Is Lefkáda safe? Greece travel risk
Is Lefkáda safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lefkáda scores 30/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Greece Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 23 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Lefkáda scores 30/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Greece (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lefkáda: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (33/100) and natural hazards (50/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Greece travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 38.7167° N, 20.6500° E in Ionía Nísia, Lefkáda features an altitude of 8 m. The settlement is located 280.5 km ESE from Athens.
Ionía Nísia
38.7167° N, 20.6500° E
8 m
Europe/Athens
22,652
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Greece)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Greece travel advice & laws.
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