There are 7 ways to get from Samos to Albania by plane, ferry, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
best- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)SMI - TIA
9h$157–466Ferry, bus #2
cheapest- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to ThessalonikiBsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Tiranë
31h 15m$106–245Ferry, bus via Athens
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of PiraeusBsf
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana
21h 54m$121–139Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of PiraeusBsf
- Take the train from Athens to LarissaIc
- Take the bus from Larisa to Tirana
22h 54mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to ThessalonikiBsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Tirana
30h 13mFly Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)SMI - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Berat
12h 33mFerry, shuttle to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Take the ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Take a shuttle bus from Kusadasi to Izmir Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)ADB - TIA
8h$134–358
Samos to Albania by ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samos to Albania is to ferry and bus via Athens which costs $120 - $140 and takes 21h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Samos to Albania is to ferry and shuttle and fly which takes 8h and costs $130 - $360.
The distance between Samos and Albania is 777 km.
The best way to get from Samos to Albania without a car is to ferry and bus via Athens which takes 21h 54m and costs $120 - $140.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Samos to Albania, including transfers.
Albania is 1h behind Samos. It is currently 8:13 PM in Samos and 7:13 PM in Albania.
There are 3374+ hotels available in Albania.
What companies run services between Samos, Greece and Albania?
Austrian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Mytilini, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Chios, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–220
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- airalbania.com.al
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Berat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- havas.net
Shuttle from Kusadasi to Izmir Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–10
- Website
- https://havas.net/en
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Tiranë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- $60–85
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- $100–120
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- $100–120
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- $120–150
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–122
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Passenger
- $44
- Car
- $122
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +90 (256) 612 88 88
- contact@meandertravel.com
- Website
- meandertravel.com
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.meandertravel.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- turkishsealines.com.tr
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- https://www.turkishsealines.com.tr/
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