There are 4 ways to get from Olbia to Samos by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or 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 to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
best- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane OLB - SMI
17h 16m€114–361Car ferry, train, bus, ferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornocarferry
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
2d 1h€300–511Car ferry, train, bus, ferry via Prizren
- Take the carferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornocarferry
- Take the train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samouferry Bsf
2d 12hFly to Mykonos, ferry
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Mykonos (JMK)plane OLB - JMK
- Take the ferry from Mykonos to Vathy Samouferry
11h 40m€186–355
Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Olbia to Samos is to fly which costs €110 - €370 and takes 17h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Olbia to Samos is to fly and ferry which takes 11h 40m and costs €180 - €360.
The distance between Olbia and Samos is 1552 km.
The best way to get from Olbia to Samos without a car is to car ferry and train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 1h and costs €300 - €550.
It takes approximately 17h 16m to get from Olbia to Samos, including transfers.
Samos is 1h ahead of Olbia. It is currently 6:44 AM in Olbia and 7:44 AM in Samos.
There are 518+ hotels available in Samos.
What companies run services between Olbia, Italy and Samos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Mykonos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Mykonos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Mykonos via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Mykonos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Mykonos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Livorno Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- + 383 044 233 555
- Website
- sabagroup.eu
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €30
- with added vehicle
- €70
Car ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Only Passenger
- €30
- with added vehicle
- €70
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- 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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