How to get to Ithaka

Getting to Ithaka

You can get to Ithaka from Athens or mainland Greece via Patras or Astakos. The distance by road from Athens to Patras is 219 kms. The harbour of Patras is linked to Vathi, in Ithaka, by frequent ferry-boat service via Sami (Kefalonia).
Also Astakos, in mainland Greece, frequent ferry boats services run to Vathi. Astakos is linked to Athens by a daily bus services (distance 297 kms).

The island is linked by ferry boat and fast boats to the islands of Kefalonia, Lefkada and Meganisi.