Athens - Patras - Ithaca Each day from Kifissou Bus Depot in Athens, buses leave hourly for Patras. Strintzis'/Blue Star - The Kefalonia ferry departs twice daily for Cephalonia and Ithaca, once at 12.30 and again at 20.30. The 12.30 ferry reaches the Port of Piso Aetos in south Ithaca around 16.00 and the 20.30 ferry docks at the port in Vathy, also in South Ithaca, around 0.30am. Alternatively, at Kiffisou Bus Terminal there is also a bus/ferry available daily at 8am. This ticket takes you directly from Athens right onto the ferry and then Ithaca. The ferry makes a stop at Sami in Cephalonia where the bus will disembark, so you will need to take your luggage from the bus once the bus is on the ferry. From Sami the ferry continues on to Ithaca before returning again to Sami and then onto Patras. 

From the UK and the Netherlands you can catch a Charter flight direct to Cephalonia. See your travel agent. From Cephalonia it's a short ferry ride to Ithaca, departing Cephalonia from the port of Sami at 15.30 & 23.00 hrs and arriving at Piso Aetos, Ithaca at 16.00 hrs and Vathy at 0.30 hrs