Kefalonia Port Transfers

Kefalonia port transfers are private car, minivan and taxi rides that meet ferry and cruise passengers at the ports of Sami, Argostoli, Poros or Fiskardo and drive them to a hotel, a resort such as Lassi or Skala, or the airport, or bring travellers back to their ship. Greece Tours lists the transfers that start in Greece.

This page covers each port, where the driver meets you, the routes to the airport and the resorts, journey times, vehicles, booking, late ferries and the shore excursions that include the transfer, with links to the rest of Kefalonia. The transfers below are checked on GetYourGuide and Viator.

What are Kefalonia port transfers?

Kefalonia port transfers are private, pre-booked rides by car, minivan or taxi between a ferry or cruise port on the island and your hotel, villa, apartment or any other address, with one driver, no shared stops and no taxi queue at the quay.

Kefalonia port transfers work door to door in both directions. A driver collects arriving passengers at the port and takes them to a hotel, villa, studio or holiday rental anywhere on the island, and on departure day the same service runs from that address back to the quay. One-way and round-trip bookings are both standard.

As the biggest of the Ionian Islands and the sixth-biggest in Greece, Kefalonia puts long drives between its ports and the far side of the island. Kefalonia port transfers suit couples, families, groups and solo travellers, and one island operator also takes pets on board.

Kefalonia port transfers also serve yacht guests at the marinas, and one island operator builds a short stop for groceries, a pharmacy or other supplies into the route before check-in. Every ride stays private: a Kefalonia transfer listed on GetYourGuide carries one group of up to 8 people and offers pickup.

Which ports do Kefalonia port transfers serve?

Kefalonia port transfers serve seven landing points: Sami, Argostoli, Poros, Pessada, Fiskardo, Lixouri and Agia Efimia. Sami takes the Patras and Ithaca ferries, Argostoli takes cruise ships and the Kyllini car ferry, Poros links to Kyllini, and Pessada links to Zakynthos.

• Sami: ferries to Patras on the mainland and to Pisaetos on Ithaca.
• Argostoli: the largest port, with the cruise pier, the Kyllini car ferry and the Lixouri ferry.
• Poros: a year-round car ferry to Kyllini on the Peloponnese.
• Pessada: a ferry to and from Zakynthos.
• Fiskardo: ferries to Frikes on Ithaca and to Lefkada, plus smaller cruise ships.
• Lixouri: the ferry across the gulf to Argostoli, for vehicles under 5 tonnes.
• Agia Efimia: a small harbour used for sailing holidays and by flotilla groups.

Kefalonia port transfers start where the boat lands, so the ferry or ship decides the pickup port. Four of the seven are the island’s main harbours, namely Sami, Poros, Argostoli and Fiskardo, while Pessada, Lixouri and Agia Efimia complete the list.

Kefalonia port transfers between these ports and the towns run on the island’s main roads: the EO50 national road between Argostoli and Sami, the Argostoli–Poros road, the Argostoli–Fiskardo road with its branch to Lixouri, and the road that links Poros and Sami.

Where do Kefalonia port transfers meet ferry and cruise passengers?

Kefalonia port transfers meet passengers on the quay in front of the ferry, or at the arrivals area near the cruise terminal, where the driver waits with a sign showing your name. The driver greets you, takes the luggage and walks you to the vehicle.

Kefalonia port transfers fix the meeting spot before the day. One island operator confirms the exact berth and a clear meeting point in advance, while a taxi firm that works across the Greek islands confirms every ride the day before, has the driver contact the passenger directly and marks its pickup spot on a map.

Cruise passengers in Argostoli meet Kefalonia port transfers at one of two points. The cruise pier has a single berth; when it is taken, a second ship anchors in the bay and sends its passengers by tender to the old harbour in the town centre, so the driver needs to know which landing your ship uses.

At the marinas, Kefalonia port transfers agree the best access point near the berth with yacht guests in advance. At Sami and Poros, taxis wait outside the port in smaller numbers, so a driver already standing at the ferry saves arriving passengers a wait on the quay.

