# 7-day sailing itinerary in Greece: the Ionian from Lefkada > 6-leg, about 61 nm route in Greece, the Ionian from Lefkada: day-by-day stops, distances, marinas, park rules, wind by month and best months. Sourced. URL: https://catamaranindex.com/itineraries/greece/ Last updated: 2026-10-29 Author: Catamaran Index editorial team A classic 7-day sailing itinerary in Greece in the Ionian, from Lefkada starts and ends in Lefkada and goes Lefkada → Meganisi → Kalamos → Kastos → Ithaca (Kioni) → Kefalonia (Fiskardo) → Lefkada: 6 legs and about 61 nautical miles in straight lines between the stops (our calculation; you will sail further). By our rules the best months for it are September and October, when the mean wind at Lefkada is 6 knots (our calculation from NASA POWER data); we could not verify any official mooring or quay fee on this route, so ask your base what to budget. *Checked 29 Oct 2026. Our editorial route, not a navigation plan, and not yet reviewed by a sailor. Distances are straight lines between the stops ([how we calculate](#method)); fees are labelled official, secondary or not verified ([labels](#labels)). Your charter base will brief you on the route, depths and conditions.* ## Day by day | Day | From → to | Distance (straight line, our calculation) | Overnight | What to know | |---|---|---:|---|---| | Day 1 | Lefkada (Lefkas Marina) → Meganisi (Vathi) | 10.5 nm | not verified | – | | Day 2 | Meganisi (Vathi) → Kalamos | 6.1 nm | not verified | – | | Day 3 | Kalamos → Kastos | 2.6 nm | not verified | – | | Day 4 | Kastos → Ithaca (Kioni) | 12.8 nm | not verified | – | | Day 5 | Ithaca (Kioni) → Kefalonia (Fiskardo) | 5.4 nm | not verified | – | | Day 6 | Kefalonia (Fiskardo) → Lefkada (Lefkas Marina) | 23.0 nm | not verified | – | Total: about 61 nm in straight lines over 6 legs (our calculation). This route has 6 sailing days; the other day is free for weather, a longer stop or the hand-over (our suggestion). *Our editorial note: An Ionian loop with short, sheltered legs.* ## Distances between the stops The longest hop is Kefalonia (Fiskardo) → Lefkada at about 23.0 nm; the shortest is Kalamos → Kastos at about 2.6 nm (our reading of the table). Coordinates are OpenStreetMap's, rounded to 4 decimals. | Stop | Latitude | Longitude | |---|---:|---:| | Lefkada (Lefkas Marina) | 38.8289 | 20.7111 | | Meganisi (Vathi) | 38.6631 | 20.7850 | | Kalamos | 38.6158 | 20.9010 | | Kastos | 38.5727 | 20.9121 | | Ithaca (Kioni) | 38.4492 | 20.6894 | | Kefalonia (Fiskardo) | 38.4609 | 20.5752 | Coordinates © OpenStreetMap contributors, [ODbL](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) ([OpenStreetMap (Nominatim geocoder)](https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/), checked 29 Oct 2026). ## Marinas, moorings and fees on this route We found no verified park, mooring or quay fee for the stops outside the marinas above: see [what we could not verify](#not-verified). Fees are examples and are **not added together**: they depend on the boat's length, the day and where you actually stop. Every other cost of the week, per person: [true cost of a week in Greece](https://catamaranindex.com/true-cost/greece/). ## Park and anchoring rules We found no verified park or anchoring rule for this route: see [what we could not verify](#not-verified). More on moorings and parks: [snorkelling and diving in Greece](https://catamaranindex.com/snorkel-dive/greece/#moorings). ## Wind and weather by month on this route Mean air temperature and mean wind at one reference point, Lefkada (38.833, 20.707), for this route. Our verdict column applies our best-time rules to that point ([how](https://catamaranindex.com/methodology/#itineraries)). | Month | Mean air temperature | Mean wind | Our verdict | |---|---:|---:|---| | [January](https://catamaranindex.com/where-to-sail/january/) | 11 °C | 8 kn | Best value · Cool | | [February](https://catamaranindex.com/where-to-sail/february/) | 11 °C | 8 kn | Best value · Cool | | [March](https://catamaranindex.com/where-to-sail/march/) | 13 °C | 7 kn | Best value · Cool | | [April](https://catamaranindex.com/where-to-sail/april/) | 16 °C | 7 kn | Mild | | [May](https://catamaranindex.com/where-to-sail/may/) | 19 °C | 6 kn | Mild | | [June](https://catamaranindex.com/where-to-sail/june/) | 24 °C | 6 kn | Peak price · Warm | | [July](https://catamaranindex.com/where-to-sail/july/) | 27 °C | 6 kn | Peak price · Warm | | [August](https://catamaranindex.com/where-to-sail/august/) | 28 °C | 6 kn | Peak price · Warm | | [September](https://catamaranindex.com/where-to-sail/september/) | 24 °C | 6 kn | Sweet spot | | [October](https://catamaranindex.com/where-to-sail/october/) | 20 °C | 6 kn | Sweet spot | | [November](https://catamaranindex.com/where-to-sail/november/) | 16 °C | 8 kn | Mild | | [December](https://catamaranindex.com/where-to-sail/december/) | 13 °C | 8 kn | Cool | Windiest month: January (8 kn); calmest: June (6 kn) at Lefkada (our reading of NASA POWER means). Mean wind is not gusts or sea state. The grid cell at Lefkada has an elevation of 138 m and includes land, so temperatures are indicative only. Seasonal hazards by month (storms, strong-wind days, rain): [weather risk in Greece](https://catamaranindex.com/weather-risk/greece/). Air temp = NASA POWER monthly mean 2 m air temperature (T2M); wind = monthly mean 10 m wind speed (WS10M), converted from m/s to knots (kn) with 1 m/s = 3600/1852 kn. For each calendar month we average the 2016–2025 values (10 full years). POWER's meteorological grid is ½° latitude by ⅝° longitude (roughly 55 × 50 km at these latitudes), so one cell cannot show local sea breezes or coast-to-hill temperature differences. They are our calculation of average conditions, not a forecast, not gusts, and not sea conditions. Mean wind is lower than the peak winds you will feel on the water. Weather data obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) Project, funded through the NASA Earth Science Division (pulled 2026-10-28) ([NASA POWER](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/services/api/temporal/monthly/), checked 28 Oct 2026). We changed the data: we averaged the monthly values for 2016–2025 and converted wind from m/s to knots (our calculation). ## Best months for this route - **Best weather:** June, July, August, September, October (our rule: warm, and outside the hurricane or wet season where we have a source). - **Sweet spot:** September, October (our rule: best weather, and not one of the three priciest months). - **Calmest, for families:** June, July, August (our suggestion: the calmest best-weather months by mean wind). - **Windiest, for keen sailors:** January, February, November (our ranking). Full month-by-month comparison with prices: [best time to charter in Greece](https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/greece/). ## What this week costs 12 Knots' average weekly catamaran price is €5,414 in October and €9,538 in August (asking prices, updated October 2026) ([12 Knots](https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/mediterranean-sea/greece/catamaran-charter/), checked 27 Oct 2026). All-in per person for 4, 6 or 8 people: [true cost of a week in Greece](https://catamaranindex.com/true-cost/greece/). ## Do I need a licence or a skipper? Yes in practice: charter companies and the RYA say the skipper of a bareboat in Greece needs a recognised sailing licence and recommend the ICC, but we could not find the Greek legal text, so this rests on secondary sources. More: [licence rules for Greece](https://catamaranindex.com/licence-by-country/greece/). No licence? A skipper costs extra: [bareboat vs skippered](https://catamaranindex.com/compare/bareboat-vs-skippered/). ## See boats in Greece **[See catamarans for rent in Greece on SamBoat](https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=greece&pos=itinerary)** Ask the base about the route, the boat's draught and its fees before you book; listings and prices on SamBoat are SamBoat's own. We may earn a commission if you book through our links, at no extra cost to you ([disclosure](https://catamaranindex.com/affiliate-disclosure/)). ## Other route in Greece [7-day sailing itinerary in Greece: the Cyclades from Lavrio](https://catamaranindex.com/itineraries/greece-cyclades/): 7 legs, about 145 nm, in the Cyclades (our calculation). ## What we could not verify - Lefkas Marina transit price. - Town-quay fees on Meganisi, Kalamos, Kastos, Ithaca and Kefalonia. ## How we calculate