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Re: Getting from Patros to Athens - Train, bus or ferry?

by beryl74 16 April 2012

Hi Jesse, Thanks for all of this information; a lot of it and really helpful and kind of you. We will keep this and use when we are there…
2012 ferry timetables.

by frangus 22 February 2012

I'm arriving in Patras on " Europa Star " on Wednesday 02/05 /2012 with 5 nights accommodation booked on Ithaki island. At the moment…
RE: Completely Confused on Greek Islands :(

by mariha2912 11 February 2012

Paxos and Antipaxos can be visited as a side trip from Corfu. Ithaca has frequent connections with Kefalonia. Kefalonia,Lefkas and Ithaca…
Completely Confused on Greek Islands :(

by redredbluered 11 February 2012

I'm planning 2 weeks in August (school holidays...) and will either stay on Lefkada or Kefalonia, can anyone advise me on where I could…
RE: Athens to Kefalonia by bus

by Ouzo 29 November 2011

Hi, There are roughly 4 buses a day using the Patras - Sami, or Kylini - Poros ferries. Obviously timings will vary to suit the ferry…
Re: Special Athens restaurant. Recommendations?

by songsarepeople 25 October 2011

Hi- a really good choice is "Elais Gi"- http://www.eleasgi.gr/gr/place.htm but only if you DON'T want to be near the sea. If you do want…
RE: Shoe stringing through Greece - Athens to ionion islands?

by mariha2912 29 August 2011

Kefalonia can be combined with Ithaca, and Lefkas. No much more. Island hopping concept doesn't really apply on Ionian islands which are…
RE: bus and ferries information Thessaloniki to lefkada and ithaki

by mariha2912 20 August 2011

According to Public Bus Ktel Lefkas site http://www.ktel-lefkadas.gr/?module=default&pages_id=23&lang=el there is only Thessaloniki to…
Ithaka?

by zigor13 14 July 2011

Hi there I'm a big Odyssey fan, and I was wondering how many days should I allot for Ithaka? I know the sights are merely speculative…
RE: Greek Islands June 2011 - route advice please!

by Ouzo 12 May 2011

In your timescale at that time of year and those airports it is well nigh an impossibility. OK you could head for Zakinthos, Kefalonia,…
RE: Greek Islands June 2011 - route advice please!

by neckervd 12 May 2011

What about Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Lefkas, Ithaka and Paxi? All more or less along the itinerary from Athens to Corfu, nice and certainly…
RE: un-touristy greek islands

by pavlinakon 01 May 2011

Hello. Check out Amorgos and Koufonisia. It is Cyclades. You could definetely spend a day in Athens and then catch a boat to Amorgos,…
Re: getting to ithaka/ithaki

by Ouzo 20 April 2011

You appear to be coming from the UK ??, therefore in the summer get a direct flight to Kefalonia and the ferry from Sami, to Piso Aetos…
getting to ithaka/ithaki

by melindapedlar 20 April 2011

Hi everyone, first time on. Can anyone tell me how to get to the Island of Ithaka (Ithaki). It is part of the Ionian islands, near Kefalonia…
RE: Visiting Delphi this week (November)

by neckervd 22 November 2010

Kerkyra/Corfu is bigger than Ithaki. But the weather is the same. You may also go from Kalambaka to Lamia and then by bus directly to…
Visiting Delphi this week (November)

by jbithaca 22 November 2010

Considering a change in itinerary. Now in Meteora. Heading to Corfu for several days. Was going to go to Ithaki, then Athens. Thinking…
RE: Corfu and Ithaki advice

by jbithaca 22 November 2010

Thanks, all. This is great advice! I'll be checking in with you all again for another leg of the trip.
RE: Corfu and Ithaki advice

by neckervd 21 November 2010

...of course, but the Thessaloniki - Kerkyra bus doesn't run via Kalambaka. So jb could not visit Meteora.
RE: Corfu and Ithaki advice

by crossbow 21 November 2010

There is a bus directly from Thesaloniki to Corfu. It takes around 5 hours if I'm not mistaken. The ferry Kerkyra - Igoumenitsa is an…
RE: Corfu and Ithaki advice

by neckervd 21 November 2010

Bus timetables (not updated): Thessaloniki - Trikala: http://ktel-trikala.gr/?module=default&pages_id=17&lang=el Trikala - Ioannina:…
Corfu and Ithaki advice

by jbithaca 20 November 2010

My son and I are in currently in Thessaloniki, visiting my daughter. We're headed to Meteora for a few days, then to Corfu and Ithaki,…
RE: 24 hours in Mykonos and Ferry classes

by travelerjan 21 August 2010

I am sorry not to be perfectly clear -- you CAN buy a reserve economy ticket online -- you just cannot specify which section ... And…
RE: Ionian island hopping

by helloworld2010 23 March 2010

Thank you so much for this - lots of food for thought. As we have about 10 days I've offered my fellow choice between 3 trips: 1. Corfu,…
RE: Ionian island hopping

by Ouzo 22 March 2010

You need a minimum of around 4 weeks to go island hopping in that whole group, even then it's pretty rushed. I know, I went to Kefalonia,…
Re: Odyssey Travel - UK

by chrobinson 21 January 2010

. . . . screwed me around . . . took 'em +ten years+ to get me from Troy back to Ithaca. Yours, Odysseus