Which Kefalonia port transfers run from Sami?

Kefalonia port transfers from Sami collect passengers off the Patras and Ithaca ferries on the central east coast and drive them west on the EO50 national road to Argostoli, south on the road to Poros, or north to Agia Efimia and Fiskardo.

Sami is the main arrival port for ferries from mainland Greece, so Kefalonia port transfers from Sami meet the largest share of passengers who cross from the mainland by boat. A private ride from the quay also spares them the public bus, which runs from Sami to Argostoli and needs a change there for other parts of the island.

The Ithaca ferry crosses from Sami to Pisaetos in 30 minutes, so Kefalonia port transfers from Sami suit guests on an Ithaca day trip from Kefalonia: a driver takes them from the hotel to the ferry quay and collects them from the same quay when the return boat docks.

From Sami, Poros lies 28 km to the south-east, and Fiskardo sits on the northern tip of the island. Kefalonia port transfers from Sami reach both, along with Argostoli, Agia Efimia, Assos and Skala, which island operators list as fixed pickup and drop-off points.

Which Kefalonia port transfers run from Argostoli and its cruise pier?

Kefalonia port transfers from Argostoli start at the island’s largest port, on the west coast, where the Kyllini car ferry docks beside the bus station, the Lixouri ferry ties up further along, and cruise passengers land at the pier or the old harbour.

The cruise pier at Argostoli was built between 2007 and 2010 on three islets resting on 132 concrete piles, joined to the shore by a corridor. The terminal building stands on land just before that corridor, and Kefalonia port transfers for cruise guests wait at a meeting point near the terminal.

A cruise guest who wants a ride rather than a tour books a one-way private transfer from the Argostoli cruise port to any address on the island, a product Viator lists under that name. Kefalonia port transfers for cruise guests also plan the return leg so passengers are back at the port before the ship departs.

Argostoli’s harbour runs 1 kilometre around the bay and has room for about 100 small boats, and yacht guests at the Argostoli Marina use the same Kefalonia port transfers. Lixouri lies 4 km across the bay; its ferry carries vehicles under 5 tonnes every hour, or every half-hour in peak season, so travellers bound for Lixouri choose between the crossing and the long drive around the gulf.

Which Kefalonia port transfers run from Poros and Pessada?

Kefalonia port transfers from Poros, in the south-east of the island, meet the year-round car ferry from Kyllini on the Peloponnese, while transfers from Pessada meet the boat to and from Zakynthos and serve hotels on the southern side of Kefalonia.

Poros sits 40 km south-east of Argostoli and 12 km north-east of Skala, and its port lies apart from the town beach, behind a small hill. Kefalonia port transfers save a wait here, because in summer the local taxis work out of Skala.

Kyllini is a port town in Elis, on the Ionian coast of the Peloponnese, with ferry connections to both Zakynthos and Kefalonia; its car ferries reach Kefalonia at Poros and at Argostoli. Kefalonia port transfers cover the island end of that crossing, and Viator lists a private transfer from Kyllini port to Athens for the mainland end.

Pessada is linked by ferry to Zakynthos. Zakynthos lies 15 km south of Kefalonia, and on that island the boat to Kefalonia uses the port of Agios Nikolaos. Kefalonia port transfers from Pessada carry island-hoppers between the quay and the southern part of the island, and they bring departing guests back for the crossing.

Which Kefalonia port transfers run from Fiskardo?

Kefalonia port transfers from Fiskardo start at the island’s northernmost port, which takes ferries from Frikes on Ithaca and from Lefkada plus smaller cruise ships, and drive south on the Argostoli–Fiskardo road to villas, villages and the other ports of the island.

Fiskardo port sits inside a bay two kilometres long, and the tourist trade around the village centres on luxury villas. Kefalonia port transfers from Fiskardo therefore handle villa drop-offs as well as hotel runs, with the driver meeting the Lefkada or Ithaca ferry on the quay.

