Flights

Once you have chosen your accommodation call or email us to confirm availability - 01372 749579 or sales@spiritofgreece.co.uk Providing it is available we will hold the accommodation for you while you book your flights. You can do this online with our partners Flightline.co.uk or by phone with VHG Flights (0845 0710130 - mention Spirit of Greece).

VHG Flights have access to charter flights that aren't advertised online so it is worth giving them a call - 0845 0710130 - but be sure to say you are booking accommodation with Spirit of Greece.

Airports - when searching for flights the following airports are used for the different locations:

There are flights from many UK regional airports and with Spirit of Greece, you have the freedom to pick and choose the one that suits you.

***Easyjet now fly to Corfu, Thassalonika and Rhodes from Gatwick***
and British Airways fly to Thessalonika and Athens.

See easyjet.com & www.ba.com

For charter flights we've teamed up with Flightline.co.uk an ABTA protected flight only specialist who have access to most UK charter flights at the best prices. ATOL protection is provided by the principal i.e. the tour operator that has chartered the flight.

The following links will take you to their web site where you can search and book flights online to Corfu, Preveza, Kefalonia, Rhodes, Lesbos (Mytilini) and Skiathos

Book Cheap Flights with Flightline.co.uk

Flights should be booked immediately as cancellation penalties will apply if you have to cancel your accommodation booking due to lack of flight availability.

Once the accommodation and flights are secured you can then choose to add transfers, car hire and even boat hire in certain destination should you wish.

Transfers

To Loggos, Gaios and Lakka in Paxos - Return transfers are available between Corfu Airport to your accommodation on Mondays. They must be booked in advance and cost £80 per adult and £40 per child under twelve.

For Friday arrivals we can book hydrofoil tickets in advance for which you pay in Euros to our agent in Loggos.

Our transfers include being met by our representative at Corfu airport, a taxi to the port, hydrofoil tickets to Gaios, Paxos and a taxi or minibus to your accommodation. Early morning departures from the UK are required to avoid missing the last hydrofoil. Please discuss timings with us before booking flights so that we can confirm that transfers are possible. Please note that there may be a time gap between your arrival and the hydrofoil in which case there is a cafe/bar at the port.

You can make your own way if you prefer but if you do, we strongly advise you book your hydrofoil tickets in advance and be prepared for a long wait for a taxi in Paxos.

Easyjet fly to Corfu with timings perfect for transfers (arr Corfu 1100hrs) and at fantastic prices but book these flight early to get the best deal.

To Agios Nikitas and Sivota, Lefkas - We recommend you hire a car (which we can arrange) with pick up and drop off at Preveza Airport from where you drive to your villa - we give driving directions. Alternatively a taxi can take you all the way from Preveza Airport to your villa - no need for a ferry for Lefkas. The cost is approx. 50 Euros each way for Agios Nikitas and 75 Euros for Sivota. You can get one from the taxi rank or we can arrange one to meet you. On arrival you will be met by the villa owners who can also arrange a return taxi for you.

An alternative, and usually cheaper option, is to fly to Corfu with Easyjet on a Sunday and either take a hydrofoil or ferry to Igoumenitsa and then drive to Lefkas (about 2.5hrs). There is also a seaplane from Corfu to Lefkas Marina which offers a fun and fast way of getting there. See www.airsealines.com

To Lourdas and Spartia, Kefalonia - Again we recommend car hire from the airport which we can arrange. Driving directions are supplied with your accommodation voucher. Alternatively return transfers are available to our accommodation in Spartia (not to Lourdas) at £65 per taxi for up to four people or, for groups of five or more, £15 per person in a mini bus. Finally, if you prefer, you can just get a taxi at the airport to your villa and pay the driver. On arrival you will be met by the villa owners/agents who can also arrange a return taxi for you.

