Igoumenitsa Port Transfers

Igoumenitsa port transfers are private car, minivan and taxi rides that meet ferry passengers at the port of Igoumenitsa and drive them to a hotel, an airport or another town in Greece. Bookable routes run to Parga, Preveza Aktion Airport, Lefkada, Ioannina, the Zagori villages, Meteora, Delphi and Athens. Greece Tours lists the transfers that start in Greece.

This page covers where the driver meets you, the airports, each route, journey times, vehicles, booking, late ferries, the bus and taxi options and the day tours that include the transfer, with links to the rest of Igoumenitsa tours. The transfers below are checked on GetYourGuide and Viator.

What are Igoumenitsa port transfers?

Igoumenitsa port transfers are private, door-to-door rides by taxi, car or minivan that meet ferry passengers at the port of Igoumenitsa in Epirus and drive them to a hotel, airport, marina or village elsewhere in Greece, with one booking and no shared seats.

Only Piraeus handles more ferry passengers in Greece than the New Port of Igoumenitsa, the main harbour of Epirus, which serves ships between north-western Greece, the Ionian Islands and Italy. The 670 km Egnatia Odos (A2) begins at the port itself, and Igoumenitsa port transfers follow it east towards Ioannina, Zagori and Meteora.

Each ride is a private booking with an English-speaking driver, sold one way, as a return or by the hour. Separate products cover individual villages and resorts, from Parga on the coast to Papigo in the mountains, so the driver goes straight to the door named in the booking.

Igoumenitsa port transfers suit foot passengers off the Italy ferries, families arriving from Corfu with luggage, crews heading for the marinas of Preveza and Lefkada, and cruise guests going ashore. The service works in both directions, so drivers also collect guests from hotels in Parga, Ioannina or Kalabaka and deliver them to the quay for the next sailing.

Where do Igoumenitsa port transfers meet ferry passengers?

Igoumenitsa port transfers meet passengers at two port areas: the International Port (New Port) on the city’s south side for Italy ferries, and the Northern Port (Old Port) beside the city centre for Corfu and Paxos ferries. At both, the driver holds a name sign.

The International Port has direct access from the A2, and its Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 handle check-in for the overnight ferries to Ancona, Bari, Brindisi and Venice. For an Igoumenitsa port transfer from an Italy sailing, the operator asks for the exact ship and ferry company, because companies sell tickets on one another’s ships.

The Northern Port lies beside the city centre and takes the ferries from Corfu Town, Lefkimmi and Paxos. The two port areas are separate, with a drive between them, so every booking names the right one. Travellers crossing from Corfu tell the operator which sailing they are on as soon as they buy the ferry ticket.

The driver waits at the docking pier holding a sign with the passenger’s name, then helps with the luggage. The local operator includes waiting time and the meet-and-greet in its Igoumenitsa port transfers, and minivans and minibuses are not found at the port taxi rank: they come only for a pre-booked pickup.

Which airports do Igoumenitsa port transfers connect?

Igoumenitsa port transfers connect the ferry port with three airports: Aktion National Airport (PVK) near Preveza, 95 km south, Ioannina National Airport (IOA), 85 km east, and Corfu airport, joined to the mainland by the ferry between Corfu Town and Igoumenitsa.

Aktion National Airport, also known as Preveza Airport, sits on the Aktion Peninsula in Acarnania and serves Preveza and Lefkada. An Igoumenitsa port transfer to PVK follows the coast road to Preveza, then takes the Aktio–Preveza tunnel, the only undersea tunnel in Greece, to the southern shore of the Ambracian Gulf.

Ioannina National Airport “King Pyrrhus” lies four kilometres from Ioannina city centre. Igoumenitsa port transfers reach it on the Egnatia Odos, and the local operator lists the same 85 km for the airport and the city. Passengers flying in book the reverse leg, from the airport to the port, through Ioannina airport transfers.

Visitors to Parga also arrive through Corfu airport. Those who cross on the ferry from Corfu Town or Lefkimmi land at the Northern Port, where the driver of their Igoumenitsa port transfer meets them on the quay. The local operator lists Corfu among its transfer destinations, next to the airports of Preveza and Ioannina.

Which Igoumenitsa port transfers run to Syvota, Parga and Preveza?

Igoumenitsa port transfers run south down the Ionian coast to Syvota, 24 km from the port, to Parga, 45 km, and to Preveza town or marina, 89 km, along the E55 national road that links Igoumenitsa with Preveza and other coastal settlements.

