<\/div>\nInformation for intercity routes in the following sources:
\nCorfu KTEL: tel: +30 26610 30627, 39985
\nAthens Bus: Tel: +30 210 5129443 (Bus Kifisos)
\nThessaloniki Bus: Tel: +30 2310 510110 (Bus near the Central Railway Station)
\nPatras Bus, tel: +30 2610 222271
\nIoannina Bus : tel: +30 26510 26404
\nThere is also the official Greek consortiums intercity buses website here: www.ktel.org<\/p>\n
Either with your car or the bus, the distances are:<\/p>\n
From Athens about 500 km, the time needed is 5 to 8 hours<\/p>\n
From Thessaloniki, is about 450 kilometers but because of the new Egnatia highway, the trip takes only 3 hours.<\/p>\n
From Patras, the road distance is 350 km.<\/p>\n
From Ioannina about 120 kilometers.<\/p>\n
Ferries from Patras and Italy<\/h2>\n
The island is connected daily with large ships to Italy and Patras.
\nThe line is Patras – Italy with a staging post at Corfu’s port, naturally all these ships are car transporters is well.<\/p>\n
The ports that these routes catch in Italy are Bari, Brindisi, Ancona, and Venecia,
\nFor more information and tickets check the following phone numbers and websites.<\/p>\n
Corfu Port: tel: +30 26610 32655, 39513, 30481
\nIgoumenitsa Port: tel: +30 26650 22235, 26921
\nPatras Port Authority, tel: +30 2610 341002, 341046
\nCorfu Consortium:
\nCorfu office: tel: +30 26610 22275, 20675 – Igoumenitsa office, tel: +30 26650 21000
\nCorfu lines: Corfu office: tel: +30 26610 23874, 23876
\nFragline ferries: tel: +30 210 8214171
\nVentouris ferries: tel: +30 210 4828001-4, website: www.ventouris.gr
\nMinoan lines: tel: +30 210 4145745, website: www.minoan.gr
\nAnek lines: tel: +30 210 4197430, 4197420, website: www.anek.gr
\nAgoudimos lines: tel: +30 210 4141301 -6<\/p>\n
Flights by Domestic Plane Routes<\/h2>\n
Corfu is internally connected directly to the airports “Eleftherios Venizelos” and “Macedonia” of Thessaloniki through the international airport “Ioannis Kapodistrias”.<\/p>\n
The flight from Athens lasts about 50 minutes and the routes are 3-4 times a day with either “Olympic Airways” or the “Aegean Airlines”, the flight from Thessaloniki lasts approximately 40 minutes.<\/p>\n
The routes may change depending on the traffic, here are the necessary phones and websites that you can use for more authoritative information.<\/p>\n
Olympic Airlines: Tel: 801 11 44444, website: www.olympicair.com
\nAegean Airlines: tel: 801 11 20000, website: el.aegeanair.com
\nCorfu Airport “Ioannis Kapodistrias” tel: +30 26610 30180
\nAthens Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”: Tel: +30 210 353 0000
\nThessaloniki Airport “Macedonia”, tel: +30 2310 985000<\/p>\n
Flights to Corfu by International Airlines<\/h2>\n
Corfu airport receives hundreds of flights from abroad, charter flights organized by major travel agencies, also regular airline flights from major European cities connect Corfu worldwide.<\/p>\n
Last decade, first Easyjet and then Ryanair began new routes to the island, offering low-cost flights which benefitted both visitors who liked coming out of the main season, and also Corfu residents wishing to go in the other direction.<\/p>\n
Additionally, these companies began flights to other parts of Europe- Oslo, Milan, etc. and a new market began to build up.
\nThese flights start early and go on later than most traditional charter companies.<\/p>\n
Seaplanes<\/h2>\n
Seaplanes from the marina of Gouvia connect Corfu on short-haul flying daily to Brindisi in Italy, Kefalonia, Ioannina, Ithaca, Lefkada, Patra, Paxi, Kastoria, and Athens.<\/p>\n
It is a new handsome and fast approach to and from neighboring islands, for people coming from northern Greece, and the Peloponnese.<\/p>\n
There are some limitations on the maximum weight of luggage that seaplanes can carry though, with some extra charges for excessive.
\nFor information and tickets about seaplane flights check here: Seaplanes Corfu<\/p>\n
Various small ferries and private transporters<\/h2>\n
If you are already in Corfu you can visit the neighboring Diapontian islands in the northwest with Wessels from Sidari.<\/p>\n
Also visit Paxos and Antipaxos at the south of Corfu with many boats that depart daily from both the port of Corfu, from Lefkimi port, and the new Marina at Benitses.<\/p>\n
Mooring spots in Corfu<\/h2>\n
For those who come to Corfu with private vessels, there are dozens of mooring spots, such as the main marina at Gouvia where there are many amenities, in Benitses Marina and the harbor of the Corfu Naval Sports Club (NAOK ) under the imposing shadow of the old fortress in Corfu town.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n