There are 7 ways to get from Samos to Macedonia by plane, train, car, ferry, or bus
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Fly Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
best- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SMI - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
7h 22m$80–206Ferry, bus, drive
- Take the ferry from Samos to Seferihisarferry
- Take the bus from Urla to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Rodopolisbus
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
20h 12m$141–269Ferry, train, drive via Athens
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
20h 20m$105–214Ferry to Chios Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Chiosferry
- Fly from Chios Airport (JKH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane JKH - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
9h 35m$116–266Fly Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SMI - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
13h 59m$109–249Ferry, train, drive
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
20h 24m$133–301Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
- Take the bus from Bansko to Petrichbus
22h 35m$120–261
Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samos to Macedonia is to fly and train and drive which costs $75 - $210 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Samos to Macedonia is to fly and train and drive which takes 7h 22m and costs $75 - $210.
The distance between Samos and Macedonia is 659 km.
The best way to get from Samos to Macedonia without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 22h 35m and costs $120 - $270.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Samos to Macedonia, including transfers.
There are 339+ hotels available in Macedonia.
What companies run services between Samos, Greece and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Samos to Macedonia. However, you can take the bus to Samos Airport, walk to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG), walk to Thessaloniki Airport, take the bus to Thessaloniki Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos, walk to Thessaloniki, take the train to Rodopolis, then drive to Macedonia. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Samos to Macedonia via Seferihisar, Teos Marina, Seferihisar Semt Garajı, Urla, Keşan, Thessaloníki, Thessaloniki, and Rodopolis in around 20h 12m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–100
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–180
Flights from Chios Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from Chios Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–190
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
Flights from Chios Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
Flights from Chios Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–100
Flights from Chios Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
- Phone
- 0 286 212 22 22
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Urla to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Keşan to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Samos to Seferihisar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Samos to Seferihisar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Samos to Seferihisar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Chios
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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