Syvota is a village in Thesprotia and, with Plataria, Argyrotopos and Faskomilia, forms a unit of the Igoumenitsa municipality. Igoumenitsa port transfers drop guests at hotels and villas in Syvota, and the port authority runs marinas for visiting boats in Syvota and Plataria. Excursions from the village appear under Syvota tours.

Parga lies on the Ionian coast between Preveza and Igoumenitsa, 10 km off the national road. An Igoumenitsa port transfer to Parga covers 45 km, against 65 km from Aktion airport, so ferry passengers reach the town on a shorter drive than the one from the airport. Trips that start in the town are listed under Parga tours.

Preveza sits on the northern peninsula at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf, with a marina and a small passenger port. Drivers reach the town or the marina after 89 km, and the route continues through the undersea tunnel to Aktion airport and the Cleopatra, Aktio and Ionion marinas, 95 km from the port.

Which Igoumenitsa port transfers run to Ioannina and Zagori?

Igoumenitsa port transfers run east on the Egnatia Odos to Ioannina, 85 km from the port, and continue north on mountain roads into Zagori, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with 46 villages, with drop-offs at Monodendri, Vitsa, Vikos, Kapesovo, Tsepelovo and Papigo.

Tolls apply on the A2, which has two lanes each way, an emergency lane and a central reserve, and the motorway skirts Ioannina on its route from the port towards the eastern border. Igoumenitsa port transfers turn off for hotels in Ioannina city, and the trip back from the city to the port is a separate private transfer.

Zagori lies in the Pindus mountains, with Ioannina at the southern point of its triangle, and modern roads reached its villages in the 1950s. The local operator lists 122 km from the port to Monodendri or Vitsa, 128 km to Kapesovo or Tsepelovo and 135 km to Vikos, and Papigo has its own Igoumenitsa port transfer.

The region has long been hard to reach because of its mountain terrain, so the transfer suits hikers and ferry passengers without a car. The service runs both ways, and a private transfer from Vikos back to the port is sold on its own. Village day trips appear under Zagori tours.

Which Igoumenitsa port transfers run to Lefkada?

Igoumenitsa port transfers run to Lefkada down the coast to Preveza, through the Aktio–Preveza undersea tunnel and over the causeway and floating bridge onto the island, with drop-offs at Lefkada marina, 110 km from the port, Nikiana, Nidri, Vlicho and Vasiliki.

The tunnel runs 1,570 metres, 909 metres of it underwater, and links Preveza with Aktio on the southern shore of the gulf, a crossing that once needed a ferry. Lefkada is joined to the mainland by a long causeway and a floating bridge, so an Igoumenitsa port transfer reaches the island without leaving the road.

The local operator lists the distance from the port for each drop-off on the island. Nikiana lies on the east coast north of Nidri, the largest resort, and the main coastal road from Lefkada town to Vasiliki, 20 km south of Nidri, runs through Nidri itself:

• Lefkada marina or Lefkada town: 110 km.
• Nikiana: 126 km.
• Nidri: 131 km.
• Vlicho: 135 km.
• Vasiliki: 152 km.
• Poros and Mikros Gialos: 152 km.

An Igoumenitsa port transfer to Lefkada suits crews heading for the marina and travellers bound for the resorts of the east coast. Cyclists use the service too, because the local operator carries bicycles through the Aktion undersea tunnel. More on the island appears under Lefkada.

Which Igoumenitsa port transfers run to Meteora?

Igoumenitsa port transfers run to Meteora on the Egnatia Odos, east past Ioannina and across the Pindus range by Metsovo, then into Thessaly to Kalabaka, at the foot of the Meteora massif, and the village of Kastraki, about 168 km from the port.

The A2 crosses the Pindus range between Ioannina and Grevena, and along its full length it runs through 76 tunnels and over 1,650 bridges. Igoumenitsa port transfers pass Metsovo, 115 km from the port, before leaving the motorway for Kalabaka, the seat of the Meteora municipality in the Trikala regional unit.

Drivers collect passengers at the ferry terminal or a hotel in Igoumenitsa and drop them at hotels in Kalabaka or Kastraki, with photo and rest stops on request. The local Meteora operator includes an English-speaking driver, an air-conditioned vehicle and toll fees in the Igoumenitsa port transfer, and the service runs in both directions. More options sit under Meteora transfers.

