There are 10 ways to get from Nice to Samos by plane, ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chios Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chios Airport (JKH)NCE - JKH
- Take the ferry from Chios to Vathy Samou
13h 31m€105–369Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK)NCE - JIK
- Take the ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Vathy Samou
19h 37m€60–252Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Bologna CentraleIc
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy SamouBsf
44h 41m€239–353Bus, ferry via Maltepe
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Kusadası
- Take the ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
2d 1h€140–328Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)MRS - SMI
13h 16m€174–312Fly Monaco to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)MCM - SMI
19h 59m€68–256Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)NCE - SMI
11h 29m€66–253Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)MXP - SMI
14h 50m€94–303Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Nice Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Vathy SamouBsf
2d 2hBus, ferry #2
- Take the bus from Ventimiglia to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Thessaloníki
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy SamouBsf
2d 9h
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chios Airport (JKH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Samos is to fly and ferry which costs €60 - €260 and takes 19h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Samos is to fly which takes 11h 29m and costs €65 - €260.
The distance between Nice and Samos is 1805 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Samos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 44h 41m and costs €230 - €360.
It takes approximately 13h 31m to get from Nice to Samos, including transfers.
Samos is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 7:22 AM in Nice and 8:22 AM in Samos.
There are 460+ hotels available in Samos.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Samos, Greece?
FlexFlight ApS, Lufthansa, and seven other airlines fly from Monaco (MCM) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) once daily.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Monaco to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport via Venice, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Monaco to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Monaco to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Monaco to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Monaco to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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 Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–90
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Schedules at
- hakbus.org
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Nice Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–39
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €15–19
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Kusadası
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €14–18
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Nice Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ventimiglia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Ferry from Chios to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €24–35
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €55–70
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €45–55
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €65–80
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €85–110
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €85–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
Ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Kavala to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €45–65
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €75–95
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €75–90
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €95–120
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- makritravel.com
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €39
- Website
- https://www.makritravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–104
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Passenger
- €38
- Car
- €104
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Schedules at
- bodrumexpresslines.com
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- egeadalari.ido.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
- €28–35
- Website
- https://www.meandertravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- turkishsealines.com.tr
Ferry from Kusadasi to Samos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Website
- https://www.turkishsealines.com.tr/
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