igoumenitsa run late in to the evening and are good to connect with the late easyjet flights.
The ferries between Kefalonia and Lefkas (Nidri and Vassiliki) are not very frequent and can be cancelled in high winds so invariably you end up spending the night on Kefalonia. If flying from Kefalonia and the weather is looking poor you should travel over the night before.
If you've got any advice on getting to Lefkas please email barry@satellitetravel.co.uk and we'll add it to this page.
Useful links for alternative transport
Of course we hope you will book your direct flights through Satellite Travel on +44 (0) 20 8643 3666 but if you can't then the following links should prove useful.
Domestic flights
www.olympicairlines.com
Buses between Athens and Lefkas and Igoumenitsa and Lefkas
http://www.athensinfoguide.com/busTT.htm
http://www.1732.syzefxis.gov.gr/ - click union flag in the corner for British Translation
Taxi Transfers
Contact Liam at www.lefkas.net to book a taxi to or from Athens or to or from Preveza Airport
Try www.myholiday.gr for taxis transfers. Myholiday.gr is the website for Esiness Travel a long established agent based in Nidri, many of you will recognise as the agent we use at Preveza Airport.
Car Hire
Call local company Esiness Car Hire on 0030 26450 93035. Don't worry everyone speaks English.
Holiday Autos also have some good deals.
Have Your Say
Have we got this information correct? Do you agree with our description? Email barry@satellitetravel.co.uk with your comments.
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Where to Stay
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