Transport
The city and the lake are 4 km away: about €10 by taxi or €1.20 on the city bus. Zagori and Metsovo are an hour into the mountains, about €60 by taxi; Igoumenitsa port and the Corfu ferry an hour and a quarter west.
Read more: TransportIoannina Airport “King Pyrrhus” (IOA) sits on the plain north-west of the city, 4 km from the centre and the lake, at 480 metres above sea level between the mountains of Epirus. It is a domestic airport: Aegean, Olympic and Sky Express link Athens several times a day all year for the city, its university and the Epirus region, and there are no scheduled international flights. Around 200,000 passengers a year.
The city and the lake are 4 km away: about €10 by taxi or €1.20 on the city bus. Zagori and Metsovo are an hour into the mountains, about €60 by taxi; Igoumenitsa port and the Corfu ferry an hour and a quarter west.
Read more: TransportA car park in front of the terminal, from about €2 an hour or €8 a day. Its customers are Epirus residents on the Athens flights, so it is busiest around holidays and quiet in summer.
Read more: ParkingRental firms have desks at the terminal with cars in front. Epirus is mountain country with coaches once or twice a day, so a car is the way to Zagori, the Vikos gorge, Metsovo and the Pindus; from November to March ask for winter tyres or chains.
Read more: Car rentalPrices and timetables are indicative and change seasonally. Confirm before you travel.
Ioannina Airport (IOA) serves Ioannina in Greece. This page lists live arrivals and departures with scheduled and estimated times, the operating airline, gate or baggage belt and flight status. Select a flight for its full details.
Ioannina Airport is also known as King Pyrrhus.