Enjoy the best boat excursions and daily boat trips of Lefkada, and conquer the blue waves of the Ionian Sea in Greece! In Lefkada Island local boat trips are very popular activies from June to September, which are primarily available from Vasiliki and Nidri.
The local boat cruises sail to amazing beaches of the west coast, such as to Egremni beach or to Porto Katsiki beach, and discover the beautiful islands nearby, such as Cephalonia or Meganisi. The programs of local excursion boats belong to the top activities in Lefkada, and a boat trip is definitely recommended for everyone, who spend here the days of vacation.
Let’s see, what you should know about the local boat trips!
Locations of Lefkada boat trips in 2026
One of most important information is the location of the ports, which ones have daily boat excursions. For boat excursions in Lefkada you have to visit Nidri port or Vasiliki port, these villages are the main stations of local boat cruises.
In Nidri the excursion boats can be find directly next to the promenade, where the seaside restaurants and the palm trees are. In Vasiliki the boats of daily cruises depart from the southern side of the the marina.
Most of the excursion boats of Lefkada leave the port in the morning hours (usually depart between 9:00 – 10:00), and return to in late afternoon, offering one day trips.
Passengers can buy the tickets for Lefkada boat trips in local tourist offices, travel agencies, kiosks, by tour guides of travel companies, and directly from the boat’s staff at nights in the port. Schedules and timings may change sometimes, because the actual weather conditions have a great influence to the trips.
If you are lucky, you can see dolphins while you sail on the endless blue waters of the Ionian Sea, these friendly animals usually appear near Lefkada, and sometimes follow boats.
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On beach days the boats sail past Cape Doukato and the lighthouse, and arrive to Porto Katsiki beach and Egremni beach, where passengers can disembark from the ships.
It’s an important information for travellers, that local boat cruises which sail the to west coast of Lefkada in 2026, visit only the beaches of the south! Other significant beaches, which are situated in the north, such as Megali Petra beach, Kathisma beach, Mylos beach, etc., unfortunately can’t be visited by a boat trip from Nidri or from Vasiliki, due to larger distances. To visit these amazing north beaches you have to rent a car, bike or quad, or take advantage of taxi service.
The best boat trips from Nidri
The most daily boat trips in Lefkada Island are offered in Nidri. The station of the largest vessels of the island is here: 4-5 ships have significant size, where hundreds of people sail on 3 decks. In the port of Nidri travellers can find also a few smaller sized, less crowded boats, which have less passengers on decks.
Most significant Lefkada boat trips from Nidri:
- Nidri Star 1 – round trips to Porto Katsiki beach – Egremni beach, Kefalonia island (Fiskardo), Ithaca, Papanikolis cave (Meganisi), Skorpios, party boat
- Nidri Star 3 – trips to Porto Katsiki beach – Egremni beach, Kefalonia (Fiskardo), Ithaca, Papanikolis cave (Meganisi), Skorpios
- Makedonia Palace – excursions to Porto Katsiki beach, Ionian Islands cruise to Kefalonia, Ithaca, Meganisi, Skorpios
- Eptanisos – round trip to Porto Katsiki, Egremni, Kefalonia, Ithaca, Meganisi, Skorpios, party boat
- Odysseia – round trip to Papanikolis sea cave, Meganisi, Skorpios, Madouri
- Nikolaos boat – trip to Kastos & Kalamos, Egremni – Porto Katsiki – Agiofili, Lakka beach, Meganisi, Skorpios, etc
- Argo Ionian Sail – round trip to Meganisi, Papanikolis cave, Kalamos, etc, private & daily cruises
- Papanikolis daily cruises – round trips to Meganisi, Lakka beach, Skorpios, Sparti, Skorpidi, Madouri
- Ionian Star – Meganisi, Skorpios
- M/S Christina – Kastos & Kalamos, Meganisi
Programs of the local excursion boats may change during season, primarily for due weather conditions or due company decisions.
7 islands cruises – sail around the islands of Ionian Sea
Discover the most beautiful islands near Lefkada: you can sail around 7 interesting islands of the Ionian Sea, such as the charming Meganisi, Madouri, Skorpios, Skorpidi, Sparti, Kefalonia and Ithaca in a one day roundtrip. By visiting some larger islands the excursion boats dock for a few hours to eat a delicious meal or a short walk. The places where boats stop for a while you can see in the actual schedules, because these stops always depend on the boats.
