Kefalonia Airport: Flights, Transfers and Getting to Your Resort

Terminal building of Kefalonia International Airport (EFL)

Kefalonia airport is the single gateway that carries almost every visitor onto the largest of the Ionian islands. Its official name is Kefalonia International Airport, and it also honours the Kefalonian rhythmic gymnast Anna Pollatou. Airlines and booking systems identify it by the code EFL. The airport sits about 9 km south of Argostoli, near … Read more

Avithos Beach in Kefalonia: Golden Sand South of Argostoli

Kambana Square

Avithos beach lies on the southwest coast of Kefalonia, below the villages of Svoronata and Kaligata, about 10 km south of Argostoli. The sand runs reddish-gold and coarse, the bay opens between south and west, and a low rocky islet stands offshore within swimming distance of the shore. Sunbeds and umbrellas cover part of the … Read more

Car Rental in Kefalonia: Driving the Island and Getting Around

Fiskardo Frikes, Fiskardo 280 84, Greece - panoramio

Car rental in Kefalonia solves a problem the island creates by its own geography. Kefalonia stretches about 773 square kilometres of mountain and coast, the largest of the Ionian Islands, and its beaches, caves and villages sit at opposite ends of that landmass. Myrtos hangs below cliffs in the northwest, Melissani opens inland from Sami … Read more

How to Get to Kefalonia: Flights and Ferries

Ferry approaching the port of Sami, Kefalonia

Kefalonia sits in the Ionian Sea off western Greece. Two routes carry every visitor there: the air route into Kefalonia Airport and the sea route into the island’s ferry ports. The airport, coded EFL, lies about 9 km south of Argostoli and handles domestic flights from Athens through the year, with scheduled and charter services … Read more