Whilst Greece is served by many scheduled flights during the summer seasom from late April / May to October there are direct departures to many of the islands from the uk's regional airports. Many of the seats on these flights to Corfu will be booked by package holidaymakers, but there are usually plenty of tickets left for the independent traveller, on a flight only basis.The only two airports in Greece which receive scheduled flights from the uk are Athens and Thessaloniki. Olympic Airways flies from Heathrow and Manchester to Athens and from Gatwick to Thessaloniki. Flights to Corfu on Olympic usually include the onward fare to any of the 30 domestic destinations served, and could be an excellent option for those Island-Hopping who wish to arrive on One Island and leave from another for the same price.

Sorting out your flights to Corfu will probably be the worst part of your holiday… but that is only because your holiday will be so good. The only airport is called Kerkyra International Airport and can be found 2 klm on the south capital Kerkyra.
It has only a single modest terminal providing both inbound and outbound flights, but traveller services in the airport terminal includes a cafe and bar area with car rental too. The best time to book cheap flights to Corfu is as early as possible.
The earlier you can the better your chance at getting the best deals. As you get closer to your departure date you are likely to end up paying more. The best place to find flights to Corfu is online. On the internet you are likely to make large savings against the prices that you see at the agents. It is therefore important to keep your eye open for deals as early as you can.

Most flights to Corfu from England takes around three and a half hours, the transfer to Kavos can take around 2 hours as Kavos is in the very south of Corfu. You don’t have to fly to Corfu for seven nights or a fortnight, these days it is often possible to book odd durations – ten and eleven nights are popular and you can sometimes even get short breaks to Corfu such as long weekend. easyJet is now flying to Corfu from Bristol, Gatwick and Manchester – use the flight search above to compare flight prices with other charter airlines such as ThomasCook and Thomson Airway.
During the winter months there are no direct flight connections to Corfu from any UK airport. The only Alternative are flights via Athens on a daily basis from most UK airports. Once in Athens then it is quite easy to fly to Corfu as there are four flights per day from Athens to Corfu and vice versa, operated by Greek air companies