There are 10 ways to get from Samos to Basel by plane, ferry, bus, train, car ferry, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Basel
best- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Basel (BSL)plane SMI - BSL
8h 19mCHF 91–331Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Luzern, Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain Ec / ...
40h 14mFerry, bus, train via Budapest
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
2d 2hCHF 279–642Ferry, car ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Karlovasi to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Port of Rafinacarferry
- Drive from Port of Rafina to Baselcar
32h 51mCHF 493–818Fly Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SMI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 57mCHF 135–409Ferry, shuttle to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the ferry from Samos to Kusadasiferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Kusadasi to Izmir Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Basel (BSL)plane ADB - BSL
9h 24mCHF 103–343Ferry, shuttle to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Samos to Kusadasiferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Kusadasi to Izmir Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ADB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
10h 38mCHF 117–414Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Basel, Bahnhofbus
44h 36mCHF 171–330Ferry, bus via Istanbul
- Take the ferry from Samos to Kusadasiferry
- Take the bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Aleksinac autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Aleksinac, Autobuska stanica to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
45h 50mCHF 147–397Ferry, bus #2
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Baselbus
2d 4hCHF 211–364
Samos to Basel by ferry, foot, bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samos to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 90 - SFr 340 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Samos to Basel is to fly and train which takes 6h 57m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 410.
The distance between Samos and Basel is 1944 km.
The best way to get from Samos to Basel without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 40h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Samos to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h behind Samos. It is currently 3:00 PM in Samos and 2:00 PM in Basel.
There are 1340+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Samos, North Aegean, Greece and Basel, Switzerland?
Airbus France, Lufthansa City, and five other airlines fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Basel (BSL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–340
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–480
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–450
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Basel via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Basel via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–380
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–450
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–350
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Sargans to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–18
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- Havas
Shuttle from Kusadasi to Izmir Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–7
- Website
- Havas
Shuttle from Kusadasi to Izmir Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–7
- Website
- Havas
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–29
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- CHF 23–35
- Phone
- 0850 304 09 09
- bilgi@didimseyahat.com
- Website
- didimseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–29
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Aleksinac autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +381 35 433 333
- info@bogojevic.eu
- Website
- Bogojevic Reisen
Bus from Aleksinac, Autobuska stanica to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
- Website
- Bogojevic Reisen
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Karlovasi to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Rafina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Turyol
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–43
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- CHF 3–5
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–43
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- CHF 3–5
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–43
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- CHF 3–5
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–40
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–40
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–40
- Website
- Makri Travel
- Phone
- +90 252 316 22 22
- info@turkishsealines.com.tr
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
- Phone
- +90 (256) 612 88 88
- contact@meandertravel.com
- Website
- Meander Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Website
- Meander Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Website
- Meander Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Website
- Meander Travel
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