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Getting to Corfu Greece - how to get to Corfu
By plane 
Airlines
services operate to and from
Corfu
Island
with most major European cities. British Airways, Air France, Alitalia,
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Swissair, KLT, LOT, Malev and many more Airlines
Companies, operate several Flights Charters every day , to and From Corfu
Island. Low cost airline, Easy jet, have made
easy and most of all cheap for everyone to flight to
Corfu.
From
Athens
International
Airport,Olympic Airlines and Aegean Airlines flights daily to the Ioannis
Kapodistrias Corfu airport, all year round. Flight time is 55 minutes. The trip takes
an hour and costs around 160.00 euro return. There are also flights from
Thessaloniki
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The airport is 3 km away from
Corfu
Town
and Olympic Airways buses, or taxis can transfer the passengers.
By Ferries 
There are ferries every hour to and from Igoumenitsa on the mainland about an
hour away. Most people get to
Corfu
by coming from
Brindisi,
Bari,
Ancona,
Trieste
or
Venice
in
Italy.
The trip from
Brindisi
is about 9 hours.
Ancona
is about 16 hours and
Venice
around 30 hours. There are several different ferry lines that compete. Most of
the boats are pretty nice, especially the new ones owned by Strintzis, Minoan, Superfast and Anek.
These same
boats continue on to Patras which takes 10 hours and then return. If you are
going by deck then you can buy your ticket when you get to
Italy.
But if you want a cabin or have a car then it is best to book in advance. You
can buy tickets leaving
Corfu
from any of the agencies on the
Island.
There is also ferry service from Patra to
Kerkira.
The distance is 132 nautical miles, while the trip
lasts approximately 9 hours. There are daily buses to Patra (leaving from the
Bus Station at 100 Kifissou str.,
Athens)
and there is a daily train (leaving from the Peloponisos Train Station). The
distance between
Athens
and Patra is 213 km and the trip lasts 4h, 30 min. For more info: www.ferries.gr
By Bus 
From
Athens
to Igoumenitsa by bus, then from Igoumenitsa to
Corfu
Island
or Lefkimi resort near Kavos ( South of Corfu ) by Ferry-Boat. There are daily
departures from Athens Bus terminal (KTEL, 100 Kifissou str.,
Athens)
to
Corfu. Tickets
are about 30.00 euro and should be bought in advance if you want to
be assured of a seat. The distance from
Athens
to Igoumenitsa is about 500 km and the trip lasts 7-8 hours. From Igoumenitsa
you must take the Ferry-Boat to
Corfu
Town
or Lefkimi. The distance is 18 n.m., and the trip lasts 1h 45min and 1h 30min.
Tickets are about 7.00 euro per persons and 35.00 euro
for Cars. There are also daily departures from Thessalonica Bus terminal to
Igoumenitsa. The trip from Salonica to Igoumenitsa lasts about 8 hours. Tickets
are about 30.00 euro. From Igoumenitsa you must take the Ferry-Boat to
Corfu
Town
or Lefkimi. The distance is 18 nautical miles, and the trip lasts 1h, 45min (to
the port in
Corfu
Town)
or 1h, 30 min (to Lefkimmi).
Tickets from Athens to Corfu: +30210-5129443 Tickets from Thessaloniki to Corfu: +30231-595409
Tickets from Corfu to Athens or Thessaloniki: +3026610-28928
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