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
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.
