HOW TO VISIT US

From England & Western Europe
All clients will arrive on Ithaca via Kefalonia (Sami), unless travelling by ferry from Greek ports (see below).

BY AIR
Kefalonia airport is served by charter services from England and scheduled flights from Athens.
A taxi to Sami (1 hour 35Euro) is recommended to avoid queuing at airport for car hire.

BY FERRY
A regular overnight ferry runs from Brindisi (S. Italy) direct to Sami (daily in high season).
Use of this service opens the opportunity to connect by driving to Brindisi (c1,350m from England), or by rail;
Eurostar to Paris
Overnight sleeper to Bologna (www.seat61.com)
Day service Bologna to Brindisi.

Strintzis Ferries connects Patra and Kefalonia on a daily basis. Trip lasts approximately 4 hours
You may find accurate information here: http://www.strintzisferries.gr

Sami is a recognised port with ferries from many Greek ports and it is quite normal for Greeks to travel around the islands by sea. Both large and small vessels cross to Ithaca and ALL carry cars. Ferries ply this route at approx 08.30, 14.30 and 21.00 DAILY. There is a further ferry out of Frikes (5km from Kioni) but because this runs in a circle Lefkada, Frikes, Fiskardo (on Kefalonia) it is only appropriate for the return at the end of your holiday.

Because the arrival port on Ithaca is very small, it is recommended you hire a car in Sami. At the port of Pistos Aetos (30 mins from Sami) you then drive over the hill and turn left at the only main road and Kioni is at the very end. It is impossible to get lost on Ithaca! Note the 21.00 ferry crosses to the other side of Ithaca and berths in Vathi overnight. From here Kioni is 25km. This ferry takes about 1 hour.

Ithaca must surely be the only unspoilt Greek island accessible without flying. If you really hate flying for whatever reason, this is possibly the only viable alternative way to access a Greek island! It will certainly take longer, but you will see so much more! If you leave London in the afternoon, you will travel down Italy on the next day and arrive on Ithaca the following day, having slept both nights.

Prospective clients may call Clive Godber in England for clarification of issues in doubt (01482 655576).

BARI – SAMI (Kefalonia)  -  IONIAN GING  -  Contact phone (Bari): 00390805222124
BRINDISI - SAMI (Kefalonia)  -  ENDEAVOR LINE  -  Contact phone (Brindisi): 00390831548116

Ithaca (Ithaki) is located:

- 3 hours from London, by plane
- 2 hours from the International Airport of Kefalonia
- 40 mins, by plane, from Athens & 30 mins, by ferry, from Kefalonia
- 4 hours, by ferry, from Patra (twice per day, 12:30 a.m and 20:30 p.m)
- 2 hours, by ferry, from western Central Greece (Astakos)
- 1 hour, by ferry, from Lefkada
- 20 mins flight from Patra with sea plane
- 40 mins flight from Corfu (Kerkyra) with sea plane


By ferry
On a daily basis from Kefalonia, Patra, Astakos (Etoloakarnania) and Lefkada (Nydri or Vasiliki).

Ithaca has 2 ports, Vathy and Piso Aetos, offering daily connection with Patra via Sami (port of Kefalonia)

From Piso Aetos port to Fiskardo in Kefalonia, Vasiliki in Lefkada and Astakos in Etoloakarnania.

From Frikes (small port in Northern Ithaca) to Vasiliki in Kefalonia, to Nydri in Lefkada and Fiskardo of Kefalonia.

By plane
Flight to Kefalonia and ferry from Sami (port of Kefalonia) to Ithaca (in Piso Aetos) or from Fiskardo in Kefalonia to Frikes (small port in Northern Ithaca)

Charter flights
Regular charter flights to Argostoli in Kefalonia, during summer season.

Useful telephone numbers
PATRA PORT AUTHORITY: +30-26103-41002
ASTAKOS PORT AUTHORITY: +30-26460-41052
SAMI PORT AUTHORITY: +30-26740-22031
LEFKADA PORT AUTHORITY (VASILIKI - NYDRI): +30-26450-22176
FISKARDO PORT AUTHORITY: +30-26740-41400
ITHACA PORT AUTHORITY: +30-26740-32909
KEFALONIA AIRPORT: +30-26710-29900

You can get from Kefalonia airport to Sami by taxi at the cost of approximately 34 euro (a 35km ride).

CAR RENTALS
In Vathy (Ithaca): +30-26740-32702 and +30-26740-33120
In Sami (Kefalonia): +30-26740-23007
In Argostoli (Kefalonia): +30-26710-22770