There are 7 ways to get from Sicily to Samos by plane, train, busferry, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Palermo Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)PMO - SMI
10h 5m€84–296Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK)CTA - JIK
- Take the ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Vathy Samou
21h 15m€81–272Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry via Athens
- Take the train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fier
- Take the bus from Fier to Athens
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Vathy SamouBsf
43h 45mFly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)CIY - SMI
9h 41m€129–422Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenza582
- Take the bus from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Korinthos
- Take the train from Corinth to PiraeusRe
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Vathy SamouBsf
46h 34mTrain, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Thessaloníki
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy SamouBsf
2d 2hBus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Durrës
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Vathy SamouBsf
2d 6h
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Samos is to fly and ferry which costs €80 - €280 and takes 21h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Samos is to fly which takes 9h 41m and costs €120 - €430.
The distance between Sicily and Samos is 1258 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Samos without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and ferry via Athens which takes 43h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Sicily to Samos, including transfers.
Samos is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 1:33 AM in Sicily and 2:33 AM in Samos.
There are 456+ hotels available in Samos.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Samos, North Aegean, Greece?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) once daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Palermo Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Rome, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Palermo Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ikaria Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €30–45
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €29–45
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Corinth to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Fier to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Vlorë to Korinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +355 699 605501
- startravel@live.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €85–110
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €85–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
Ferry from Kavala to Vathy Samou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €45–65
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €75–95
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €75–90
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €95–120
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