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- From Samos airport, a scheduled bus runs via Pythagorio to Samos Town, and taxis wait in front of the terminal.<\/li>\n
- Samos Town is the island's main ferry port. According to current information (November 2026), the ferry from Piraeus takes just under nine hours.<\/li>\n
- Samos Marina has 280 berths and is about 500 metres from the centre of Pythagorio, with a car park and a supermarket on site.<\/li>\n
- In Samos Town, several supermarkets and car parks are within walking distance of the harbour.<\/li>\n
- From mid-May to mid-September, the Meltemi, a strong, dry northerly wind, often blows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Where are the harbours on Samos?<\/h2>\n
Two harbours matter for sailing trips on Samos: the harbour of Samos Town, the island's main town, and Samos Marina near Pythagorio in the south-east. Pythagorio is about twelve kilometres from Samos Town, and Samos Marina is about 500 metres east of the town centre. Yachts also berth in the town harbour of Pythagorio, and ferries also call at Karlovasi.<\/p>\n
The island's harbour fund is responsible for the harbour of Samos Town and the town harbour of Pythagorio, while Samos Marina is run by a separate company. For crews, this means that the marina is a self-contained facility with services, a shipyard and dry storage berths, whereas Samos Town is a lively town and ferry harbour with shops, authorities and a hospital nearby.<\/p>\n
Arriving for the start of your sailing trip on Samos<\/h2>\n
You can reach Samos by plane or by ferry.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nFrom Samos Airport to the harbours<\/h3>\n
Samos Airport is named \"Aristarchos of Samos\" and is operated by Fraport Greece. The flight takes around 50 minutes from Athens and around one hour 25 minutes from Thessaloniki.<\/p>\n
A regular bus stops right outside the terminal and runs between the airport and Samos Town via Pythagorio. You buy your ticket from the driver. If you have luggage, a taxi is more convenient; the taxi rank is in front of the terminal.<\/p>\n
By ferry<\/h3>\n
Samos Town is the main port for ferries from the Greek mainland. As things stand (November 2026), the crossing takes around eight hours 55 minutes from Piraeus and around nine hours 45 minutes to Karlovasi. Ferries also run from Kavala and Thessaloniki to Samos, but they take considerably longer.<\/p>\n
From Turkey, ferries connect Ku\u015fadas\u0131 with Samos. As things stand (November 2026), they run daily to Samos Town and Pythagorio in summer, from April to October, and less frequently in winter, usually only to Samos Town. On this route you cross an external border of the Schengen Area, with border controls on both sides.<\/p>\n
Parking in Samos Town and at Samos Marina<\/h3>\n
Samos Marina has its own car park on site. In Samos Town, there are several public car parks around 400 metres from the harbour basin, including on Grammou Street. More car parks can be found in the centre, around 700 to 800 metres away. Petrol stations are available in the town from around 800 metres from the harbour.<\/p>\n
Shopping for the trip<\/h3>\n
In Samos Town, you can walk from the harbour to the nearest supermarkets: a Sklavenitis about 800 metres away and two more shops about one kilometre away. For a big shop by car, there is a Lidl about 2.4 kilometres south of the harbour.<\/p>\n
At Samos Marina, there is a supermarket right on site. Three more grocery shops are in the town of Pythagorio, around 1.1 to 1.3 kilometres from the marina. By car, you can reach a Sklavenitis about three kilometres west of the marina and the Lidl near Samos Town, about six kilometres as the crow flies.<\/p>\n
Doctor, pharmacy and emergency services<\/h3>\n
The General Hospital of Samos is in Samos Town, around 550 metres from the harbour. From Samos Marina, it is about eight kilometres as the crow flies. In Pythagorio there is a doctor's surgery, around 1.2 kilometres from the marina. Samos Town has several pharmacies.<\/p>\n
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- 112: European emergency number, free of charge from all networks, connects you to the ambulance service, fire brigade and police<\/li>\n
- 199: fire brigade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Where is the harbour of Samos Town?<\/h2>\n
The harbour of Samos Town is in the middle of the island's main town. You can reach the bus station from the harbour basin in around 700 metres, and the ferry quay and the harbour authority are right on the harbour.<\/p>\n
Yachts moor at the old quay (Palio Limani) in the town, with short walking distances to shops, tavernas and authorities. At the same time, Samos Town is the island's most important ferry port.<\/p>\n
Where is Samos Marina?<\/h2>\n
Samos Marina is on the southeast coast of Samos, around 500 metres from the centre of Pythagorio, slightly secluded and well sheltered. It has been in operation since July 2006 and offers space for 280 boats up to 25 metres in length, as well as berths for megayachts up to 50 metres.<\/p>\n
In addition to the berths in the water, the marina has a boatyard with 170 berths ashore. This also makes it a harbour for yachts that spend the winter on Samos.<\/p>\n
Facilities at Samos Marina<\/h3>\n
Every berth has electricity at 220 and 380 volts as well as drinking water. For visiting boats there are packages with 16 or 32 amps or with 63 amps, each including water. The marina has a fuel station at the harbour entrance, a bar with a restaurant that is open around the clock, sanitary facilities with showers, a laundry, a cash machine, a supermarket, a chandlery, car hire and a taxi service, as well as free Wi-Fi. For repairs, there is an 80-tonne travel lift and a slipway nine metres wide. The site is under video surveillance around the clock, and a watchtower in the middle of the harbour overlooks the whole basin.<\/p>\n