Corfu Ferry Boats: +30 2661032655 or +30 2661040002
Corfu Port for destinations abroad: +30 2661021991
Lefkimi Port Station (south Corfu): +30 2661023977
Paxos Port Station: +30 2661032259
Corfu Airport: +30 2661039040 , +30 2661030180
Olympic AirwaysCorfu: +30 2661038964
Aegean Airways Corfu: +30 2661027100
Corfu Intercity Bus Station: +30 2661039985
Athens Intercity Bus Station: +30 2105129443
Corfu Urban Buses: +30 2661032158
Gouvia Marina: +30 2661091376 , +30 2661091475
How to Reach CORFU Well connect with Athens by daily flights that take about one hour.
Moreover, during the summer, Corfu island is directly connected with may European cities by daily charters flights.
Some of the most important companies that work on Corfù are British Airways, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Swissair, KLT, LOT, Malev... You can also find internal flights that from Kerkyra will take you to
Cefalonia, Zante, Lefkas and Thessaloniki. Corfu’s airport ‘Ioannis Kapodistrias’ is 2Km far from Kerkyra town
There are many companies both Greek and Italian that from Italy can take you to Corfu island by ferry boat Minoan, Hellenic, Anek, Superfast, Blue Star, Ventouris...) with departure from Venezia, Ancona, Bari and Brindisi. The journey can be direct or with a stop over in Igoumenitsa where you need to change ferry boat. Corfu is also well connected all year round with Patrasso by normal or fast ferryboat (6/7 hours) and with Igoumenitsa (1 hour and half). From Kerkyra you can also reach the near small islands of Paxi (1 hour) and Diapondia islands with departure from Sidari, A. Stefanos or Corfu town. From Corfu is also possible to reach Athens (7/8 hours) and Thessaloniki (8 hours) by a bus service line that is operative all year long.
Geography & Climate
The thick vegetation, the massive number of flowers, the country full of olive trees and the Mediterranean nature all around Corfu island are the result of the abundant winter rains and a sweet climate all over the year.
The hottest month during the summer are refreshed by a nice wind and in the winter, never very cold, you’ll find in Kerkyra a medium temperature of10/12 daily degrees. Corfu, called Kerkyra by Greek people, belongs to the Greek Ionian Islands (Corfu, Paxi, Lefkas, Cefalonia, Ithaki, Zate and Kythira) and it’s the biggest one after Kefalonia. Between Corfù and the near coasts of Epyrus and Albany the sea is known as “Kerkyraiki sea” and n the North part is called Aghios Stefanos “stretto” (just 2 Km.). From a geologic point of view Corfu is similar o the near mainland coast. Corfu’s territory presents many mountains, especially in the North part where the region is characterised by Mt. Pantokratoras. The North coast of Corfù is very irregular, that’s why here you can find a lot of bay and small promontories, while as you go down to the South you find a more regular environment with long sandy beaches. During last years the island of Corfu has seen a great tourist development and can offer today modern structures always maintaining is traditional style. You will see and appreciate this all over the island, where the hospitality of the inhabitants together with their joy of life will impress you from the first moment of your stay
Cycling and Walking There are several places to hire mountain bikes in the area. They are reasonably cheap and crash hats are provided. Greek would never think of taking them but other holidaymakers are not always as honest as your hosts. Check the saddles too - they can be pretty hard and you may want to tape from foam rubber around them.
As to walking roads are generally very narrow with no pavement so take care. Cars travel fast and coaches and taxis hurtle around at frightening speeds. Drivers don't give way for anyone, ignore road signs and speed limits. There is a 20km (12mph) speed limit in some villages that is almost totally ignored.
General INFO About GREECE Documents: if you are E. U. citizens no special papers are needed to visit Greece, all the other citizens need their passports and for more info they can contact their embassies or consulates in Greece. Animals: before being carried to this land they need a certificate of good health and an antirabic prophylaxis. The certificate has to have a more than 12 months validity, more than 6 months for cats and it has to be made at least 6 days before arrival. Health: in Corfu town you can find St. Irini hospital where you can ask for help showing your sanitary card. There are many private clinics and doctors that speak English in the city beyond surgeries and pharmacies in many tourist resorts of Corfu. Clothing: only in churches and monasteries proper cloths are required (trousers or long skirts and t-shirts with sleeves).
Some churches supply shawls to the visitor that is not properly dressed just before the visit. Clock: time in Greece is two hours ahead the Greenwich’s meridian.
Like everywhere in Europe also in Greece, in the Summer season (March – September) the daylight saving time is effective.
Something curious ... Time in Greece is conceived in a very particular way: here time is not running, there is no being on time and the clock is only something to wear. The Greeks themselves are aware of taking it easy under every respect up to the point that G.M.T. is not considered as the Greenwich Meridian Time, but as the Greek Maybe Time. Electricity: outlets in Greece are double and not triple, as such we suggest to travel with an adaptor. Telephone: there are many public telephone boxes from where it is possible to make telephone calls with pre-paid telephone cards that you can buy in every local shop. It is possible to make national and international telephone calls even from the OTE’s office (Greek Organization of Telecommunications) open from Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 14:00. In the office there are also some positions for public use. The telephone code to call in Greece is 0030. Money: as a member of the European Community also in Greece the current money is Euro.
The most famous credit cards can be used in Corfu to pay accommodation, restaurants, rentals... and the travellers cheques can be changed into every bank or change office. Tips in restaurants are not obligatory, it’s up to you
