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Corfu in autumn and winter

What changes on Corfu from October to March, and what keeps going: the ferries that run all year, the winter buses, museum hours, the weather and the town's own calendar. Every fact below shows its source and the date we read it, 9 October 2026.

Ferries in the low season

Corfu Town to Igoumenitsa runs all year, every day, with Kerkyra Lines and Kerkyra Seaways; crossing about 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes, fares from about 6 euros.

Source: ferryhopper.com

Kerkyra Lines' own timetable for October 2026 shows about a dozen daily sailings from Igoumenitsa to Corfu, from 03:00 to 22:30. Offices: Corfu +302661081808, Igoumenitsa +302665025908.

Source: kerkyralines.comkerkyralines.com

Lefkimmi (south Corfu) to Igoumenitsa runs daily with Lefkimmi Lines, about 50 minutes. For 1 October 2026 the operator lists departures from Lefkimmi at 06:00, 09:00, 11:45, 14:00, 16:00 and 19:00. Adult fare 6.60 euros in the 2026 price list. Office +302662023200.

Source: lefkimmilines.grferries.grlefkimmiferries.gr

Green Buses and the town buses in winter

The island network leaves from the KTEL station on Eptanisou Avenue near the New Port; call centre +302661028900. Online tickets now cover A2 Sidari, A3 Roda and Acharavi, A4 Kassiopi, A5 Barbati and Nissaki, A9 Paleokastritsa, A10 Liapades, B1 Kavos, B7 Messonghi and Moraitika, B10 Agios Gordios and B17 Glyfada.

Source: ktelkerkyras.gr

KTEL posted changes to the A9 Corfu to Paleokastritsa line on 29 September and on 5, 7, 8 and 9 October 2026; on 9 October several A9 departures in both directions did not run, so check KTEL's announcements page on the day you travel.

Source: ktelkerkyras.grktelkerkyras.gr

Blue town buses (Astiko KTEL) changed to new timetables from Monday 14 September 2026; line 15 links the airport, the KTEL station, San Rocco Square and the port. Station phone +302661031595.

Source: astikoktelkerkyras.grastikoktelkerkyras.gr

Museum hours in winter

Ministry of Culture museums: most close on Tuesdays; from November to March they usually open 08:30 to 15:30 (09:00 to 16:00 at the large museums), last entry 20 minutes before closing. Closed on 1 January, 25 March, Orthodox Easter Sunday, 1 May and 25 and 26 December. Free entry on the first Sunday of each month from 1 November to 31 March, and on 28 October.

Source: archaeologicalmuseums.gr

Archaeological Museum of Corfu: last winter (1 November 2025 to 31 March 2026) it opened 08:30 to 15:30 and closed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; summer hours (1 April to 31 October 2026) are daily except Tuesday, 08:00 to 20:00. The 2026 to 2027 winter hours were not yet posted on 9 Oct. Tickets 10 euros, reduced 5 euros; tel +302661030680.

Source: odysseus.culture.gr

National Gallery Corfu Annex, Kato Korakiana: Monday 08:30 to 15:30; closed on Tuesday; Wednesday and Friday 10:00 to 14:00 and 18:00 to 21:00; Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 08:30 to 15:30. Closed 28 October, 12 December, 25 and 26 December, 1 and 6 January. Tickets 5 euros, reduced 3 euros; free on the first Sunday of each month from November to March. Only temporary exhibitions until the permanent collection reopens after the second half of 2027. Tel +302661093333.

Source: nationalgallery.gr

Corfu Reading Society library: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 14:00, with afternoon opening on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; tel +302661039528.

Source: anagnostiki-etairia-kerkyras.eu

What closes, and what stays open

Many resort tavernas and hotels close at the end of October: for example the Michalis Complex in Liapades says it opens from early April until late October.

Source: michaliscomplex.com

Corfu Town keeps a full calendar through the winter: the philharmonic bands, the Corfu Reading Society lectures, Cine Orfeas, the Protokyriako litany on the first Sunday of November and the feast of Saint Spyridon on 12 December. Every dated event is on our dates page.

Source: orfeas.victoria-cinema.granagnostiki-etairia-kerkyras.eu

Municipality of Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands, for public notices about events and works: tel +302661362700, info@corfu.gov.gr, Leoforos Alexandras 6A (Maraslio Megaro), Corfu Town.

Source: corfu.gr

Average temperatures, October to March

Average temperatures at the Kerkyra weather station, 1955 to 2010, from the Hellenic National Meteorological Service, in degrees Celsius.

MonthAverage lowAverageAverage high
October13.718.523.2
November10.214.418.7
December7.011.215.2
January5.39.813.9
February5.710.214.1
March7.112.116.0

Source: oldportal.emy.gr

For the next 14 days, see our Corfu weather page.

Not verified yet

  • Winter timetables for the Paxos boats, the Saranda crossing to Albania and the ferries to Italy: check each operator's dated timetable before you travel.
  • Which Green Bus beach shuttles still run in winter (one guide found only S5 Sidari to Kassiopi on the timetable from 3 October 2026).
  • Average rainfall by month (not read yet).
  • Clocks go back one hour to winter time on Sunday 25 October 2026.
  • The dates of the Christmas village in Corfu Town (the municipality's Visit Corfu site gives 12 December to 7 January every year).

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