There are 10 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 1m€126–346Train, bus, ferry via Edirne
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Edirnebus
- Take the bus from Edirne to Urlabus
- Take the ferry from Seferihisar to Samosferry
42h 24mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonoscarferry
- Take the ferry from Mykonos to Karlovasiferry Bsf
33h 25m€574–927Fly 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 19m€168–452Train 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€138–392Fly 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€220–584Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Vathy Samouferry Asf / ...
44h 44mBus, 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 1h€186–376Train, bus, ferry via Thessaloníki
- 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 7hBus, ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
2d 8h€201–350
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 €120 - €350 and takes 12h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Samos is to fly and ferry which takes 11h 19m and costs €160 - €460.
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 via Edirne which takes 42h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 1m to get from Lyon to Samos, including transfers.
Samos is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 6:51 PM in Lyon and 7:51 PM in Samos.
There are 669+ hotels available in Samos.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Samos, North Aegean, 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 43m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Nice, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Dubrovnik, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Bari, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Corfu, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Corfu, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens, Astypalaia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–600
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 286 212 22 22
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Edirne to Urla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- 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
- €34
- 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
- €33
- 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
- €22–40
- Schedules at
- varan.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
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station to Kuşadası bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €28–40
- 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
- €29
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Geneva to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Geneva to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- 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
- https://www.facebook.com/gmicaofficial
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://sr-rs.facebook.com/ardititours/
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Seferihisar to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Seferihisar to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Economy
- €8–12
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–45
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Economy
- €4–6
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Mykonos to Karlovasi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Chios to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Leros to Karlovasi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Karlovasi to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–45
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- turkishsealines.com.tr
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.turkishsealines.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
- €30–40
- Website
- https://meandertravel.com/
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