There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Samos by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, 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 Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane DUS - SMI
7h 12m€86–300Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, shuttle, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane DUS - ADB
- Take a shuttle bus from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samosferry
10h 37m€85–483Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
44h 42m€216–472Train, bus, ferry via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Gevgelijatrain 631 / ...
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
45h 17m€259–650Drive, ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Thessalonikicar
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Karlovasiferry Bsf
36h 40m€482–783Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane CGN - SMI
8h 35m€88–351Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane CGN - ADB
- Take a shuttle bus from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samosferry
10h 9m€87–444Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane AMS - SMI
9h 58m€138–312Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos, ferry
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kos (KGS)plane CGN - KGS
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Vathy Samouferry
12h 35m€99–377Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kos, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kos (KGS)plane DUS - KGS
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Vathy Samouferry
12h 58m€107–366Bus, ferry via Istanbul
- Take the bus from Cologne to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kuşadası bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samosferry
46h 51m€117–260Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bonn to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
2d 5hTrain, Bus, ferry
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
2d 14h€355–717
Cologne to Samos by train, bus, foot, subway, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Samos is to train and fly which costs €85 - €300 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Samos is to train and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs €85 - €300.
The distance between Cologne and Samos is 2252 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Samos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 44h 42m and costs €210 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Cologne to Samos, including transfers.
Samos is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 1:58 PM in Cologne and 2:58 PM in Samos.
There are 696+ hotels available in Samos.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Samos, North Aegean, Greece?
Eurowings, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- leav.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- Nasir Tours
Bus from Frankfurt to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75
- Website
- Nasir Tours
Bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- Nasir Tours
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- Nasir Tours
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- 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
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €31
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €27–40
- Phone
- 0850 304 09 09
- bilgi@didimseyahat.com
- Website
- didimseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- +389 44 338 003
- info@bashkimtours.com
Bus from Bonn to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Bashkim Tours
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €240–360
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- 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
- €95–220
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Karlovasi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Kos to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Kos to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- 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
- €35–55
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- 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
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