Tirana - Saranda - Corfu

Via Albania

A preasent option to travel to Corfu is via Albania.

From the airport in Tirana, you can take the local bus to the city bus terminal, and from there to Saranda.
Saranda offers ferry and Flying Dolphin to the harbour of Corfu town.

Flight -Ferry - Bus - Private boat

TRAVEL TO CORFU

There are many ways to get to Corfu.

In the summer months, there are more direct flights to Corfu. In winter, you may have to change flights to get there. Sometimes I take the flight to Thessaloniki. From there there are buses to Corfu, but I usually rent a car. Car rentals are much cheaper off season. But then again, you need to add on the fair for the ferry. About 50€ with an return ticket.

Corfu International Airport (CFU) Ioannis Kapodistrias

Fly to Corfu

Corfu Airport is situated just next to the city of Krekyra, Corfu Town.

This ia a very effective little airport that is very busy in summer. There are taxis and rental cars just outside. You can take the bus to the city or the main bus terminal, from where you can go with bus all over the island.

There are many areal companies flying to Corfu. Ryanair, TUI, Aegean, EasyJet and so many moore.

You might want to try Kiwi fo find a flight. I usually serrch there, but then book directly with the areal company.

Kiwi – Find your trip to Corfu

From Athens and Thessaloniki

Bus to Corfu

Going by bus to Corfu ia a good option as the buses go all the way to Corfu Town, including ferry!

Here you can search for the fares, see the timetables and price. You can book and pay for your trip online.

Athens to Kerkyra
Thessaloniki to Kerkyra

As ktel, greenbuus site has been destroyed by some web-developers; it might be useful to check Ktel Macedonian site to find the timeschedule between Thessaloniki to Kerkira.

KTEL Macedonia site

You can also find other destinations.

Bus to and from Corfu
Green Buses – KTEL

Lefkimmi or Kerkyra

Ferry to Corfu

There are two main harbours on Corfu; Lefkimmi and Corfu Port at the city of Kerkyra. There are ferries going here from the manland and the town of Igoumenitsa.

Lefkimmi is located on the sothern tip and have its own ferries. The ferries also take cars. Driving to Kerkyra town from Lefkommi, takes about 1h. The ferry company ias Lefkimmi Lines. The route takes about 50 minutes.

Lefkimmi Lines – Ferry to sothern Corfu

To go to Corfu port, you need to choose Corfu Ferries. The route also go to the island of Paxos. The route takes about 90 minutes.

Corfu Ferries – Ferry to Corfu Port

You can also go to Corfu Port with Kerkyra Lines. Also this ferry takes 90 minutes.

Kerkyra Lines

If you go by car, you must fill in your registration number upon booking. So if you have a rental, you need to wait to book until you get the car.

Marinas on Corfu

Own boat to Corfu

Are you traveling to Corfu with a private boat? There are several Harbours and Marinas.

Please check them out on Google maps.

Marinas on Corfu

The biggest marina is D-Marin Gouvia Marina, they have a guest harbour and it´s situated not very far from the city. You can easily take a bus or taxi to Corfu Town.

D-Marin Gouvia Marina

Travel to Corfu

Train to Corfu

Corfu doesn´t have any railroad and there are no railoroad close on the mainland either.

As you can see here on this map, the railroad mainly connects Athens and Thessaloniki.
The closest you can get is the town Kalampáka and from there there are still 170 km to Igoumenitsa.

Se the reilroad map here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Railway_map_of_Greece.png

This is the route by Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Igoumenitsa,+Grekland/Kalamp%C3%A1ka+422+00,+Grekland/@39.6298624,20.6681572,10z/am=t/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x135b7e5b559cf363:0x621a7ebb7b4f5f13!2m2!1d20.2655339!2d39.5061499!1m5!1m1!1s0x13590fcfb5752c79:0xc0a360035a1f5ffa!2m2!1d21.6288728!2d39.706618!3e0