This summer we came up with a great idea for your holidays! What about a road trip to Kefalonia?
Travelling with your own car has some significant benefits. You can be safe, avoid all the last minute flights cancellations and design your own flexible schedule anytime during the summer season. Ιmagine all the valuable time you will spend with your loved ones in privacy, the amazing landscape you will see and the millions of photos you will take!
It sounded really interesting so we were tempted to research online and organize at one place all the useful information. There are two ways that you can entre Greece and drive/sail towards Fiscardo port, travelling by ship from Italy or driving through the North Greek land borders.*
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*Please notice that sea/land borders protocols, ship timetables and cancellation policies may change. It is important to always visit the official websites in order to be informed with the updated situation.
From Italy to Fiscardo, Kefalonia Island
Starting your journey at noon from Italy, you will arrive in Greece the next day, early in the morning, at the port of Igoumenitsa. Then it’s an easy, tireless drive to Nydri in Lefkas island (1h 51min) from where you can take the ferry (1hr 45min) and arrive at Fiscardo within the same day.
Check here on Google maps the distance and duration from your home address to Fiscardo port in Kefalonia Island.
The most trustworthy ship company, Superfast Ferries offers a daily connection between Italy and Greece, all year.
Choose the port of Ancona, Venice or Bari and travel by ship to the port of Igoumenitsa in West Greece.
The timetable for the summer season 2021 from Italy to Greece has already been announced!
This is a summary of Greek government’s protocol regarding arrivals at sea borders*. You can read more here
https://travel.gov.gr/#/top.
You will be requested to:
- arrive at the checkpoint together with your passport.
- hold a negative molecular test result (PCR) for COVID19, performed up to 72 hours before their entry to Greece.**
Travellers should perform a RT-PCR test PCR of oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal swab. The authorized laboratory should give the certificate in English and bear the name and passport/national ID number of the traveller. Children under 10 years old are not subject to the obligation to a PCR test.
- have submitted the PLF form through the platform https://travel.gov.gr up to twenty four (24) hours latest prior their arrival.
- complete a screening test or continue to the exit (in case you do not hold a negative molecular test result (PCR) for COVID19).
All travellers are subject to random screening testing upon arrival to the Greek border by a trained health team.
Please read carefully all the protective measures that apply before/during your trip with Superfast Ferries and check all the useful forms.
*The current research does not include information regarding quarantine restrictons for travellers entering and leaving Greece.
**There is a possibility that this procedure could be replaced by a pan-EU coronavirus vaccine certificate.
Book your ship tickets from Italy to Greece .
You can cancel your ship ticket at the travel agency, port agency, Premium Sales Agent or at the offices of the Company where the reservation and payment were made. Read below the standard cancellation and refund policy of the company:
- A 100% refund, up to 22 days prior to departure.
- A 80% refund, from 21 days up to 8 days prior to departure.
- A 50% refund, from 7 days to 24 hours prior to departure.
- The Company has no obligation to refund in case of cancellations made less than 24 hours prior to ship’s departure or if the passenger does not report at check-in.
- In the event of a partial cancellation of a round trip of which one crossing has been completed, the passenger will be refunded as above (based on the time of cancellation) for the crossing that is not completed.
- In the event of a whole cancellation of a round trip, the passenger will be refunded as above (based on the time of cancellation).
Superfast ferries announces many package offers and discounts which you can take advantage (different cancellation policy may apply).
Moreover, you have the alternative to convert your ticket to OPEN date tickets or to another departure date up to four (4) hours prior to ship’s departure.
Please read all the terms and conditions that are applied for passengers.
Follow the Egnatia Odos motorway for the first 20 minutes and then you will be driving at a coastal road until you reach your destination at Nydri port, Lefkas island. Please follow this google map link here with
route directions from Igoumenitsa port towards Nydri port in Lefkas island.
The timetable for the summer season 2021 (May – September) will be announced in April 2021.
The below timetable is an example from the previous summer months.
Nydri –> Fiscardo:
Daily at 09:00 & 13:30
Fiscardo –> Nydri:
Daily at 11:15 & 15:45
Please read carefully all the measures and regulations that apply before/during the trip and download the pre-boarding form.
In a few words, boarding can be denied if:
- a passenger shows the main symptoms of Corona Virus like fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, shortness of breath, and other respiratory symptoms or
- the “Pre-boarding” form indicates contact with a Corona Virus patient, or
- non-compliance with the rules of NHPO (use of face mask, maintaining distances of 1.5 meters), or
- a higher than 37.8˚C temperature is detected during the measurement of a passenger’s temperature (electronic distance thermometers will be used).
This is a local small ferry line and it is never too busy. It does not provide an online booking engine. Therefore, you can only reserve (hold) your tickets by email or phone. The travel agent in Lefkas, suggested us to make a reservation 15 days in advance.
In case of a travel ban or any change of plans, you just cancel your ticket even one day prior arrival, with no cost.
We will gladly help you and make a reservation for you. You just need to email Vasiliki (vasiliki@agnantia.com) your full name, number of passengers and vehicles and the car plate number.
- Nydri port, Lefkas Island
Dioni Travel
Shipping and Tourist Agency
Tel : +30 – 26450 – 93182, 93278
email: dionitravel@gmail.com
- Fiscardo port, Kefalonia Island
Nautilus Travel
Shipping and Tourist Agency
Tel : +30 2674 0 41440
email: nautilusfiscardo@gmail.com
You have finally reached Fiscardo port! I hope you had stepped outside to the top deck as the ferry was slowly sailing towards the port and absorbed the beauty of this pristine and colourful fishing village! Agnantia B&B is only 3 km away. Please follow this google map link with route directions from Fiscardo port towards Agnantia B&B. In few minutes, you will be enjoying a glass of homemade lemonade and the best sea views in the Ionian Sea – welcome!
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From North Greek land borders to Fiscardo, Kefalonia Island
As long as you cross the North Greek land borders, you will be driving on a modern motorway of high standards until your reach the port of Nydri in Lefkas Island. Nydri port is connected to Fiscardo port (in Kefalonia Island) with a small local ferry line with two itineraries (forward and back) everyday. The duration of the trip is 1 hr 45min.
Check here on Google maps the distance and duration from your home address to Fiscardo port in Kefalonia Island.
We hope you will find useful all the above information in case you would love to drive with your own car to Fiscardo, this summer! Please notice that sea/land borders protocols, ship timetables and cancellation policies may change. It is important to always visit the official websites to be informed with the current situation.
photo source by Paul Lakin, Panoramio
Marina loves to collect special information on the area and Kefalonia and feels so happy to help our guests have the best of times. She is an overall Kefalonian culture advocator and a Mediterranean lifestyle lover. You will meet her at the check in time when she will welcome you with a big smile and a glass of homemade lemonade at your new summer house, Agnantia.
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