Igoumenitsa port transfers to Meteora suit couples, families and small groups with luggage, and cruise passengers, since the pickup is set around the ship’s arrival and departure times. Ferry passengers name the terminal and arrival time when they book, and groups of five or more get free wifi on board.

Which Igoumenitsa port transfers run to Athens, Delphi and Thessaloniki?

Igoumenitsa port transfers run to Athens city, Piraeus port and Athens Airport, to Delphi and to Thessaloniki as private door-to-door trips by car, minivan or minibus. The Egnatia Odos motorway starts at the port itself and runs 670 km across northern Greece.

For Athens, Igoumenitsa port transfers follow the Egnatia Odos towards Ioannina, where the Ionia Odos begins. This motorway runs down the western coastline of mainland Greece to the Gulf of Corinth and crosses it on the 2,380-metre Rio–Antirrio Bridge. Near Patras it meets the Olympia Odos, which carries the car to Athens via Corinth.

Igoumenitsa port transfers also run in reverse. Athens operators collect passengers from hotels, Piraeus port, Rafina port and the airport for the drive back to the ferry, and the GetYourGuide Athens transfer is sold in both directions. Our Athens Airport transfers page covers the airport end of the trip.

Delphi, the modern town beside the ancient precinct, sits on National Road 48 between Amfissa and Livadeia. Transfers to Thessaloniki follow the Egnatia Odos past Ioannina, Metsovo, Grevena, Kozani and Veroia. Viator also sells Igoumenitsa port transfers to Larissa, Karpenisi, Katakolo and Ouranoupoli, and local fleets quote all four.

How long do Igoumenitsa port transfers take?

Igoumenitsa port transfers to Athens take 5.5 hours on the GetYourGuide private route, a drive of 486 km to the airport, the city or Piraeus port. Delphi lies 374 km from the port, Thessaloniki 355 km and Ouranoupoli in Halkidiki 461 km.

A local operator quotes its Igoumenitsa port transfers by road distance and bases each figure on Google Maps, so a changed route makes the drive longer or shorter and moves the quote with it. Its published list gives these distances from the port:

• Athens Airport, Athens city or Piraeus port: 486 km
• Ouranoupoli in Halkidiki: 461 km
• Katakolo: 382 km
• Delphi: 374 km
• Thessaloniki: 355 km
• Karpenisi: 276 km
• Larissa: 254 km

Motorway sections shorten Igoumenitsa port transfers to the south: since the Ionia Odos opened in full, the stretch between Ioannina and Antirrio takes 1 hour and 40 minutes instead of 3 hours and 30 minutes. Towards Thessaloniki, the Egnatia Odos crosses the Pindos and Vermio ranges on two lanes per direction; the whole motorway counts 76 tunnels and 1,650 bridges.

Which vehicles do Igoumenitsa port transfers use?

Igoumenitsa port transfers use Mercedes-Benz E-Class taxis, V-Class and Vito minivans for up to 7 people and Sprinter minibuses for 12 or 19 people. Coaches for up to 50 people run on request, and every vehicle comes with a professional driver.

One Igoumenitsa fleet runs new Mercedes-Benz vehicles with Wi-Fi on board, and its drivers speak English and Italian. An Athens operator offering Igoumenitsa port transfers sends Mercedes taxis, limousines and minibuses of 7, 9, 10, 12, 15, 20, 36 and 50 seats, all with non-smoking, English-speaking drivers.

Group size decides the vehicle. The GetYourGuide Athens transfer is sold per private group of up to 3 passengers, while one booking search for Igoumenitsa port transfers accepts parties of up to 56 people. One local fleet also takes bookings by the hour, one way or for a return trip.

How do you book Igoumenitsa port transfers?

You book Igoumenitsa port transfers online, by email or by phone: you give the pick-up point, the drop-off point, the date, the hour, the party size and the luggage, and the operator confirms the final cost. GetYourGuide and Viator also sell set routes.

On GetYourGuide, Igoumenitsa port transfers to and from Athens take bookings up to 10 hours before the start and carry free cancellation, with English and Greek spoken. Viator lists separate private products from the port to Delphi, Larissa, Karpenisi, Katakolo, Ouranoupoli and Athens.

