Flights Athens-Kefalonia (approx. 45 minutes) are always available at least once a day, but they are more frequent during summer time, when there are also flights from other Greek cities.

Airport
Kefalonia Airport (EFL) is 5 miles south of the port capital at Argostoli and, although enlarged since it was built in the 1970s, can struggle to cope with visitor numbers of around 400,000 each year and rising. Kefalonia airport has only one terminal and holiday visitors can sometimes face delays despite seven check-in desks and the two baggage belts. There is an ATM, no bank and only basic shopping. Two tavernas are located just outside the airport gates and there is parking for only 110 cars.

It is 6 miles to the main beach resort at Lassi, another 3 miles to Argostoli and no regular bus services. The airport is about 28 miles from the holiday center at Skala and to the alternative east coast port of Sami.

There are plenty of taxis to meet arriving flights, but they can quickly disappear at busy times so it is advisable to book in advance. Some hotels offer private minibus transfers.

Kefalonia enjoys a great many ferry links thanks to several good ports on all sides of the island at Argostoli, Pessada, Sami, Poros and Fiskardo although there are no direct ferries to the Athens' port of Piraeus.

The main ferry port is at Argostoli and the popularity of the island with the Italians bring several ferry connections to Italy. Italy - Greece sailings usually call at Corfu from Brindisi, Bari, Acona and Venice then sail on to Igoumenitsa and Patras on the Greek mainland, where there are connections to Kefalonia.

There are a number of ferries to other Ionian islands and the Greek mainland. Kefalonian Lines runs a daily ferry to Ithaca from the east coast ports of Sami (a 25 minute crossing) and Poros (45 minutes).

Kefalonian Lines also runs services from Poros to Killini on the mainland with around 24 sailings weekly and a journey time of 90 minutes.

Ferries from Sami to Ithaca and to Astakos on the mainland, are also operated by Ionian Pelagos Lines.

Daily ferries also sail between Argostoli and Killini, on the Peloponnese coast. The hourly ferry from Argostoli operated by Koinopraxia Taxiarchis is also the quickest and best way to get across the bay to Lixouri and the Pali peninsula.

Routes from Argostoli to the mainland port of Kilini call in at the east coast port of Poros on the way and are operated by Kefalonia Lines with a journey time of just over two hours.

The small port of Sami on the east coast has ferry connections to Patras on the Greek mainland that operate throughout the summer season and the trip takes two to three hours.

In the north of the island, the small port resort of Fiskardo has ferry links to Vassiliki on the island of Lefkas and to Frikes on Ithaka. The car ferry service runs daily throughout the summer.

Summer season ferries also leave the port of Pessada on the south-west coast for Agios Nikolaos on neighboring Zante. This service also now operated by Ionian Pelagos.

Tour trips to the offshore island of Ithaca are plentiful.