There are 7 ways to get from Bologna to Samos by plane, bus, ferry, train, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane BLQ - SMI
8h 8m€68–259Bus, ferry via Skopje
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
37h 9m€180–275Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Chios Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Chios Airport (JKH)plane BLQ - JKH
- Take the ferry from Chios to Vathy Samouferry
10h 35m€82–278Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane FLR - SMI
17h 5m€106–354Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane VCE - SMI
11h 35m€113–214Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Bologna Centrale to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
38h 43mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
42h 29m€170–265
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Samos is to train and fly which costs €110 - €220 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Samos is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs €65 - €260.
The distance between Bologna and Samos is 1530 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Samos without a car is to bus and ferry via Skopje which takes 37h 9m and costs €180 - €280.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Bologna to Samos, including transfers.
Samos is 1h ahead of Bologna. It is currently 11:48 PM in Bologna and 12:48 AM in Samos.
There are 515+ hotels available in Samos.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Samos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Chios Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Chios Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bologna Centrale to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €85–110
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €85–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
Ferry from Chios to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Kavala to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €45–65
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €75–95
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €75–90
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €95–120
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