Fiskardo lies 64 km from the port of Poros, so a ride between the two crosses the full length of the island. Kefalonia port transfers on this route suit passengers who arrive in the north on the Lefkada ferry and leave from the south on the Kyllini ferry, or the reverse.

Cruise passengers from the smaller ships that call at Fiskardo use the same Kefalonia port transfers, and island operators list Fiskardo among their standard ports alongside Argostoli, Sami and Poros, with the same name-sign meeting on the quay and direct rides to any address on the island.

Which Kefalonia port transfers run to the airport?

Kefalonia port transfers run from any port on the island straight to Kefalonia International Airport (EFL), also named Anna Pollatou. Local firms list direct port-to-airport rides, and online forms let you pick Port as the start and Airport as the drop-off.

The airport sits in the south-west of Kefalonia and carries the codes EFL and LGKF. Its current operator built a new terminal and finished pick-up and drop-off points outside it, where Kefalonia port transfers set down departing passengers. Viator also sells fixed airport routes, such as EFL to Sami and EFL to Skala or Poros.

Public transport offers less: KTEL runs a limited airport bus to Argostoli in the summer season only, and buses to the outlying ports run infrequently. Kefalonia port transfers go door to door from the quay to the terminal with no change on the way. For rides that start at the terminal, see our page on Kefalonia airport transfers.

Which Kefalonia port transfers run to Lassi, Skala, Lourdas and the beach resorts?

Kefalonia port transfers run from any island port to Lassi, Skala, Lourdas and the other resorts, ending at the door of your hotel, villa or apartment. Local booking forms list Lassi, Skala, Lourdas, Katelios, Xi, Svoronata, Agia Efimia and Assos as drop-off points.

Lassi is a holiday resort on the Ionian coast south-west of Argostoli town centre, with a string of small beaches. Kefalonia port transfers end at your hotel door there, and our Lassi page covers the resort itself. In summer, a frequent bus from Argostoli also serves Lassi and Lourdas, though only a private transfer runs door to door.

Skala, a village in the south whose population quadruples in the summer months, and Lourdas, the village of Lourdata on the south coast, are both on operators’ drop-off lists, as are remote villas anywhere on the island. Kefalonia port transfers serve them all; see our Skala page and our page on where to stay in Kefalonia.

How long do Kefalonia port transfers take?

Kefalonia port transfers take 5 to 60 minutes from the main town, Argostoli, on one local operator’s timings: 20 minutes to Pessada port, 30 to Sami, 45 to Poros and 60 to Fiskardo, while Argostoli port itself lies 5 minutes from downtown.

Those timings come from a taxi firm in Argostoli and measure the drive from the town to each quay. Road distances fill in the rest: Skala lies 39 km south of Argostoli and 14 km south-west of Poros, so Kefalonia port transfers from a Poros ferry to Skala are a short hop.

One taxi firm’s route table gives 35 km from Skala to the airport and 50 km from the airport to Fiskardo. Kefalonia port transfers use the same main roads described for each port above.

Which vehicles do Kefalonia port transfers use?

Kefalonia port transfers use Mercedes-Benz saloons, SUVs, minivans and minibuses, matched to the size of each group: a Mercedes GLB SUV for up to 4 passengers, a Mercedes Vito minivan for up to 8 and a minibus class for groups of up to 12.

A taxi app that covers the Greek islands sorts its Kefalonia port transfers into four classes: Taxi (Mercedes E or similar), Standard (Mercedes GLA, BMW X1 or similar), Van (Mercedes V or Vito) and Mini Bus. Its Kefalonia drivers are English-speaking locals with professional licences, and the ones it profiles drive a Mercedes V 250 or a Mercedes Vito.

The island firm behind the GLB and Vito runs fully air-conditioned vehicles, gives the Vito large storage space for suitcases and welcomes pets on board. Another firm runs Mercedes-Benz minibuses and vans, plus coaches and people carriers for large families, friends and special events, so a big party on Kefalonia port transfers can travel together.

