There are 10 ways to get from England to Ionian Islands by train, plane, bus, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
best- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane LGW - CFU
6h 7m€75–276Fly Manchester Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane MAN - CFU
6h 8m€44–387Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
39h 32mFly Birmingham Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane BHX - CFU
5h 45m€58–147Fly London Stansted Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane STN - CFU
6h 36m€72–522Train to Luton Airport, fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane LTN - CFU
6h 33m€77–261Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane LGW - ZTH
7h 30m€51–208Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kefalonia Airport
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane LGW - EFL
7h 20m€57–209Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
45h 17mBus, bus and ferry via Munich
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Patrasbus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
2d 16h€292–459
England to Ionian Islands by bus, foot, and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from England to Ionian Islands is to fly which costs €40 - €390 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from England to Ionian Islands is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €55 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from England to Ionian Islands. However, there are services departing from Charing Cross and arriving at Zakynthos via Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 17m.
The distance between England and Ionian Islands is 2063 km.
The best way to get from England to Ionian Islands without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 39h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from England to Ionian Islands, including transfers.
England to Ionian Islands bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, depart from Bounds Green Road London station.
England to Ionian Islands bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Ionian Islands is 2h ahead of England. It is currently 6:46 PM in England and 8:46 PM in Ionian Islands.
There are 2287+ hotels available in Ionian Islands.
What companies run services between England and Ionian Islands, Greece?
Jet2.com, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Luton Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +302695022255
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from München to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Ioannina to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Ioannina to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
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