Local operators take payment for Igoumenitsa port transfers in cash or by card from the driver on arrival, or by bank deposit in advance. One Igoumenitsa fleet requires a deposit for pick-ups outside Thesprotia, refunds cancellations made up to 48 hours before the service and, in high season, accepts only confirmed, prepaid bookings.

Book early for July and August: minivans and minibuses do not wait at the taxi stations by ports and airports, and last-minute requests are not certain in summer. When you pay in advance, put the passenger’s full name and the transfer date in the payment reference.

What happens to Igoumenitsa port transfers when a ferry is late?

Igoumenitsa port transfers wait for a late ferry: operators keep the pick-up and the drive to your hotel or destination whatever the delay of the ship, and they include the waiting time free of charge, so a delay costs nothing extra.

For Igoumenitsa port transfers from an Italian ferry, put the exact name of the ship and the shipping company in the booking email, because ferry companies sell tickets for each other’s sailings. Passengers crossing from Corfu send the operator a heads-up when they buy the ferry ticket.

One local fleet lists waiting time and meet-and-greet service among its free extras for Igoumenitsa port transfers, and one transfer booking site builds waiting time into its quoted price. A Thesprotia operator keeps a 24/7 help centre and works to a flexible time schedule.

Are Igoumenitsa port transfers better than the bus, a taxi or a hire car?

Igoumenitsa port transfers are better for long trips with luggage or groups: the booked car waits at the port and the price is fixed in advance. KTEL buses leave from a downtown station, taxis suit short runs, and hire cars suit self-drive touring.

KTEL Thesprotias runs 3 buses a day to Athens and 2 to Thessaloniki, every day of the week, from a station in central Igoumenitsa about 1.5 km from the international ferry terminal. No bus links the port with a resort directly, while a booked transfer starts at the ferry.

Taxis wait near the terminal exit for ferry arrivals and suit short runs, such as a port pick-up or a hop to a nearby village. An Igoumenitsa port transfer is pre-booked instead, and a transfer booking site quotes it at an all-inclusive price covering the licensed driver and vehicle, taxes and toll charges.

You collect hire cars near the port, including electric models with free charging, and they suit travellers who plan to explore the coast, where public transport is limited. Self-drivers pay the tolls on the Egnatia Odos, the Ionia Odos and the Olympia Odos themselves, and one fleet offering Igoumenitsa port transfers gives free parking for a hire car on round trips.

Which day tours from Igoumenitsa port include the transfer?

Meteora day tours bundle an Igoumenitsa port transfer with the visit: Viator sells a private Meteora shore tour from Igoumenitsa and a private Meteora day tour from Igoumenitsa, Parga, Syvota and Ioannina, while GetYourGuide sells Meteora trips from Corfu that include the ferry crossing.

The shore tour suits cruise passengers, as the new port serves large cruise ships. Local operators also pair an Igoumenitsa port transfer with private car tours to Meteora and Delphi. One Thesprotia operator prices these tours without a tour guide or entrance tickets, though its drivers help to issue the tickets.

GetYourGuide lists its guided bus tour from Corfu to Meteora under Igoumenitsa: the 9-hour trip includes a ferry ride and a guide, offers pick-up and takes bookings up to 1 hour before the start. The 15-hour Corfu day trip covers ferry tickets, a monastery visit with skip-the-line access and a traditional Greek lunch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do Igoumenitsa port transfers carry luggage and child seats?

Yes. A transfer booking site includes luggage and extras such as child seats and ski equipment in its Igoumenitsa prices, and one local fleet fits baby and child seats free of charge. Drivers help with the bags, and an Athens operator’s booking form asks for the number of suitcases.

Do Igoumenitsa port transfers run at night?

Yes. Local operators run these transfers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so a ferry that docks late at night still meets a booked car. Local travel guides advise arranging a transfer in advance when a ship docks outside normal daytime hours.

Can wheelchair users book Igoumenitsa port transfers?

Yes. The GetYourGuide private transfer between Athens and Igoumenitsa port is marked wheelchair accessible, and so is the 9-hour guided bus tour from Corfu to Meteora. A Thesprotia operator also runs a dedicated accessible transfer service alongside its port and airport transfers, so tell the operator about the wheelchair when you book.

Can Igoumenitsa port transfers carry bicycles?

Yes. One Igoumenitsa fleet carries individual cyclists and cycling groups together with their bikes, including across stretches closed to bicycles such as the Aktion underwater tunnel. Bike transport is quoted on request, so give the number of bicycles and riders when you book the transfer from the port.