How do you book Kefalonia port transfers?

Book Kefalonia port transfers online, through WhatsApp, by phone or in a taxi app, and give the port, the ferry or ship, its arrival time, your destination and the size of your group. One firm confirms every ride the day before.

Online forms ask for the pick-up and drop-off points, the date and time, the number of people including children, and a one-way or return trip. One island firm offers free cancellation and flexible changes, so Kefalonia port transfers can be fixed well before the ferry date.

A taxi app adds four ways to book Kefalonia port transfers: its own app for iOS and Google Play, a web app, WhatsApp and a phone line staffed 24/7. Its drivers contact you directly after the day-before confirmation, and a cancellation made at least 24 hours ahead earns a full refund.

Last-minute Kefalonia port transfers are possible too: island firms take requests by form, call or WhatsApp, and one lists last-minute port rides on request. If you plan to drive later in the stay, see our Kefalonia car rental page.

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

When a ferry is late, Kefalonia port transfers wait for it: island firms track ferry arrivals in real time, and one moves the pick-up to the new arrival time at no extra charge, so the driver is still there when you step ashore.

One island taxi firm calls this vessel monitoring: it plans port pick-ups around ferry schedules and arrival flow, and it asks for the vessel or ferry details when you book. Kefalonia port transfers rely on that ferry name, since it lets the office follow the right ship.

The same planning covers departures: the firm sets the return pick-up by your ferry time and your location, so Kefalonia port transfers reach the quay calmly and on time. For an airport leg, a taxi app on the island moves the pick-up when a flight is delayed and reschedules the ride at no extra charge when it is cancelled.

Which Kefalonia shore excursions include the transfer?

Shore excursions from Argostoli and Sami include the transfer: the driver collects you at the port and returns you to the ship. For cruise passengers they replace Kefalonia port transfers, with options such as a 6-hour van tour and a 4-hour caves tour.

The 6-hour Argostoli tour starts as a van ride straight off the cruise ship and visits the Lake of the Nymphs, Drogarati Cave and Antisamos Beach, with a private option and free cancellation. The 4-hour tour for cruisers covers Melissani Cave, the sea turtles of Argostoli bay and the Myrtos viewpoint, and it is wheelchair accessible.

From Sami, a private half-day tour with pick-up looks for sea turtles in Argostoli, visits underground caves and lakes and stops in Assos village, while an 8-hour Ithaca cruise with pick-up swims at Gidaki Beach, explores Vathy and stops for lunch in Kioni. Both remove the need for separate Kefalonia port transfers on the day.

Viator lists more port-based options, such as a full-day private shore tour from Argostoli Port and a day trip for cruise ship visitors from the same port. Local firms that run Kefalonia port transfers also build a cruise day around your ship’s arrival and departure times and return you to the port before sailing; see our page on Kefalonia shore excursions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do Kefalonia port transfers carry large luggage?

Yes. Kefalonia port transfers include luggage help: the driver assists with bags from the terminal to the vehicle, and one firm lists luggage assistance among its port services. Note extra luggage, shopping or equipment when you book, so the firm matches the vehicle to the load.

Do Kefalonia port transfers provide child seats?

Yes, on request. A taxi app that serves Kefalonia offers certified car seats for babies and children, and it asks you to note the child seat in the booking’s special requirements. Island booking forms also count children in the passenger total, so include them when you book Kefalonia port transfers.

Do Kefalonia port transfers run for late-night ferry arrivals?

Yes. One island firm runs port pick-ups 24/7, whether the ferry docks early in the morning or late at night, and a taxi app keeps its Kefalonia phone line and WhatsApp booking open around the clock, so Kefalonia port transfers for night arrivals can be booked at any hour.

Can Kefalonia port transfers stop for groceries on the way?

Yes. One island taxi firm plans a quick stop for essentials, groceries or supplies into the route before check-in, and it builds multi-stop routes for yacht provisioning, including a pharmacy stop. Mention the stop when you book Kefalonia port transfers so the timing allows for it.