Corfu sits on the Adriatic route itself. Sailings from Ancona, Bari, Brindisi and Venice stop here on their way to Igoumenitsa and Patras, which means a road load can be delivered to the island without ever touching mainland Greece.
That is unusual and it is worth knowing, because most Greek islands are reached by going to the mainland first and then coming back out again.
Zakynthos needs a separate crossing from Kyllini. The Cyclades need transhipment through Piraeus. Corfu needs neither, because the ferry your goods are already on stops here. That removes a handling stage, a booking and a wait.
Container traffic is different and generally clears at Piraeus before coming out, so a Corfu quote can look very different depending on which method it assumes. Ask.
Corfu Town's old quarter is Venetian, tall and narrow, with lanes that take nothing larger than a small van and some that take nothing at all. The rest of the island is normal: the east coast road, the northern villages and the resorts all accept a standard vehicle, although the roads above Paleokastritsa and towards the north west get steep and tight.
Corfu has had a British presence for a very long time, and a meaningful share of the work here is people going back rather than arriving: retirees returning, families moving home, estates being cleared. Those moves need the collection access described carefully, because the property is often the difficult end rather than the delivery. How return moves work.
A road load calling at Corfu clears on arrival. A container routed through Piraeus clears there and comes out afterwards. Either way relief depends on transferring your home rather than on the route.
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Yes, on a road load. Adriatic sailings from Ancona, Bari, Brindisi and Venice call at Corfu before continuing to the mainland, so a driven move can be delivered without touching mainland Greece.
Usually simpler rather than cheaper, because it removes a handling stage and a wait. Containers generally still clear at Piraeus and come out afterwards, so ask which method your quote assumes.
Not in the old quarter. The Venetian lanes take a small van at most and some take nothing. The rest of the island accepts a standard vehicle, apart from the steeper roads in the north west.
Yes, and a good share of the work here is exactly that. Describe the collection access carefully, because on a return move the property is usually the harder end.
Earlier for summer, when the Adriatic sailings fill with holiday traffic and freight space tightens. Outside the season the route is comparatively easy to schedule.
Yes, across the island. Say which village and how wide the final approach is, since the roads above Paleokastritsa and in the north west can be tight for a long vehicle.
Send the address, whether it is in the old town, your dates and a rough inventory. A vetted moving company checks the sailing, the access and the paperwork before quoting.
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Written by Darren Benjamin, Founder, International Removals Companies.