There are 9 ways to get from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Samos by plane, bus, ferry, train or bus and ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly London Gatwick to Samos • 7h 36m
8 alternative options
Bus to London Heathrow, fly to Samos • 11h 32m
Train to London City, fly to Samos • 11h 49m
Train, bus, ferry via Stuttgart • 2 days 1h
Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry • 2 days 16h
Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry via Istanbul • 2 days 18h
Train, bus, ferry • 2 days 21h
Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Samos?
The cheapest way to get from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Samos is to bus and fly which costs £130 - £160 and takes 11h 32m.
How do I get from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Samos the fastest?
The fastest way to get from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Samos is to fly. Taking this option will cost £30 - £550 and takes 7h 36m.
How far is it from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Samos?
The distance between London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and Samos is 2595 km.
How do I travel from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Samos without a car?
The best way to get from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Samos without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Stuttgart which takes 2 days 1h and costs £270 - £650.
How long does it take to get from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Samos?
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Samos, including transfers.
How long is the flight from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Samos?
There is no direct flight from London Gatwick Airport to Samos Airport. The quickest flight takes 12h 10m and has one stopover.
What is the time difference between London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and Samos?
Samos is 2h ahead of London Gatwick Airport (LGW). It is currently 7:27 PM in London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and 9:27 PM in Samos.
Which airlines fly from London Gatwick Airport to Samos Airport?
Wizz Air UK, Condor Flugdienst, Nouvel Air Tunisie and four other airlines offer flights from London Gatwick Airport to Samos Airport.
Where can I stay near Samos?
There are 86+ hotels available in Samos. Prices start at €87 per night.
Launch map view
- Distance: 2594.8 km
- Duration: 7h 36m
What companies run services between London Gatwick Airport (LGW), England and Samos, Greece?
easyJet, Olympic Air and five other airlines fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Samos 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Samos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €500
Flights from London Gatwick to Samos via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €550
Flights from London Gatwick to Samos via Tunis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320 - €750
Flights from London Heathrow to Samos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €390
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230 - €750
Flights from London Gatwick to Bodrum via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240 - €750
Flights from London Stansted to Izmir via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €550
Flights from London Stansted to Izmir via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €550
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Samos via Berlin Brandenburg Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €550
Flights from London Heathrow to Samos via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €400
Flights from London City to Samos via Berlin Brandenburg Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €550
Flights from London City to Samos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted to Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €340
Flights from London Stansted to Izmir via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €340
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Samos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €500
Flights from London Gatwick to Samos via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €550
Flights from London Heathrow to Samos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Samos via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €490
Flights from London City to Samos via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €650
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick to Samos via Athens, Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €600
Flights from London Heathrow to Samos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €360
Flights from London Gatwick to Bodrum via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Samos via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €490
Flights from London City to Samos via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Samos via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €490
Flights from London City to Samos via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €650
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from London City to Samos via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €470
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London City to Samos via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €650
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted to Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90 - €300
Train operators
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14 - €18
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- €14 - €18
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16 - €20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- €16 - €20
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10 - €27
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- €10 - €15
- Anytime 1st Class
- €20 - €27
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10 - €27
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- €10 - €15
- Anytime 1st Class
- €20 - €27
Comuter train
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First class interior
Southern Railway
London to Brighton standard carridge
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Exterior of Southern Railways train
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Southern Railways train
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Southern Railways train
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Southern Railways train
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Train interior
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- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14 - €21
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- €14 - €21
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14 - €21
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- €14 - €21
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Eurostar to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €350
- Website
- Eurostar
- Business Premier
- €310 - €350
- Standard
- €110 - €140
- Standard Premier
- €160 - €210
E320 London-Paris Standard class
Business Traveller
International departures
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Standard (2nd) class seats
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Exterior of Eurostar
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2nd Class
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The Eurostar through France
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1st Class Interior of Eurostar
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Eurostar at St Pancras
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King's Cross
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London St. Pancras
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Gare du Nord Entrance
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France’s high-speed TGV train network runs at speeds of up to 320km/h connecting major cities across France and into neighbouring countries. All TGV tickets include a seat reservation; seating is 1+2 in 1st class, 2+2 in 2nd class. Popular routes include Paris to Marseille and Paris to Strasbourg. Most TGVs have a cafe area, power points at each seat and WiFi.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Paris l'Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90 - €130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- €90 - €110
- 1st Class
- €100 - €130
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100 - €140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
ICE 3
Sebastian Terfloth
The front lounge of an ICE 3 (2nd class)
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ICE 4 Berlin Hauptbahnhof
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ICE3 2nd class seats
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ICE first class interior
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Exterior of DB Intercity Express (ICE)
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Interior of ICE train
VoI
Intercity-Express train
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Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
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Bus operators
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- iletisim@metroturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Milas to Soke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1 - €2
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Kusadası
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6 - €9
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Gatwick Airport to London Heathrow Airport T2 and T3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8 - €21
- Website
- Megabus UK
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- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Gatwick Airport, South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €33
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
Two Wright Streetdeck buses
Motacilla
Bright green livery of City6 bus route
Motacilla
Hybrid electric bus in the pale blue livery is specific to the City2 route
Motacilla
Yellow branded livery of a Route 3 bus
Motacilla
Bus with pink livery of Route 5
Aubrey
Bus in the grey livery of Route U5
Aubrey
Bus in the grey livery of Route U1
Aubrey
The colourful bus fleet
Oxford Bus Company
Oxford Bus City Exterior
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Oxford Bus Company Citaro interior
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Oxford Bus Park & Ride Exterior
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Oxford Citaros Interior
Oxford Chiltern Bus Page
- Phone
- 2310-241545
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Stuttgart to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45 - €110
- Schedules at
- crazyholidays.gr
- Phone
- +44 74 71405777
- office@balkanhorn.com
- Website
- balkanhorn.com
Bus and ferry from London Victoria Station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €143
- Website
- Balkan Horn
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- kaleia@mail.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21 - €30
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +90 224 294 55 62
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6 - €10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80 - €120
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Ferry operators
- Website
- bareltravel.com
Ferry from Kuşadası to Vathy
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €0 - €25
- Schedules at
- bareltravel.com
- Adult
- €25
- Child
- €13
- Infant
- €0
- Website
- meandertravel.com
Ferry from Kusadasis to Vathy, Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27 - €35
- Schedules at
- meandertravel.com
- Phone
- +30-210-8919800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50 - €130
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Business
- €65 - €70
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80 - €100
- Economy
- €50 - €70
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80 - €100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100 - €130
Ferry from Kavala to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50 - €120
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Business
- €62 - €67
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €75 - €95
- Economy
- €50 - €65
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €75 - €90
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €95 - €120
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