Cheap flights from Dublin to Corfu

Start from the shoulder weeks on either side of the high season: late September still feels like summer on the island, and early November is calm and quiet. October is the cheapest month in the price calendar for this route, so flexible dates pay off there. July and August are the peak stretch, when seats fill and fares climb with them. Midweek departures usually undercut Friday and Sunday. Demand rises around Christmas and during the school summer holidays, so book those stretches early rather than late. Winter is quiet on Corfu, which suits a town-based trip more than a beach one.

Connections first: Aegean Airlines routes through Athens, Air France and Transavia France through Paris, Lufthansa and Lufthansa City Airlines through Frankfurt or Munich, Eurowings from its German bases, and Air Baltic through Riga. A stop adds hours but opens up dates the nonstop schedule does not carry. Ryanair and Emerald Airlines keep the nonstop side low-cost, with baggage priced on top of the base fare. Transavia France, Eurowings and Air Baltic run low-cost models as well, while Air France, Lufthansa and Aegean fold cabin baggage into the ticket. Compare totals with bags included, not the base price alone.

You land at I Kapodistrias, Corfu's single airport, which sits on the coast just south of Kerkyra — the town is so close that you pick it out on the approach. Buses and taxis make the short run into the old town, and many travellers continue to villages and beaches around the island by transfer bus or rental car. In peak weeks the small terminal fills up, so allow time at baggage reclaim and security. Roads along the coast slow down in August, and journeys to the far side of the island take longer than the hop into town.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Greek

Emergency number

112, 100, 166

Driving side

right

Calling code

+30

Internet domain

.gr, .ελ

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Corfu (Kerkyra)

101 k (2011)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Europe/Athens)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check your passport or passport card meets Greece's entry rules, since Ireland sits outside Schengen and Greece sits inside it.
• Decide between the nonstop flights and the connecting ones, because a stop through Athens, Paris or a German hub changes your travel day.
• Low-cost fares here usually cover a small cabin bag only, so price the checked bag into the total before you compare.
• If you buy two separate one-way tickets, a missed connection is your cost to absorb, so leave a long gap between flights.
• October sits at the low point of the price calendar, while peak summer dates need early booking.