Samos Getting there & around

Getting around

Boat

Excursion boat

In summer excursion boats travel four times weekly from Pythagorio to the monasteries of St John in Hora on Patmos (return €35), leaving at 8am. Daily excursion boats go from Pythagorio to the islet of Samiopoula (including lunch €25), and a round-island boat tour begins from Pythagorio’s harbour twice weekly (€40).

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Bus & tram

Bus

From Vathy (Samos) bus station (22730 27262; Ioannou Lekati) there are six buses daily on weekdays to Kokkari (€1.30, 20 minutes), eight to Pythagorio (€1.50, 25 minutes), seven to Agios Konstantinos (€1.90, 40 minutes) and Karlovasi (via the north coast; €3.30, one hour), and five to the Ireon (€2, 25 minutes) and Mytilini (€1.20, 20 minutes).

In addition, from Pythagorio five buses go daily to the Ireon (€1.20, 15 minutes) and four to Mytilini (€1.20, 20 minutes). Buy tickets on the bus. Services are reduced on Saturday and nonexistent on Sunday.

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Car & motorcycle

The best rates on car, jeep and motorcycle rental are offered at Pegasus Rent a Car (22730 24470, 6972017092; pegasussamos@hotmail.com; Themistoklis Sofouli 5), directly opposite the port entrance and next to ITSA Travel. The big international car-rental outlets, like Hertz (22730 61730; Lykourgou Logotheti 77) and Europcar (22730 61522; Lykourgou Logotheti 65), tend to be more expensive and less understanding of extra sand in the car than Pegasus’ Dutch manager Carolina, who gladly hands out free advice, maps and sun hats to renters.

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Local transport

Taxi

The taxi rank (22730 28404) in Vathy (Samos) is by the National Bank of Greece. In Pythagorio the taxi rank (22730 61450) is on the waterfront at Lykourgou Logotheti.

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