Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The closest airport is 20km north of Lefkada, near Preveza (Aktion; PVK) on the main-
land. The only domestic airline serving Preveza is
Sky Express
( 28102 23500;
www.skyexpress.gr
)
with services to Corfu (€55, 25 minutes), Kefallonia (€49, 20 minutes),
Zakynthos (€55, one hour), Kythira (€60, 2½ hours) and Sitia (Crete; €99, two hours,
June to September only).
Air Berlin has occasional flights. May to September charter flights from northern
Europe and the UK serve Preveza.
BOAT
liki to Kefallonia and Ithaki. Some months, the ferry
Ionian Pelagos
( 26450 31520)
goes from Vasiliki via Piso Aetos in Ithaki to Sami in Kefallonia. For information and
booking try
Samba Tours
(
26450 31520;
www.sambatours.gr
; Vasiliki)
.
Boat Services from Vasiliki, Lefkada
DESTINATION
TIME
FARE
FREQUENCY
Fiskardo (Kefallonia)
1hr
€8
2 daily
Frikes (Ithaki)
2hr
€8
5 weekly
Piso Aetos (Ithaki)
1hr
€8
2 weekly
Sami (Kefallonia)
1¾hr
€8
1 daily
BUS
1km from the centre, opposite the new marina serves Athens (€33.80, 5½ hours, four
daily), Patra (€16.20, three hours, two weekly), Thessaloniki (€35.40, eight hours, three
weekly), Preveza (€2.70, 30 minutes, six daily) and Igoumenitsa (€12.20, two hours,
daily).
Getting Around
There's no bus between Lefkada and Preveza's Aktion airport. Taxis cost €37 to Lefkada
Town, €55 to Nydri. From the airport, it's cheaper to take a taxi to Preveza and then a
bus to Lefkada.
BUS
From Lefkada Town, frequent buses ply the east coast in high season. Sunday and low-
season services are greatly reduced. Services go to Agios Nikitas (€1.60, 30 minutes,