There are 8 ways to get from Igoumenitsa to Lesbos by ferry, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, fly
best- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Corfuferry
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane CFU - MJT
8h 23m€150–273Bus, ferry via Asprópyrgos
cheapest- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Elefsinabus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry Hsw
24h 25m€110–272Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
16h 48m€114–244Bus, ferry via Istanbul
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogar to Ayvalikbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytileneferry
30h 53m€128–180Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Igoumenitsa to Port of Ayvalikcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilenecarferry
12h 31m€214–297Bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane IOA - MJT
7h 5m€151–437Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane SKG - MJT
8h 54m€140–361Bus, ferry via Athens
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry Hsw
23h 3m€114–277
Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Igoumenitsa to Lesbos is to bus and ferry which costs €110 - €250 and takes 16h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Igoumenitsa to Lesbos is to bus and fly which takes 7h 5m and costs €150 - €440.
The distance between Igoumenitsa and Lesbos is 652 km.
The best way to get from Igoumenitsa to Lesbos without a car is to bus and ferry via Istanbul which takes 30h 53m and costs €120 - €180.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Igoumenitsa to Lesbos, including transfers.
There are 528+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Igoumenitsa, Greece and Lesbos, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Igoumenitsa to Lesbos. However, you can take the ferry to Corfu, walk to Corfu, take the line 15 bus to Corfu Airport, walk to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT), then take the taxi to Lesbos. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Igoumenitsa to Lesbos via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Thessaloniki, and Mytilene in around 16h 48m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Otogar to Ayvalik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Ioannina to Elefsina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
- Phone
- +30 2810 399800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Minoan Lines
Ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Minoan Lines
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- 0545 783 50 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- jalemtur.com
Ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- jalemtur.com
- Phone
- +90 266 331 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- ugurjalelines.com
Car ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Schedules at
- ugurjalelines.com
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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