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Going to Samos
There are many ways to reach our beautiful island:
You can take a direct charter flight; many charter companies offer standalone flights from near your hometown nonstop to Samos.
The easiest and fastest way to go! If you don't want or can't get a direct charter flight you can reach the athens international airport daily from many cities all over the world.
From here, take a short trip with Olympic Airways to Samos
Don't want to fly?
There's still a way... you can reach the Greek port of Patras by ferry from the italian ports of Venice, Ancona (both easy to reach by train and car), or Trieste, Bari and Brindisi (the latter being down in the south of italy but the boat trip is shorter.
From Patras, you can take a bus or a train to Pireas (many ferry companies offer cheap or even free bus shuttle service to Athens!). In Pireas, enter a ferry boat to Samos, there's at least one going every day, in summertime 2-3. Time varies between 6 and 17 hours, check out the Shipping links!
If you're coming from another part of greece: There are also a lot of connections by boat with a lot of islands (f.e. Kos, Rhodos, Mykonos, Paros, Naxos, Chios, Lesvos, Limnos, Ikaria and many others) as well as the northern towns of Alexandropouli and Thessaloniki
In summertime, there are 1-2 ships from and to Kusadasi/Turkey as well!
They leave around 8 am and 5 pm from Samos and Kusadasi respectively.

Getting around on Samos

By bus is the most cost effective way to get around.
During high season there are sufficient bus connections to all major villages on Samos.
However, the bus schedule adjusts to the needs of the inhabitants of Samos. This means that to many smaller villages there is one connection to Samos town in the morning and back in the afternoon.
To find the bus schedule online Click here .

By car is one easy way to discover the island.
You will find car rental offices in our RentACar - Section. With some of them you might even get your car directly at the airport.

By motorbike you will reach all the secret corners of the islands.
Cheaper than cars they are ideal for round trips and excursions.
Please note that you need a valid european class A (Germany: 1) license for at least 2 years to be able to rent a motorbike!
By scooter Being the budget way of getting around on your own wheels this is good for the daily trip to the beach or to discover the nearby landscapes.
To be allowed to rent a scooter you need a A1, A or other license entitling you to drive a 50 cc moped. A car license doesn't automatically do it! (except for german licenses).