There are several ways to come to Saranda, Albania.

All major airlines fly to Tirana which is the capital of Albania and from there you can take a public transport or hire a car to travel the nearly 300 km distance. A new road is currently being built to be completed within 2 years which will allow to do this trip in 3 hours.

The most convenient way to get to Saranda from UK is to fly to the Greek Island of Corfu and from there take a ferry to Saranda which runs twice a day in both directions. The Port of Corfu is very close to the main Airport which makes the transfer quick and easy.

There is a choice of 2 ferry boats:

"The Delfin" – which is a fast cruiser (passengers only) takes the distance between Corfu - Saranda for 40 min.

"Kasiopi" is a standard ferry which also transports vehicles (up to 4-6 cars) with seating under and on deck. As most of the days are beautiful; and sunny seating on deck allows passengers to enjoy the beautiful coast line of Corfu and Southern coast of Albania. Trip with “Kasiopi”is slightly longer and takes approximately 1.5 hours.

Round trip with both ferries costs around £20

Please remember to bring your Passport or EU Identity cards as you have to go thropugh Customs on both sides which takes only few minutes and is mostly a routine procedure.

It is very common that tourists make trips from Corfu to Saranda and Saran­da to Corfu for the day for change of scenery and culture.

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Getting to Corfu

There are a number of ways of getting to and from Corfu. During the summer holiday season (May to October) there are dozens of direct charter flights from all major UK airports. The flying time is approximately 3.5 hours. Here
are just a few of the operators: Excel, JMC, Brittania, British Midland, MyTra­vel, Air 2000.

Thomson operate very convenient flights to Corfu from Luton during the Holiday season (April-October) and if you book few weeks in advance you can get yourself a bargain - round trip for £80 per person.

Outside of the main holiday period you can still fly to Corfu via Athens. Easy Jet (www.easyjet.com) fly to Athens everyday from Luton and Gatwick (nice and cheap). Flying time is approximately 3.5 hours. You then have a choice of either Olympic Airways (www.olympic-airways.gr) or Aegean Air
(www.aegeanair.com) for the 45 minute connecting flight to Corfu. On most days, both airlines operate two flights each way. Check out their websites for prices and times.

British Airways operate regularly direct flights throughout the year from Gat­wick to Kerkyra, Corfu at affordable prices

Brand new for 2005/06 is a sea-plane service which, we are told, will run between Brindisi (Italy) and Gouvia Marina (on Corfu). For UK clients this allows for a cheap and easy connection with the new Ryan Air service flying from the UK to Brindisi. Also, LTU (a German airline) is now flying from Dusseldorf to Corfu two times a week throughout the winter, for further information see www.ltu.com.

If you fancy driving then the best bet is to make for Venice and catch the Minoan Lines ferry to Corfu. Even though this is a 23-hour passage, the ships are modern and comfortable, more like a mini cruise! Other routes include Ancona-Corfu, Bari-Corfu and Brindisi-Corfu.

Once you have arrived on the island, whether by air or sea, we will meet you and show you around the island.