There are 7 ways to get from Kefalonia (Island) to Turkey by plane, car ferry, bus, car, busferry, or ferry
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Fly to Istanbul
best- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Istanbul (IST)plane EFL - IST
4h 56m₺6,377–15,517Fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane EFL - ADB
4h 22m₺4,201–14,839Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Sami to Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Lamiabus
- Take the bus from Lamia to Istanbulbus
20h 17m₺6,190–10,521Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Argostoli to Fiskardocar
- Take the car ferry from Fiskardo to Vasilikícarferry
- Drive from Vasilikí to Istanbulcar
13h 12m₺10,338–18,219Fly to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane EFL - AYT
6h 43m₺7,152–20,781Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Argostoli to Patrabusferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
23h 54m₺6,009–9,001Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Sami to Lefkádaferry
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbulbus
24h 18m₺4,368–6,520
Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kefalonia (Island) to Turkey is to ferry and bus which costs 4.300 ₺ - 6.500 ₺ and takes 24h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Kefalonia (Island) to Turkey is to fly which takes 4h 22m and costs 4.200 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Kefalonia (Island) to Turkey. However, there are services departing from Argostoli and arriving at Istanbul via Patras, ΣΤ. Υπεραστικων Λεωφορειων Κηφισου and Athens. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 54m.
The distance between Kefalonia (Island) and Turkey is 828 km.
The best way to get from Kefalonia (Island) to Turkey without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 20h 17m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Kefalonia (Island) to Turkey, including transfers.
Kefalonia (Island) to Turkey bus services, operated by KTEL Kefalonia, depart from Argostoli station.
Kefalonia (Island) to Turkey bus services, operated by KTEL Kefalonia, arrive at Patra station.
There are 4433+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Kefalonia (Island), Greece and Turkey?
Aegean Airlines, ITA Airways, and five other airlines fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–17,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–18,000
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–15,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Antalya Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–21,000
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Antalya Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–25,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–33,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–15,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Antalya Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–21,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Antalya Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–23,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Antalya Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–28,000
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Lamia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
Bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Lamia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–6,000
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–6,500
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Argostoli to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺500–750
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 26450 22364
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Lefkáda to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,500
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 94 99 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- levanteferries.com
Car ferry from Sami to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺760–2,742
- Website
- https://www.levanteferries.com/en/
- Passenger
- ₺760
- Car
- ₺2,742
- Phone
- +30 26450 93278
- [email protected]
- Website
- westferry.gr
Car ferry from Fiskardo to Vasilikí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺550–2,500
- Website
- https://westferry.gr/
- Passenger
- ₺550–650
- Vehicle
- ₺2,000–2,500
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- Website
- ionionpelagos.com
Car ferry from Fiskardo to Vasilikí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺340–600
- Website
- https://ionionpelagos.com/
- Phone
- +30 2645024609
- [email protected]
- Website
- lefkadapalace.com
Ferry from Sami to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
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