There are 8 ways to get from Bulgaria to Samos by bus, ferry, plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Sofia to Edirne
- Take the bus from Edirne to Izmir Otogar
- Take the bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
12h 30m€67–163Fly Sofia Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)SOF - SMI
9h 13m€46–181Bus, ferry via Kavála
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Vathy SamouBsf
21h 32mTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Poduyane to Svilengrad
- Take the bus from Edirne to Urla
- Take the ferry from Seferihisar to Samos
17h 9m€85–271Bus, ferry via Kavála #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Kavala Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3282
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Vathy SamouBsf
22h 48m€53–60Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)OTP - SMI
9h 31m€153–440Fly Sofia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)SOF - ADB
- Take a shuttle bus from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
8h 48m€127–320Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)SKG - SMI
10h 48m€69–185
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Samos is to bus and ferry via Kavála which costs €50 - €60 and takes 22h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Samos is to fly and shuttle and ferry which takes 8h 48m and costs €120 - €320.
The distance between Bulgaria and Samos is 994 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Samos without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 12h 30m and costs €65 - €170.
It takes approximately 12h 30m to get from Bulgaria to Samos, including transfers.
There are 471+ hotels available in Samos.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Samos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Poduyane to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–11
- 1st Class
- €11–13
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €11–14
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €8–10
- Phone
- 0 286 212 22 22
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Edirne to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Edirne to Urla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 552 372 49 75
- Website
- izmirkusadasi.com
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- izmirkusadasi.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 304 09 09
- bilgi@didimseyahat.com
- Website
- didimseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- 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
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- havas.net
Shuttle from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–9
- Website
- https://havas.net/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–104
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Passenger
- €38
- Car
- €104
Ferry from Seferihisar to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–193
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Passenger
- €70
- Car
- €193
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
Ferry from Seferihisar to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
Ferry from Seferihisar to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +90 (256) 612 88 88
- contact@meandertravel.com
- Website
- meandertravel.com
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–35
- Website
- https://www.meandertravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- turkishsealines.com.tr
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Website
- https://www.turkishsealines.com.tr/
Ferry from Kavala to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €39
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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