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FROM CORFU
THERE IS NO DIRECT FERRY TO LEFKAS. YOU MUST TAKE THE FERRY TO IGOUMENITSA ON
THE MAINLAND AND THEN TRAVEL DOWN THE WEST COAST TO LEFKAS.
FROM ITALY
TAKE THE FERRY FROM VENICE, ANCONA, BARI OR BRINDISI TO IGOUMENITSA AND THEN
TRAVEL DOWN THE WEST COAST TO LEFKAS.
YOU HAVE PROBABLY ARRIVED BY FERRY FROM ITALY OR CORFU. THERE ARE NOW THREE
WAYS TO GET TO LEFKAS:
PUBLIC BUS
THIS IS NOT EASY AS THERE ARE NOT MANY BUSES AND THE CONNECTIONS ARE NOT GOOD.
TAKE THE BUS TO PREVEZA BUS STATION. HERE, YOU CHANGE AND TAKE THE BUS TO LEFKAS TOWN. FROM LEFKAS TOWN YOU CAN TAKE BUSES TO OTHER PARTS OF THE ISLAND.
TAXI
YOU CAN BOOK A TAXI TO TAKE YOU DIRECT FROM IGOUMENITSA TO LEFKAS. THE JOURNEY
TAKES ABOUT 2 HOURS.
CAR HIRE
IF YOU ARE GOING TO RENT FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK, YOU CAN BOOK A CAR WITH FREE
DELIVERY TO YOU AT IGOUMENITSA. YOU CAN RETURN THE CAR TO IGOUMENITSA, OR LEFKAS,
OR PREVEZA AIRPORT
THE ROUTE
WHEN YOU LEAVE THE AIRPORT, TURN RIGHT (SOUTH). FOLLOW THE SIGNS FOR LEFKAS
AND LEFKADA. IT IS ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO LEFKAS TOWN.
FROM THE AIRPORT
BY INTERNAL DOMESTIC
FLIGHT
OLYMPIC OPERATE FLIGHTS TO PREVEZA AIRPORT. THERE ARE FLIGHTS THREE DAYS PER
WEEK IN WINTER AND USUALLY SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK IN THE SUMMER.
BY PUBLIC BUS
FROM ATHENS TO LEFKAS
THE BUSES TO LEFKAS GO FROM KIFISOU BUS STATION IN ATHENS. IT IS POSSIBLE TO
TRAVEL INTO CENTRAL ATHENS FROM THE AIRPORT ON THE AIRPORT EXPRESS BUS ROUTE
E95 TO SYNTAGMA SQUARE, TAKE THE METRO TO OMONOIA SQUARE, THEN TAKE BUS 051
TO KIFISOU BUS STATION BUT IT REALLY IS MUCH EASIER TO TAKE A TAXI. THE TAXI
JOURNEY TAKES A MINIMUM 40 MINUTES DEPENDING ON TRAFFIC.
AT KIFISOU BUS STATION, THERE IS A TICKET COUNTER JUST FOR LEFKADA. IT OPENS
ABOUT ONE HOUR BEFORE THE BUS LEAVES. THERE ARE ABOUT 4 BUSES PER DAY.
THE ADULT PRICE IS 21.50 EUROS. YOUR SEAT NUMBER IS SHOWN ON YOUR TICKET (BUT
NOT USUALLY ON THE SEAT!). WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR TICKET, GO OUTSIDE TO THE BUS
TERMINAL. THE LEFKADA PLATFORM IS AHEAD AND TO THE RIGHT. THE BUS, USUALLY LEAVE
EXACTLY ON TIME. THEY ARE NON-STOP EXCEPT FOR A SHORT FERRY CROSSING HALF WAY,
SO BRING A SNACK AND DRINK, AND GO TO THE TOILET FIRST! THE JOURNEY TIME IS
BETWEEN 5 - 6 HOURS.
BUSES ARRIVE AT LEFKAS TOWN BUS STATION, AND FROM THERE YOU CAN TAKE OTHER BUSES
OR A TAXI TO OTHER PARTS OF THE ISLAND.
BY PUBLIC BUS
IT IS HARDLY WORTH THE TROUBLE OF TRAVELLING ALL THE WAY TO ATHENS AIRPORT TO
FLY TO PREVEZA. YOU MIGHT AS WELL TAKE THE PUBLIC BUS, AS IT WILL USUALLY BE
AS FAST AND LESS THINGS CAN GO WRONG. TO DO THIS, TAKE AN ATHENS TAXI TO KIFISOU
BUS STATION. OR TAKE THE METRO TO OMONIA SQUARE (20 MINUTES), WALK 300 METRES
TO ZINONOS STREET, AND TAKE BUS 051 TO KIFISOU BUS STATION (ABOUT ANOTHER 20
MINUTES). THEN FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE TO BUY A TICKET.
BY INTERNAL DOMESTIC
OLYMPIC FLIGHT
SEE ABOVE. YOU CAN FLY TO PREVEZA AIRPORT FROM ATHENS AIRPORT.
FROM KEFALLONIA
TAKE THE FERRY FROM
FISKARDO TO EITHER VASSILIKI OR NIDRI.