To Molyvos, Petra and Skala Kaloni, Lesvos - Flights are to Mytilene Airport, Lesvos. Taxi transfers can be booked through us in advance at a rate of £60 per person return for Molyvos and Petra and £45 per person for Skala Kaloni. Iif you prefer, you can pick up a taxi from the airport taxi rank but this can get very busy. Alternatively you may wish to hire a car and drive to and from the airport which we can arrange for you.

To Skopelos - Flights are to Skiathos from where we offer a transfer service to Skopelos Town or to Glossa via taxi and hydrofoil or boat. Sailings are reasonably frequent but check flight timings with us first to ensure they work with the transfers. Upon arrival in Skopelos you can either continue by taxi to your accommodation or pick up a car rental and drive. Return transfers are £60 per person.

Alternatively you can fly to Athens, take a coach from the centre of Athens to the port of Agios Constantinos and then take a hydrofoil/Fcat to Skopelos. The coach takes about three hours and the hydrofoil/Fcat to Skopelos about two and a half hours. The cost of coach and sea crossing should be about €50 each way and to get from the airport to the coach (departs from Kanningos Square) you can either take a taxi or the Metro. With the abundance of flight options to Athens. this can often be a considerably cheaper way of getting to Skopelos than flying to Skiathos.

Coach and hyfrofoil/Fcat tickets can be booked with Alkyon Travel 97, Akademias Street Kaningos Square 10677 KANINGOS , ATHENS , GREECE Tel.: +30 210 3832545, 3843220-1, 3810861, 3810618, 3810325

To Katigiorgis and Milina, Pelion - There are number of ways to get to Pelion:

Fly to Thessalonika with BA or Easyjet, pick up a hire car and drive. It's about a 3 hour drive from Thessalonika to Horton and 3.5 hrs to Katigiorgis and flight prices are usually much cheaper than charters.

Fly to Volos and drive. Horton is only about 50 minutes drive from Volos and Katigiorgis another half hour. Monarch Airlines have a Friday flight to Volos.

Fly to Skiathos from where we offer a transfer service to Katigiorgis, Pelion via taxi to Agia Eleni and private motor launch to Katigiorgis. If you're staying in Katigiorgis it's a short walk up to the Avra Studios from the jetty or if you're staying in Horton, a taxi will take you to your villa. Return per person transfer prices are £65 to Katigiorgis and £95 to Milina. Please note that there may be a wait at Agia Eleni if we are waiting for other guests. This will be kept to a minimum and there is a taverna on the beach to while away the time.

To Halki - For Halki you must fly to Rhodes. Wednesdays are the best days to travel as that is the day that most of the charter flights operate and there is a later ferry service. We do not arrange transfers to Halki but to get there is easy. From the airport take a taxi to the small port of Camiros Scala (about 35km). This will cost about 40 Euros per taxi and can carry up to four passengers. A ferry runs to Halki at 1700hrs every Wednesday and at 1430hrs on other days costing 10 Euros per person and taking about an hour. It's a short walk to our villas from the port and a representative of Villa Praxithea/Aristea will meet you at your accommodation. Alternatively you can book a sea taxi to take you at a cost of approx. 140 Euros for the boat so if there were eight of you it would be only 17.50 Euros per person. We do not book this service ourselves but can give you the sea taxi phone number. This is a useful alternative if there are no suitable flights to arrive in time for the ferry.

For the return take the morning ferry back to Camiros Scala and taxi to the airport. It is best to book the taxi in advance and we advise taking the telephone number of the taxi you used on your arrival. To be met by taxi and transported to the airport will cost approx. 50 Euros per taxi.

Greek Ferries/Sea Taxis and Sea Planes

If, rather than take a transfer, you'd prefer to make your own way to our villas, the following links might help:

www.ionian-cruises.com (for Paxos), there is another company for Paxos called Paxos Nautical but they do not have a web site yet.

www.airsealines.com (Sea plane serving Corfu, Paxos, Lefkas and Kefalonia)

www.paxosseataxi.com (sea taxi from Corfu to Paxos - useful for late arrivals)

www.openseas.gr (ferries for most of greece)

Alkyon Travel (coach and ferry from Athens to Skopelos)