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Samos · KTEL Samou (KTEL Samos)
The operator lists this route as “Samos Town (Vathy, KTEL station) - Malagari (Samos, port junction) - Kokkari - Tsamadou - Petalides - Agios Dimitrios (Samos) - Karlovassi”
The bus from Samos Town to Karlovassi leaves from Samos Town (Vathy) and arrives at Karlovassi. The departure point is the bus station at Themistokli Sofouli 241, Vathy, Samos 83100 — phone numbers, hours and directions are on the station page.
The journey takes about 40 min.
KTEL Samou (KTEL Samos) sells tickets online — bookings are currently open for travel dates up to 8 November 2026. That is how far ahead the booking system sells, not when buses stop running.
Every departure on this page in one view — ✓ runs on that weekday every week to the date confirmed below, ◕ on some of those weeks (tap or hover for the dates), — not on that weekday, blank means the operator has not published that far ahead. Tap a row for that departure’s stop-by-stop times.
Departures are confirmed day by day to Sat 7 Nov. That is as far ahead as the operator has published; later dates are not yet known, not ruled out.
| Departs | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| 08:32 | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| 12:20 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| 14:00 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| 14:10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| 17:00 | ◕ | ◕ | ◕ | ◕ | ◕ | ✓ | — |
To each stop on the way, in travel order, where the operator prices it.
| Karlovassi | around €4.50 |
| Agios Dimitrios (Samos) → Karlovassi | around €2.10 |
Hotels and rooms near the bus stop in Karlovassi — open a pin for prices and booking.
Map by Stay22. If you book through it, this site may earn a commission — prices are the same either way.
If the bus times do not fit your day, a hire car from Samos is the usual alternative for the villages and beaches the buses do not reach.
Prices compared by Discover Cars. If you book through this link, this site may earn a commission — the price is the same either way.
↔ Scroll the table sideways to see every stop. — means the run does not call there; · means it calls but no time is published; +1 means the following morning; ? means the operator names the town but not this stop, so whether the run calls here is not something it tells us; and a blank cell means we hold nothing at all for that stop on that departure — not a denial, just no information.
| Departs | Samos Town (Vathy) | Malagari (port) | Kedros | Kokkari | Lemonakia | Tsamadou | Avlakia | Tsampou | Kampos Vourlioton | Platanakia | Lemoni | Brinias | Petalides | SAINT DIMITRIOS | Karlovassi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30a | 08:30 | — | — | · | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | · | — | · |
| 08:32 | 08:32 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 12:20b | 12:20 | — | — | · | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | · | — | · |
| 14:00a | 14:00 | — | — | · | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | · | — | · |
| 14:10c | 14:10 | 14:50 | |||||||||||||
| 17:00a | 17:00 | — | — | · | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | · | — | · |
2 other route(s) in this area call at both Samos Town (Vathy) and Karlovassi, in that order — 2 more departures in all. Open a route for its times at these two stops.
Samos Town (Vathy) → Malagari (port) → Kedros → Kokkari → Lemonakia → Tsamadou → Avlakia → Tsampou → Kampos Vourlioton → Platanakia → Lemoni → Brinias → Petalides → SAINT DIMITRIOS → Karlovassi
The line joins the stops in order. It is not the road the bus takes — it is a straight chord between points, so treat it as sequence, not geometry. A hollow, dashed stop marker means the coordinate is a village centre rather than a surveyed bus bay; tap it to see where it came from.
Generated from this page’s own timetable data — every answer reads the same day-by-day calendar as the table above, so it can never say more than the page does.
It depends on the day: Mon–Fri — first 08:30, last 17:00; Sat — first 08:32, last 17:00 (confirmed to Sat 7 Nov).
Mon–Sat (confirmed to Sat 7 Nov).
The operator has published departures to Sat 7 Nov. Beyond that this page cannot tell you what runs: Greek bus operators publish a few weeks ahead, so check back nearer the time.
40 min (Derived from the printed stop times).
Published fares on this route run from €2.10 to €4.50 depending on where you board and alight — see the fare table.
It leaves from Samos Town (Vathy). Note the exact terminal — cities with more than one bus station use them for different operators, and they are not interchangeable.