FROM BRITAIN AND IRELAND
At roughly 2OOOkm and three hours by air from London, Corfu is the nearest Greek island to Britain and was one of the earliest destinations for British tourism in Greece. Increasingly, when shopping around for flights, the best deals can be found through Internet sites , which largely cut out the middleman. Classified ads in national papers -the Guardian, Independent, Observer, Sunday Times -as well as Teletext are other useful sources, while local newspapers and listings magazines also carry adverts for companies

SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
Scheduled flights have the advantage of greater flexibility, in terms of date changes and length of stay, and usually leave at more civilized hours, but getting from Britain to Corfu using them is a roundabout process. The Greek national carrier Olympic Airways and British Airways each have two direct flights daily from London Heathrow to Athens, which with advance booking can cost under £200 return, perhaps a little more in August. The low-cost airline Easyjet (direct booking only) also has two daily flights to Athens from Luton and one from Gatwick - fares can be as low as £40 one way , if booked well in advance. Aer Lingus and British Airways run scheduled services from Dublin to Athens via London but they tend to be expensive, around 400€.