There are 6 ways to get from Los Angeles to Samos by plane, train, shuttle, ferry, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane LAX - SMI
22h 26m€339–965Fly Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, shuttle, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane LAX - ADB
- Take a shuttle bus from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samosferry
22h 25m€251–714Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane SAN - SMI
34h 55m€373–1,197Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane BUR - SMI
32h 18m€348–1,212Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)plane LAX - BJV
- Take the bus from Milas to Kuşadasıbus
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samosferry
24h 28m€290–976Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport, car ferry, ferry
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LAX - ATH
- Take the carferry from Port of Rafina to Mykonoscarferry
- Take the ferry from Mykonos to Vathy Samouferry
28h 20m€549–1,109
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Samos is to fly and shuttle and ferry which costs €250 - €750 and takes 22h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Samos is to fly and shuttle and ferry which takes 22h 25m and costs €250 - €750.
The distance between Los Angeles and Samos is 11319 km.
It takes approximately 22h 26m to get from Los Angeles to Samos, including transfers.
Samos is 10h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 1:43 AM in Los Angeles and 11:43 AM in Samos.
There are 517+ hotels available in Samos.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Samos, Greece?
Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) 3 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via New York JFK, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–480
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Frankfurt, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Munich, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Munich, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via New York JFK, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via New York JFK, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Munich, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Milas to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Milas to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Milas to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 00 17
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Milas to Kuşadası
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- 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
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–40
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–40
- 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
- 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
- €36–37
- Website
- Meander Travel
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €36–37
- Website
- Meander Travel
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Mykonos to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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