There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Samo by plane, taxi, bus, train, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)ATH - REG
- Take the taxi from Reggio-Calabria-Airport-REG to Samo
8h 37m€189–339Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)ATH - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Catanzaro Lido
- Take the train from Catanzaro Lido to Bianco
11h 39m€119–282Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Take the bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to BovalinoIc
22h 27mBus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Take the train from Brindisi to BovalinoIc
25h 15m€146–211Drive 2,919.6 km
- Drive from Athens to Samo2,919.6 km
31h 36m€528–763Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to LarissaIc
- Take the bus from Larisa to Korçë
- Take the bus from Korçë to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to BovalinoIc
24h 58mBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Take the bus from Arcavacata Università to Bianco
27h 21m
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Samo is to bus and ferry and train which costs €140 - €220 and takes 25h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Samo is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 37m and costs €180 - €340.
The distance between Athens and Samo is 835 km. The road distance is 2919.6 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Samo without a car is to bus and train which takes 22h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Athens to Samo, including transfers.
Samo is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 4:32 PM in Athens and 3:32 PM in Samo.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Samo is 2920 km. It takes approximately 31h 36m to drive from Athens to Samo.
There are 98+ hotels available in Samo.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Samo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Athens to Samo via Vlorë, Cosenza - Autostazione-Corsia n.8, Rende - Via A. Savinio-Pensilina, Arcavacata Università, and Bianco in around 27h 21m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bovalino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Bovalino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Catanzaro Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Catanzaro Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €5–8
Train from Catanzaro Lido to Bianco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €13–19
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Korçë to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Arcavacata Università to Bianco
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Estimated price
- €100–130
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