There are 10 ways to get from Bulgaria to Samos by plane, bus, ferry, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Sofia Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane SOF - SMI
8h 18m€66–231Bus, ferry via Bursa
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa Otogar to Izmir Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadasıbus
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samosferry
20h 53m€48–150Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Edirne Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edirne to Izmir Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadasıbus
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samosferry
15h 50m€60–137Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Sofia to Kapikuletrain
- Take the bus from Edirne to Urlabus
- Take the ferry from Seferihisar to Samosferry
17h 3m€81–197Drive, ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Kavalacar
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Karlovasiferry Bsf
17h 46m€140–269Fly Varna Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane VAR - SMI
10h 32m€132–374Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane OTP - SMI
10h 1m€138–214Fly Sofia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane SOF - ADB
- Take a shuttle bus from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samosferry
9h 3m€91–314Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane SKG - SMI
10h 19m€94–190Bus, ferry via Kavála
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
19h 59m€117–236
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 which costs €55 - €140 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Samos is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs €65 - €240.
The distance between Bulgaria and Samos is 662 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Samos without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 15h 50m and costs €55 - €140.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Bulgaria to Samos, including transfers.
There are 662+ hotels available in Samos.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Samos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Varna Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Varna Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Sofia Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Varna Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–100
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Varna Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Kapikule
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Edirne Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
- €27
- 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
- €27
- 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
- €5
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa Otogar to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Bursa Otogar to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €9–14
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €30–50
Bus from Bursa Otogar to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €17–25
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@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
Bus from Bursa Otogar to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- €2–3
- 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
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Bursa Otogar to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.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 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa Otogar to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- 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
Bus from Bursa Otogar to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 304 09 09
- bilgi@didimseyahat.com
- Website
- didimseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- havas.net
Shuttle from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–8
- Website
- https://havas.net/en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- 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
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- info@efetur.com.tr
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Bursa Otogar to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa Otogar to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–45
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Economy
- €4–6
Ferry from Seferihisar to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Economy
- €8–11
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–45
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- turkishsealines.com.tr
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.turkishsealines.com.tr/
- 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
- €30–40
- Website
- https://meandertravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Seferihisar to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
Ferry from Kavala to Karlovasi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Kavala to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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