Distances: great-circle distance between the OpenStreetMap coordinates of each stop on a sphere of radius 6,371 km, converted at 1.852 km per nautical mile (our calculation). A real passage is longer: headlands, channels, tacking. Best months: the best-time rules ([methodology](https://catamaranindex.com/methodology/#itineraries)). Catamaran berth examples: the marina's printed rate × its printed multihull surcharge (our arithmetic). ## How to read the labels - **[Secondary source]**: From a newspaper, NGO, guide, charter company or community map; not official. - **[Not verified]**: We could not confirm it. We leave it open rather than guess, and never add it to a total. - No label: Read in an official text: government, park or port authority, or an operator's own published price list. Distances, catamaran berth examples, best months and weather means are our calculation and say so. Fees change and depend on the boat's length, the day and where you stop: check with your charter base. ## Sources - [OpenStreetMap (Nominatim geocoder): Nominatim search API: coordinates of each itinerary stop](https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/) (secondary, not official), checked 29 Oct 2026. - [NASA POWER: Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources: Monthly API (T2M, WS10M)](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/services/api/temporal/monthly/) (official), air temperature and wind at Lefkada, 2016–2025 means, our calculation. - [12 Knots: Catamaran charter in Greece](https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/mediterranean-sea/greece/catamaran-charter/) (secondary, prices), checked 27 Oct 2026. Method: [methodology](https://catamaranindex.com/methodology/#itineraries). Data: [JSON](https://catamaranindex.com/api/itineraries/greece.json). ## More on Greece - [7-day sailing itineraries: every route compared](https://catamaranindex.com/itineraries/) - [Greece yacht and catamaran charter: prices, season and licence](https://catamaranindex.com/greece/) - [Best time to charter in Greece](https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/greece/) - [Weather risk by month in Greece](https://catamaranindex.com/weather-risk/greece/) - [True cost of a week in Greece](https://catamaranindex.com/true-cost/greece/) - [Snorkelling and diving in Greece](https://catamaranindex.com/snorkel-dive/greece/) - [Fishing rules in Greece](https://catamaranindex.com/fishing/greece/) - [Do I need a licence to rent a boat in Greece?](https://catamaranindex.com/licence-by-country/greece/) - [7-day sailing itinerary in Greece: the Cyclades from Lavrio](https://catamaranindex.com/itineraries/greece-cyclades/) - [Catamaran Index home](https://catamaranindex.com/) ## FAQ ### What is a good 7-day sailing itinerary in Greece? A classic 7-day sailing itinerary in Greece in the Ionian, from Lefkada starts and ends in Lefkada and goes Lefkada → Meganisi → Kalamos → Kastos → Ithaca (Kioni) → Kefalonia (Fiskardo) → Lefkada: 6 legs and about 61 nautical miles in straight lines between the stops (our calculation; you will sail further). By our rules the best months for it are September and October, when the mean wind at Lefkada is 6 knots (our calculation from NASA POWER data); we could not verify any official mooring or quay fee on this route, so ask your base what to budget. ### How far is it from Kefalonia (Fiskardo) to Lefkada by boat? About 23.0 nautical miles in a straight line (our calculation from OpenStreetMap coordinates); the distance you sail is longer. ### When is the best time to sail this route in Greece? By our rules the best months for this route are September and October. ### Do you pay to moor or anchor on this route in Greece? We could not verify any official mooring, anchoring or park fee on this route. Ask your charter base what to budget. ### Do I need a licence to sail in Greece on my own? Yes in practice: charter companies and the RYA say the skipper of a bareboat in Greece needs a recognised sailing licence and recommend the ICC, but we could not find the Greek legal text, so this rests on secondary sources. --- Affiliate disclosure: some links are affiliate links; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. See /affiliate-disclosure/.