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Flights to Zagori & the Vikos Gorge
Still quietGreece · Europe
46 stone villages in the Pindus mountains linked by arched packhorse bridges, above a gorge as deep as it is wide.
Things to do
Vikos–Aoös National ParkNational park
VitsaVillage
Vikos GorgeCanyon
Monastery of Saint Paraskevi (Vikos)Former Eastern Orthodox monastery
Vikos, IoanninaVillage
Ano PedinaVillage
Dilofo, IoanninaVillageNotable places within 10 km, via Wikipedia · photos Wikimedia Commons
Nonstop reach5 airports
Via CFU100 nonstops
Best monthsMay–Jun
Tourism hasn't reached it yet. Here is exactly how to, and how long that's likely to last.
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Where are you flying from?
Amber: nonstops into IOA (hub CFU) · Blue: your route
Open in app5 airports have scheduled nonstop service to IOA (Ioannina Airport). From there: drive ~31 km from IOA.
All 5 nonstop origins
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| AthensGreece | ATH | Aegean Airlines | ~1h 1m |
| CopenhagenDenmark | CPH | Scandinavian Airlines | ~2h 59m |
| GothenborgSweden | GOT | Scandinavian Airlines | ~3h 16m |
| OsloNorway | OSL | Scandinavian Airlines | ~3h 37m |
| StavangerNorway | SVG | SAS | ~3h 39m |
Via CFU — Kerkyra/corfu
Kerkyra/corfu is the hub for Zagori & the Vikos Gorge: 100 airports fly there nonstop, then drive ~31 km from IOA.
Show the 40 nearest as a list
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| PrevezaGreece | PVK | Sky Express | ~43m |
| KeffalliniaGreece | EFL | African Safari Airways | ~48m |
| PatrasGreece | GPA | Neos | ~51m |
| ThessalonikiGreece | SKG | Luxair | ~57m |
| BariItaly | BRI | Volotea | ~59m |
| AthensGreece | ATH | Aegean Airlines, Ryanair | ~1h 5m |
| NisSerbia | INI | Ryanair | ~1h 9m |
| SofiaBulgaria | SOF | Ryanair, Wizz Air | ~1h 10m |
| NaplesItaly | NAP | Ryanair, easyJet UK | ~1h 13m |
| BelgradeSerbia | BEG | Air Serbia | ~1h 20m |
| HeraklionGreece | HER | Aegean Airlines | ~1h 26m |
| RomeItaly | FCO | ITA Airways, Ryanair | ~1h 28m |
| TimisoaraRomania | TSR | Anima Wings Aviation S.A. | ~1h 29m |
| BucharestRomania | OTP | Ryanair | ~1h 33m |
| ZagrebCroatia | ZAG | Ryanair | ~1h 33m |
| BudapestHungary | BUD | Ryanair, Wizz Air | ~1h 42m |
| BolognaItaly | BLQ | Ryanair | ~1h 44m |
| VeniceItaly | VCE | Volotea | ~1h 44m |
| PisaItaly | PSA | Ryanair | ~1h 45m |
| TrevisoItaly | TSF | Ryanair | ~1h 46m |
| BratislavaSlovakia | BTS | African Safari Airways, Ryanair | ~1h 50m |
| VillafrancaItaly | VRN | Ryanair | ~1h 50m |
| ViennaAustria | VIE | Austrian Airlines, Ryanair | ~1h 51m |
| BolzanoItaly | BZO | SkyAlps SRL | ~1h 54m |
| BergamoItaly | BGY | Ryanair | ~1h 57m |
| SalzburgAustria | SZG | Eurowings | ~1h 57m |
| BrnoCzech Republic | BRQ | SmartWings | ~1h 59m |
| MilanItaly | LIN | ITA Airways | ~1h 59m |
| MilanoItaly | MXP | Neos, Ryanair, easyJet UK | ~2h 2m |
| OstravaCzech Republic | OSR | SmartWings | ~2h 2m |
| KrakowPoland | KRK | Ryanair | ~2h 5m |
| MunichGermany | MUC | Condor Flugdienst, Discover Airlines, Lufthansa, TUI fly Deutschland | ~2h 5m |
| TorinoItaly | TRN | Ryanair | ~2h 6m |
| KatowicePoland | KTW | Wizz Air | ~2h 8m |
| PardubiceCzech Republic | PED | African Safari Airways | ~2h 8m |
| PragueCzech Republic | PRG | African Safari Airways, Ryanair | ~2h 11m |
| ZurichSwitzerland | ZRH | Edelweiss Air | ~2h 12m |
| MarseilleFrance | MRS | Ryanair | ~2h 14m |
| NuernbergGermany | NUE | Corendon Airlines Europe, Marabu Airlines, Norwegian Air UK, Ryanair | ~2h 15m |
| WroclawPoland | WRO | Ryanair, Smartwings Poland | ~2h 15m |
Showing the 40 nearest of 100.
Routings from major airports
| From | Stops | Via | Door to door |
|---|---|---|---|
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
| 2 stops | CDG → CFU | ~15h 9m |
New YorkJFK
| 2 stops | GVA → CFU | ~12h 25m |
Los AngelesLAX
| 2 stops | FRA → CFU | ~16h 34m |
MiamiMIA
| 2 stops | FCO → CFU | ~14h 19m |
ChicagoORD
| 2 stops | CDG → CFU | ~13h 31m |
LondonLHR
| 1 stop | CFU | ~4h 48m |
TorontoYYZ
| 2 stops | CDG → CFU | ~12h 41m |
Why it's still quiet
46 stone villages in the Pindus mountains linked by arched packhorse bridges, above a gorge as deep as it is wide. The Greece nobody photographs — no islands, no beaches.
The friction
Greek and increasingly German visitors; still very quiet.
Background
Zagori is a region, a municipality, and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the Pindus mountains in Epirus, in northwestern Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Asprangeloi. It has an area of some 1,000 square kilometres (390 mi2) and contains 46 villages known as Zagori villages, and is in the shape of an upturned equilateral triangle.
Questions
- Is there a nonstop flight to Zagori & the Vikos Gorge?
- Yes — 5 airports fly nonstop to IOA (Ioannina Airport), including Athens, Copenhagen, Gothenborg, Oslo, Stavanger.
- Which airport do you fly into for Zagori & the Vikos Gorge?
- IOA — Ioannina Airport. Most travelers connect through CFU (Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport).
- When is the best time to visit Zagori & the Vikos Gorge?
- May–Jun. Greek and increasingly German visitors; still very quiet.
- What does Zagori & the Vikos Gorge cost per day?
- Varies by season.
- Why is Zagori & the Vikos Gorge still quiet?
- 46 stone villages in the Pindus mountains linked by arched packhorse bridges, above a gorge as deep as it is wide. The Greece nobody photographs — no islands, no beaches.