We are planning a trip to Croatia, Montenegro, Corfu, Istanbul and Crete in May 2025. I have run into a snag on the best way to get from Croatia/Montenegro to Corfu. Does anyone have information on what the easiest way to navigate this would be? I had originally planned to go from Montenegro to Corfu and then ferry to Athens to fly to Istanbul so really didn't want to go to Athens twice if possible. Maybe I need to change the order of the places we are going to?? Thanks in advance for your help:)
Posted by
Brooklyn, NY
4259 posts
My husband is Croatian and his best friend Greek. So many summers we were with our families trying to get together. Nope, never happened. I had read a while ago that they were going to start Direct flights between the two countries but i haven’t found any yet.
There are Direct flights to Istanbul but they are from Zagreb. I’ll be interested to read if anyone else knows more.
Posted by
Washington DC
28073 posts
That looks very challenging. Flights to Corfu run mainly from sun-deprived northern European cities. There's a chart of non-stop destinations in the Wikipedia entry for Corfu International Airport.
There's a ferry to Corfu from Sarande in Albania, but it may be too seasonal to work for a May trip. I assume the Igoumenitsa ferry is year-round, but I haven't checked. In any case, Igoumenitsa isn't easy to get to from southern Croatia or Montenegro. Perhaps you can develop a burning desire to see Albania? (I'm going to spend a few weeks there this year.) I'm sure you could find a car-and-driver deal to get yourselves to Igoumenitsa with a few stops along the way in Albania.
Posted by
TX, USA
4816 posts
Perhaps you can develop a burning desire to see Albania?
This made me laugh. However Albania (except Podgorica) is well worth it.
Barbara mentioned Zagreb - you can fly from there to Corfu. You can fly on certain days in May @ 6 hrs with 1 stop, but not cheap. You might need to go to Montenegro first, then Croatia, winding up in Zagreb.
Would you consider hiring a driver, with a one night stop along the way? It would be more scenic.
Posted by
OP
6 posts
Thanks everyone for your help on this:) We are on a tight budget and will be visiting Croatia, Montenegro, Athens, Istanbul and a few Greek Islands so I guess I was being a bit greedy wanting to include Corfu, LOL! Hopefully we will go back to Italy one of these days and just take the ferry from Bari.
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France Southwest
2322 posts
There is no ferry from Corfu to Athens so there is no point in making plans with this option.