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Samos airport sits about 3.3 km by road from Pythagoreio and about 16 km from Samos town. The island splits into two municipalities, east and west, and the Kusadasi ferries to Turkey carry passengers only.
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The capital and port in the north-east of the island, also known by its old name of Vathy, about 16 km by road from the airport. It suits ferry arrivals, a town base with shops and services, and a month outside summer.
Car and parking
No official parking rules for Samos town were found as of September 2026, so ask the host where to park before arrival. The airport bus runs to Samos town via Pythagoreio.
The harbour town on the south-east coast, about 3.3 km from the airport, whose ancient remains form a UNESCO World Heritage Site with the nearby Heraion. It suits short stays, early flights and day trips to Kusadasi, since the booking platform Ferryhopper lists ferries to Turkey from here.
Car and parking
In May 2026 East Samos put out a tender to lease plots of at least 300 m2 in or near the town plan for car parks, on five-year leases; the outcome was not found as of September 2026. No official parking rules for the harbour were found, so ask the host.
A village on a small peninsula about 11 km by road west of Samos town, with a small harbour on one side and a pebble beach on the other; Lemonakia and Tsamadou beaches are close by. It suits a beach holiday with a car.
Car and parking
East Samos worked on the car park on the main road of Kokkari in 2022 and in September 2025 tendered a lease of 600 to 1,000 m2 for another car park. No official rules for parking in the village were found, so ask the host.
The town and port on the north-west coast, in the municipality of West Samos, about 32 km by road from Samos town. It suits a base in the west of the island and a month away from the airport side.
Car and parking
No official parking source for Karlovasi was found as of September 2026, so ask the host. The port lies about 1.6 km from the town centre by road.
The south-west coast below Marathokampos, with the long beach at Kampos, also called Votsalakia, and the harbour at Ormos. It suits a quiet beach base with a car, about 34 km from the airport.
Car and parking
No official parking source was found as of September 2026. One rental company based in Kampos forbids shipping its cars anywhere and voids the insurance on unpaved roads and off-road driving, except in a jeep.
Where to stay
The airport is about 3.3 km by road from Pythagoreio and about 16 km from Samos town, and the west coast lies 30 km or more away. The Kusadasi ferries carry no cars, so a rental car stays on Samos.
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Monthly stay
In Greece the line that matters for a long stay is 60 days. Under it, a month in Samos is still a short-term rental with the per-night fee; from 60 days without extra services, the let is an ordinary lease.
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No. The booking platform Ferryhopper says the Kusadasi ferries from Pythagoreio and Vathy do not take cars, and one Samos rental company forbids taking its cars on any ship. Leave the car on Samos and cross on foot with a passport or ID.
Greece charges a climate crisis resilience fee per night for each room or property: EUR 8 for a short-term rental from April to October and EUR 2 from November to March, unchanged for 2026. A municipal visitor fee of 0.5% of the rent comes on top in both Samos municipalities, except with private hosts who let one or two properties.
Pythagoreio, about 3.3 km by road. Samos town is about 16 km away and Kokkari about 23 km.
Every short-term rental in Greece must show its AMA, the 11-digit property registry number issued by the tax authority AADE, on every platform and advert. Licensed properties show a 16-digit ΕΣΛ or a 7-digit ΜΑΓ number instead.
