Getting to Corfu and Greece
There are a number of ways of getting to and from Corfu. During the summer holiday season (April to October) there are dozens of direct charter flights from all major UK and European airports. The flying time from the UK is approximately 3.5 hours. Here are just a few of the operators: Excel, JMC, Brittania, British Midland, MyTravel, Air 2000.
Outside of the main holiday period you can still fly to Corfu via Athens. Easy Jet (www.easyjet.com) fly to Athens everyday from Luton and Gatwick (nice and cheap). Flying time is approximately 3.5 hours. You then have a choice of either Olympic Airways (www.olympic-airways.gr) or Aegean Air (www.aegeanair.com) for the 45 minute connecting flight to Corfu. On most days, both airlines operate two flights each way. Check out their websites for prices and times.
Brand new for 2006 is a sea-plane service, run by Air Sea Lines (www.airsealines.com), which runs between Brindisi (Italy) and Gouvia Marina (our base) all year round. For UK clients this allows for a cheap and easy connection with the new Ryan Air (www.ryanair.com) service flying from the UK to Brindisi. Also, LTU (a German airline) is now flying from Dusseldorf to Corfu two times a week throughout the winter (www.ltu.com).
If you fancy driving down then the best bet is to make for Venice and catch the Minoan Lines ferry to Corfu. Even though this is a 23-hour passage, the ships are modern and comfortable, more like a mini cruise! Other routes include Ancona-Corfu, Bari-Corfu and Brindisi-Corfu.
Once you have arrived on the island, whether by air or sea, you are only 15 minutes from Gouvia Marina, our shore base. A taxi from either the airport or ferry terminal to Gouvia Marina should cost no more than 15 euros.
If you are combining a shore side holiday with your course then we can put you in touch with a number of organisations that arrange accommodation. There is everything from luxury villas and 5 star hotels to simple pensions and village rooms. Tell us want you are looking for and we will endeavour to put you in contact with the right people.
We are not a travel agency (we like to stick to what we feel we are really good at!) and therefore cannot directly help you with your travel arrangements. However, we do recommend Allways Travel, a highly reputable company here in Corfu with ticketing facilities in the UK. Everyone in the office speaks English. Call them on 00 30 26610 33955 and mention Corfu Sea School.
IMPORTANT NEWS
EasyJet have just announced they will be flying direct to Corfu, 4 times week from London Gatwick. Below is their published timetable:
