Travel arrangements to Lefkas (Winter)

From the UK

At present the best winter route to Lefkas from the U.K. is travel to Athens then take a taxi to Lefkas. It is sometimes nice to break your journey in Athens and visit some of the historic sights if you haven’t done this before.


Flights (Summer and other travel information)

There are several airlines serve Athens from the UK

Airline Schedules to Athens (for November 08) as known at July 08


Airline
Day Airport Depart UK Arrive Athens Depart Athens Arrive UK
Aegean Daily Stanstead
10:20
16:10
07:40
09:30
Aegean Daily Stanstead
20:00
01:45
17:10
19:10
BA Daily Heathrow
07:55
13:35
08:55
10:55
BA Daily Heathrow
12:25
18:05
14:55
16:55
BA Daily Heathrow
19:55
01:35
19:25
21:25
Easy Jet Weekdays Gatwick
06:30
12:10
12:40
14:25
Easy Jet Weekdays Gatwick
15:10
20:50
21:20
23:10
Easy Jet Sat Gatwick
06:30
12:10
20:40
14:25
Easy Jet Sun Gatwick
07:40
13:20
13:50
15:35
Easy Jet Sun Gatwick
15:45
21:25
21:55
23:45
Easy Jet Daily Luton
13:45
19:30
20:00
21:55
Olympic Daily Heathrow
12:20
17:55
09:20
11:20
Olympic Daily Heathrow
16:35
22:10
13:30
15:30
Olympic Daily Heathrow
22:15
03:50
19:15
21:15

Flights in Blue may connect with the Olympic flights to Preveza

Typical flight Prices (As seen July 08)

The BA flights can be taken from Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, and other airports in Belfast or even Jersey, a typical price on 15 November is £256 return.

Easy jet fly from Luton and Gatwick 22nd November price is around £ 60 per person each way

Aegean Stanstead Athens £155 per person 23 November.

Olympic Airlines £196 return

Swiss International Airlines (not direct) from LHR to Athens £155

Alitalia Return £223

Lufthansa return £189  

Olympic Transfers Athens to Preveza

Olympic Athens – Preveza             Sun       19:50 – 20:55
Olympic Athens – Preveza             Wed      09:00 – 10:05
Olympic Athens – Preveza             Sat        09:00 – 10:05
Olympic Preveza – Athens             Sun       14:40 – 15:35
Olympic Preveza – Athens             Wed      14:40 – 15:35
Olympic Preveza – Athens             Sat        14:40 – 15:35


Olympic airlines (flights 3 times per week) current cost € 50 - € 60 per person each way.  Unfortunately Olympic doesn’t connect with all of the UK flights and certainly not in both directions, so an overnight in Athens may be an idea necessary or take a taxi one or both ways, and see some of Greece.

The simplest and our preferred method of transfer is by Taxi the cost is €270 per car of four each way Athens - Preveza and transfer time around 4 hours. We arrange this transfer for you.

If required the taxi Cost from Preveza airport to the hotel or yacht base in Vliho is €45 for a car of four each way.

Cars can be hired in Athens but you will need to keep them for the duration of your stay.

Local transport or Taxi from airport to Athens bus station, the local bus runs twice a day in the winter from Athens bus station at a cost of €29 to Lefkas and then taxi to the Hotel total transfer time around 6-7 hours.

Adding the bits up make the total cost of transfer around €65 per person each way.

Airline Links

BA easyJet Olympic Airlines

Aegean Airlines