There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Samos by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane LYS - SMI
12h 6m€106–366Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
46h 46m€210–371Train, bus, ferry via Trieste
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Vicenzatrain Fr
- Take the train from Vicenza to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
47h 19m€312–560Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonoscarferry
- Take the ferry from Mykonos to Karlovasiferry Bsf
33h 23m€561–900Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane GVA - SMI
11h 21m€119–410Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport, ferry
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chios Airport (JKH)plane LYS - JKH
- Take the ferry from Chios to Vathy Samouferry
11h 14m€178–402Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport, ferry
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK)plane LYS - JIK
- Take the ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Vathy Samouferry
13h 54m€146–519Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport, ferry
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leros Municipal Airport (LRS)plane LYS - LRS
- Take the ferry from Leros to Karlovasiferry
- Take the ferry from Karlovasi to Vathy Samouferry
18h 22m€232–689Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotelbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station to Kuşadası bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samosferry
2d 2h€184–408Train, bus, ferry via Prizren
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Geneva to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
2d 2hBus, ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Edessabus
- Take the bus from Edessa waterfalls to Aristotelous Squarebus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
2d 13h
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Samos is to fly which costs €100 - €370 and takes 12h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Samos is to fly and ferry which takes 11h 14m and costs €170 - €410.
The distance between Lyon and Samos is 2048 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Samos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 46h 46m and costs €210 - €380.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from Lyon to Samos, including transfers.
Samos is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 6:14 AM in Lyon and 7:14 AM in Samos.
There are 713+ hotels available in Samos.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Samos, Greece?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Dubrovnik, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Split, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Nice, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Bari, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Corfu, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport via Split, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens, Astypalaia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Vicenza to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- Arditi Tours
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- Arditi Tours
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Geneva to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Lyon to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €51
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €31
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- 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 Alibeyköy bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Geneva to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- +383 44 553 550
- gmica_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Geneva to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Gmica Travel
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Edessa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +30 2310 500225
- info@ammonexpress.gr
- Website
- ammonexpress.gr
Bus from Edessa waterfalls to Aristotelous Square
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- ammonexpress.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
- €95–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kavala to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Mykonos to Karlovasi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Chios to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Leros to Karlovasi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Karlovasi to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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