There are 7 ways to get from Samos to Sofia by plane, ferry, bus, car, train, 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 from Samos Aristarchos International Airport
best- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SMI - SOF
6h 43m$88–313Ferry, bus, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Samos to Kusadasiferry
- Take the bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
27h 4m$35–118Ferry, bus via Bursa
- Take the ferry from Samos to Kusadasiferry
- Take the bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogarbus
- Take the bus from İzmir bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
20h 20m$46–149Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Karlovasi to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Drive from Kavala to Sofiacar
20h 39m$182–385Ferry, shuttle to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, fly
- 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 Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ADB - SOF
7h 59m$145–349Ferry to Ikaria Island National Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Ag. Kirykosferry
- Fly from Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane JIK - SOF
15h 6m$80–397Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
21h 9m$145–316
Samos to Sofia by ferry, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Samos to Sofia is to ferry and bus and train which costs $35 - $120 and takes 27h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Samos to Sofia is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs $85 - $320.
The distance between Samos and Sofia is 658 km.
The best way to get from Samos to Sofia without a car is to ferry and bus via Bursa which takes 20h 20m and costs $45 - $150.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Samos to Sofia, including transfers.
There are 2280+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Samos, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Aegean Airlines, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Ikaria Island National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–260
Flights from Ikaria Island National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ikaria Island National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens, Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- 552 372 49 75
- Website
- izmirkusadasi.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- izmirkusadasi.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İzmir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İzmir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from İzmir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İzmir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $10–15
Bus from İzmir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $19–27
Bus from Bursa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $30–50
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $28–40
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 0850 304 09 09
- bilgi@didimseyahat.com
- Website
- didimseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- didimseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 00 17
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from İzmir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Kuşadası bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Kuşadası to Izmir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from İzmir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from İzmir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- info@efetur.com.tr
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from İzmir bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
- 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
- $1–9
- Website
- Havas
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- 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
- $4–51
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- $4–6
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–51
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- $4–6
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–51
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- $4–6
- Phone
- +30 694 415 6070
- info@makritravel.com
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–45
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–45
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–45
- 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
- $40–50
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- Turkish Sealines
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- 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
- $40–42
- Website
- Meander Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–42
- Website
- Meander Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–42
- Website
- Meander Travel
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Karlovasi to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Ag. Kirykos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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