There are 9 ways to get from Samos to Basel by plane, train, ferry, bus, 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 Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SMI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 58mCHF 164–446Ferry, shuttle to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- 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 103–459Ferry, 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 12mFerry, 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 Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
2d 1hCHF 283–530Fly Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SMI - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain
10h 43mCHF 130–481Fly Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SMI - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
12h 7mCHF 145–442Ferry, 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 37mCHF 176–333Ferry, bus via Istanbul
- Take the ferry from Samos to Kusadasiferry
- Take the bus from Kuşadası to Çorlubus
- Take the bus from Çorlu bus station to Instabulbus
- Take the bus from Instabul to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Basel SBBbus
47h 3mCHF 165–192Ferry, 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 208–357
Samos to Basel by ferry, foot, bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samos to Basel is to ferry and bus via Istanbul which costs SFr 160 - SFr 200 and takes 47h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Samos to Basel is to fly and train which takes 6h 58m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 450.
The distance between Samos and Basel is 1959 km.
The best way to get from Samos to Basel without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 40h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Samos to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h behind Samos. It is currently 3:21 AM in Samos and 2:21 AM in Basel.
There are 546+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Samos, Greece and Basel, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Samos to Basel. However, you can take the bus to Samos Airport, walk to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, then take the train to Basel SBB. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Vathy Samou to Basel SBB via Thessaloniki, Dimokratias, Thessaloniki New Station, Thessaloníki, Pristina, Luzern, Bahnhof, and Luzern in around 40h 12m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–380
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–370
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–550
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–550
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–650
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–390
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–360
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–550
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–190
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–25
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 13–16
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- 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
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
Bus from Pristina to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/fertourstravelagency
- 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 55–85
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- havas.net
Shuttle from Kusadasi to Izmir Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–8
- Website
- https://havas.net/en
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- 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 55–85
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- 0 286 212 22 22
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Çorlu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 32
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Çorlu bus station to Instabul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Instabul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +383 44 553 550
- gmica_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/gmicaofficial
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- https://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
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–220
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- 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
- CHF 40–55
- 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
- CHF 42
- 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
- CHF 27–35
- 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
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- https://www.turkishsealines.com.tr/
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