There are 9 ways to get from Samos to Zurich by plane, ferry, bus, train, 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 Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SMI - ZRH
5h 53mCHF 105–329Ferry, shuttle to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
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
9h 33mCHF 68–245Ferry, 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 Zürich HBtrain N7 / ...
39h 46mFerry, 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 Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
44h 2mCHF 288–555Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Karlovasi to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Drive from Thessaloniki to Zurichcar
37h 11mCHF 416–728Fly Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Basel (BSL)plane SMI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
10h 2mCHF 120–394Ferry, 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 Zürichbus
43h 21mCHF 182–368Ferry, 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 Esenler Otogar to Ferizajbus
- Take the bus from Ferizaj to Zürichbus
44h 58mCHF 110–190Ferry, 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 Zurichbus
2d 3hCHF 220–402
Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Samos to Zurich is to ferry and bus via Istanbul which costs SFr 110 - SFr 190 and takes 44h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Samos to Zurich is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 330.
The distance between Samos and Zurich is 1874 km.
The best way to get from Samos to Zurich without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 39h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Samos to Zurich, including transfers.
Zurich is 1h behind Samos. It is currently 7:43 PM in Samos and 6:43 PM in Zurich.
There are 1270+ hotels available in Zurich.
What companies run services between Samos, Greece and Zurich, Switzerland?
Edelweiss Air, Olympic Air, and four other airlines fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Zurich Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–650
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Basel via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Sargans
- *
- CHF 110–170
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–22
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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 17–21
- 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
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- 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
- 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 Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Ferizaj
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Schedules at
- Luks Tempo Turizm
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- Arditi Tours
Bus from Ferizaj to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–70
- Website
- Arditi Tours
- 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 Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Karlovasi to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–220
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Turyol
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- 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 3–42
- Website
- Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
- Economy
- CHF 3–5
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–42
- 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 1–35
- Website
- Makri Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–35
- 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
- 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 33–35
- Website
- Meander Travel
Ferry from Samos to Kusadasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 33–35
- Website
- Meander Travel
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