Access

By boat: The island is connected by ferry to nearby harbors:
Patras - Sami: The route lasts 3.5 hours and the same vessel continues on to Ithaca.
Killini - Poros:  The shortest route from the Peloponnese, at just 1.5 hours.
Astakos - Sami:  The ideal route for those coming from central Greece, three hours in duration.
Vasiliki Lefkada - Fiskardo Kefalonia: In just 1 hour you are in the lovely island of  Lefkada, from which you can pass over a bridge and arrive upon mainland Greece.
Agios Nikolaos Zakynthos - Pessada Kefalonia: The link works only for the period from May to October, and lasts 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Kefalonia - Brindisi (Italy): During the summer months the island is connected with Italy and facilitates numerous visitors coming from Western Europe. Regularly scheduled ferry boats operate between the ports of Sami, Argostoli,  Liksouri and Fiskardo , as well as with Ithaca opposite.
 
By plane: There are flights from Athens and Thessaloniki. The trip from Athens lasts just 45 minutes. The airport of Kefalonia lies just 8 km from Argostoli, and  is easily accessible by taxi or bus. The airport also receives many direct charter flights from Europe.
Minies Airport Kefalonia: (+30) 26710 41511
El. Venizelos Airport Athens: (+30) 210 3530000, 3531000

By bus: The island has a very good connection with Athens. The trip from Athens to Patra takes about 3 hours. There, you can catch a ferry that will take you to Sami.
Bus station Argostoli, An. Tritsi Anenue: (+30) 26710 22276
Bus station Athens, Kifissou 100: (+30) 210 5150785
Bus station Patra, 58 Othonos Amalias Str.: (+30) 2610 277854
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Domestic transportation

Your needs for travel about the island can be served by the relatively cheap public transportation. Local bus routes of the island originate at Argostoli, and connect the city with Fiskardo and Sami.  Most visitors find it preferable to hire a car, for maximum flexibility in scheduling their visit to the main attractions of the island. An upcoming trend is to hire an ATV for your mobility about the island, as the main cities are not that far apart. For example, Argostoli is just 50 km from Fiskardo, 43 km from Poros, 40 km from Skala, 36 from Sami, and from Agia Efimia only eight. An alternative way to Liksouri is to select the inexpensive boat running every half hour from Argostoli and taking only twenty minutes.

Useful telephone numbers

Health Services
First Aid: (+30) 26710 23230
General Hospital Argostoli: (+30) 26710 24641
Mantzavinatio Hospital Lixouri: (+30) 26710 91194
First Aid Station Sami: (+30) 26740 22222
Health Centre Sami: (+30) 26740 22802
Pharmacies Argostoli: (+30) 26710 24015, 23245, 24795
Pharmacies Lixouri: (+30) 26710 91490, 93548, 93675
Municipalities
Prefecture of Kefalonia Argostoli: (+30) 26710 22327
Municipality of Argostoli Kefalonia: (+30) 26710 22230
Municipality of Lixouri: (+30) 26710 91208
Police Authorities
Police Directorate Kefalonia: (+30) 26710 22300
Police Station of Argostoli: (+30) 26710 22200
Police Station of Lixouri: (+30) 26710 91207
Police Station of Sami: (+30) 26740 22100
Police Station of Poros: (+30) 26740 72210
Police Station of Fiskardo: (+30) 26740 41460
Traffic Police Argostoli: (+30) 26710 23226
Tourist Police: (+30) 26710 22815
Port Authorities
Port authority Argostoli: (+30) 26710 22224, 22397
Port authority Poros: (+30) 26740 72460
Port authority Sami: (+30) 26740 22031
Port authority Fiskardo: (+30) 26740 41400
Port authority Ithaki: (+30) 26740 32909
Port authority Lefkada: (+30) 26450 92509
Port authority Zakynthos: (+30) 26950 28117-8
Port authority Patra: (+30) 2610 341002, 341024
Port authority Kyllini: (+30) 26230 92211
Port authority Astakos: (+30)  26460 41052
Fire Services, Forestry
Emergency fire service: 199
Fire service Argostoli: (+30) 26710 23464
Fire service Lixouri: (+30) 26710 94199
Fire service Sami: (+30) 26740 23199
Forestry Kefalonia: (+30) 26710 22293