There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Samos by train, plane, bus, night train, ferry, 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.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)LHR - SMI
11h 5m€175–423Bus, night train, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Station111 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Kuşadası
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
2d 1h€121–260Fly Cardiff Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)CWL - SMI
17h 26m€135–508Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)STN - ADB
- Take a shuttle bus from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
13h 32m€152–481Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)MAN - SMI
11h 33m€208–413Train, bus, ferry via Bucharest
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy SamouBsf
2d 4h€155–339Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brighton
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Thessaloníki
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy SamouBsf
2d 17hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Take the bus from München to Thessaloniki
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy SamouBsf
3d 8h€313–594
Cardiff to Samos by bus, foot, subway, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Samos is to bus and night train and ferry which costs €120 - €260 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Samos is to train and fly which takes 11h 5m and costs €170 - €430.
The distance between Cardiff and Samos is 2900 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Samos without a car is to bus and night train and ferry which takes 2 days 1h and costs €120 - €260.
It takes approximately 11h 5m to get from Cardiff to Samos, including transfers.
Samos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 12:32 PM in Cardiff and 2:32 PM in Samos.
There are 448+ hotels available in Samos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Samos, North Aegean, Greece?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and five other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) twice daily.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Dublin, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Dublin, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €16–23
- 1st Class
- €22–29
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0 286 212 22 22
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Çerkezköy to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- 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
- Schedules at
- havas.net
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from München to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–280
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €39
- 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
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Schedules at
- bodrumexpresslines.com
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- egeadalari.ido.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
- €37
- 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 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
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