Getting from Arki to Corfu

If you are heading to Corfu from Arki you are making your way from one of the smallest inhabited islands in the Dodecanese to the northwestern part of Greece, an island in the Ionian Sea with a UNESCO World Heritage Site town and a lush green coastline.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Arki to Corfu. Arki is connected to Patmos, Leros, Lipsi, Kalymnos and occasionally Rhodes and Samos, with services running a limited number of times per week. The only mainland ferry connection to Corfu departs from Igoumenitsa. Getting to Corfu means taking the ferry from Arki to Leros, flying to Athens and then flying to Corfu, or driving northwest to Igoumenitsa for the short ferry from Igoumenitsa to Corfu taking around 1 hour 30 minutes.

Getting there by air

Corfu has an international airport with daily connections from Athens. Arki has no airport either. Taking the local ferry from Arki to Leros, flying to Athens and then Athens to Corfu takes around 1 hour on the second leg. Total journey time is around 4 to 5 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the local ferry from Arki to Leros, fly to Athens and then fly to Corfu. It is the fastest and most practical approach. Check the ferry schedule from Arki carefully before booking your flights as services run only a limited number of times per week. If you are traveling with a car, take the ferry from Arki through the Dodecanese network to Piraeus and drive northwest to Igoumenitsa for the ferry across to Corfu.