The villages where most of these island cruises spend a few hours, are usually the beautiful Fiskardo in Kefalonia (Cephalonia), and Frikes or Kioni in Ithaca.
There are some excursion boats, which take first a short visit at the famous beaches (usually Porto Katsiki beach, Egremni beach or Agiofili beach) before sailing to the picturesque nearby islands. During these cruises the boats sail next to the famous sea cave of Meganisi, the amazing Papanikolis cave!
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Boat trips to Kastos and Kalamos
Both Kastos Island and Kalamos Island are interesting members of Ionian Islands, but these places are not so well known by tourists. These small islands are quite unique in the region, because they have preserved their romantic charm in the past decades, and these hidden gems are not crowded yet.
Daily beach days from Nidri to the west coast of Lefkada
In 2026 passengers can sail easily to Lefkada best beaches by boat trips from the port of Nidri. If you would like to see the magical Porto Katsiki beach and Egremni beach from the direction of the sea, these boat trips will comply your wishes. The excursion boats spend some time next to these world best beaches, and passengers can swim in the crystal waters of Ionian sea, relax and sunbathe.
There is an important thing which you should know: when the waves become too strong on the west coast, excursion boats don’t dock ashore! During these periods some boats don’t leave the port, due security reasons.
Glass bottom boat excursions
Take a look to the underwater life of the Ionian Sea! With sailing glass bottom boats you may see several small fishes, crabs, starfishes, morays, and if you are lucky, maybe turtles or dolphins too.
Party boat from Nidri
If the bustling nightlife of Nidri is not enough for you, or you want something more exciting, let’s sail on a party boat. The party boat depart from the port of Nidri in the evenings once or twice in a week (usually on wednesdays and on saturdays), sail to the sea, while the greatest music hits are played by DJ’s.
Sometimes the boat stops at one of the nearby beaches and the party continues on the shore: the boat returns to the port of Nidri at midnight. Find the staff of Nidri Star 1 or Eptanisos, and ask them for prices and actual schedules.
Daily boat trips from Vasiliki port
Excursion boats, which depart mostly from the marina of Vasiliki village. The boat can be find on the southern side of the port, slightly further away from the restaurants.
- Ionian Princess – beach days (Porto Katsiki beach, Egremni beach)
- Nidri Star 2 – to Porto Katsiki, Egremni, Kefalonia, Ithaca, Papanikolis cave, Skorpios
- Taxi boat to Agiofili beach
Agiofili beach taxi boat
Agiofili beach is known as one of the best beaches in the area of Vasiliki village. You can sail to this magnificient bay by a local taxi boat, which departs hourly from the port of the village from May to September. The location of taxi boats, which sail to Agiofili beach is in front of the taverns in the middle of the port, with actual schedules on its billboards.
Book in advance in not neccessary, you pay on the boat.
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Boat cruises and excursions from Vasiliki to the west coast
If you spend your holiday in Vasiliki, you can sail to the most famous western beaches. At most of the time the vessels of Ionian Princess, and Nidri Star sail to Porto Katsiki and Egremni beaches in certain days, during summer perod.
In bad weather conditions boat trips from Vasiliki don’t sail to the sea, for security and comfort of passengers.
Taxi boat from Agios Nikitas to Mylos beach
There is short boat trip, which takes just a few minutes, but it is definitely a great one. In Agios Nikitas there are small taxi boats, which take passengers to the amazing Mylos beach, which is considered as one of the most beautiful places of Lefkada Island. The small sized boats to Mylos depart hourly from the beach of Agios Nikitas, and you have to pay on the boat, after boarding, because pre booking is not possible.
At some days when the waves of the Ionian Sea are getting stronger, the water taxis don’t operate. In this case the only option to reach Mylos beach is by a hiking from Agios Nikitas, through the hill behind the bay.
During high season months, when the number of passengers significantly increased, the schedules of taxi boats can be more frequent.
Enjoy Lefkada boat trips on your amazing holiday, and have a great sail on the best vessels of the island!
