There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Samos by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, shuttle, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane ZRH - SMI
7h 42m€184–374Fly Basel to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane BSL - SMI
11h 44m€88–344Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
40h 20mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Basel to Thessalonikicar
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Karlovasiferry Bsf
37h 15m€442–716Fly Basel to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane BSL - ADB
- Take a shuttle bus from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samosferry
10h 3m€102–367Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane GVA - SMI
12h 15m€173–598Train to Zurich Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane ZRH - ADB
- Take a shuttle bus from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samosferry
11h 12m€123–447Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Edirnebus
- Take the bus from Edirne to Kuşadasıbus
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samosferry
42h 9mBus, ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
2d 4h€222–383Bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Karlovasicarferry
- Take the ferry from Karlovasi to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
2d 4h
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Samos is to fly which costs €85 - €350 and takes 11h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Samos is to train and fly which takes 7h 42m and costs €180 - €380.
The distance between Basel and Samos is 1960 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Samos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 40h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Basel to Samos, including transfers.
Samos is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 2:21 AM in Basel and 3:21 AM in Samos.
There are 710+ hotels available in Samos.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Samos, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Basel to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Basel to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Basel to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Basel to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- Havas
Shuttle from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–8
- Website
- Havas
Shuttle from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–8
- Website
- Havas
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 00 17
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Edirne to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Karlovasi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kavala to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Karlovasi to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Turyol
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–45
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- €3–6
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–45
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- €3–6
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–45
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- €3–6
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–45
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–45
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–45
- Website
- Makri Travel
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
- Phone
- +90 (256) 612 88 88
- contact@meandertravel.com
- Website
- Meander Travel
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- Meander Travel
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- Meander Travel
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- Meander Travel
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karlovasi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- Seajets
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