Samos International Airport to Agios Konstantinos
About 32 km along the north coast; taxis run €32–42 and the bus route goes via Vathy.
A north-coast village between Kokkari and Karlovasi, with a pebble beach, a handful of waterfront tavernas and the footpath up through the plane trees to Manolates in the hills above.
Every way to get there
Our verdict: for Agios Konstantinos, a private transfer is the easiest door-to-door option (from €52). Travelling light on a budget? The bus is cheapest (from €6) but slower, with a change in the city.
What it costs for your group
The bus is charged per person, while a taxi or private transfer is one price for the whole car — so the more of you there are, the better door-to-door value looks.
| Group | Bus (per person) | Private transfer | Best value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo · 1 traveller | €6 | €52 | Bus |
| Couple · 2 travellers | €12 | €52 | Bus |
| Family of 4 · 4 travellers | €24 | €52 | Bus |
Which option should you choose?
| If your priority is… | Our pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest price | Bus | From €6, though slower with a change in the city. |
| Speed & comfort | Private transfer | Door-to-door, fixed price, a driver waiting for you. |
| A group of 3–4 | Transfer or taxi | One flat fare splits cheaper than several bus tickets. |
| A late-night arrival | Transfer or taxi | Both run 24/7 when buses and the tram have stopped. |
By transport mode
Taxi
Between the Kokkari and Karlovasi fares, which is what you would expect from the geography. The village sits below the main road, so confirm you want the seafront rather than the junction above.
Where to catch it: Forty-five minutes across the island and west along the coast road past Kokkari.
Best for small groups in a hurryBus / shuttle
Seven euros and about two hours. The north-coast leg is frequent enough by Samos standards, so the unreliable part is the first connection rather than the second.
Where to catch it: Airport bus to Vathy, then the Karlovasi service which runs the north coast and stops here.
Best for solo & budget travellersPrivate transfer
The premium over the rank buys a driver who takes the right turning down. Book the return as well — this stretch of coast has no passing taxis at six in the morning.
Where to catch it: Most of the accommodation here is apartments and small pensions on the slope between the road and the sea, reached by short steep drives.
Best for families, groups & late arrivalsCar rental
The reason to stay here is the mountain behind — Manolates and Vourliotes, the walking trails through the pines, and the Nightingale valley. All of it is a short drive or a long uphill walk.
Where to catch it: Forty-five minutes; parking along the seafront and at the village edge.
Best for travellers who want to exploreAgios Konstantinos & Samos in photos
Buying tickets in Samos
Samos has no rail. KTEL Samou runs one airport route: terminal → Pythagorio → Mytilinioi → Vathy, at €2–4 depending on distance, a few times a day Monday to Saturday and thinner on Sundays. Everywhere else — Kokkari, Karlovasi, the west — means changing at the KTEL station in Vathy, which is where all island routes begin. Pay the driver in cash. Because the timetable is built around islanders rather than flights, check the board on your way out of arrivals: if the next departure is three hours off, the taxi rank is a few steps away and fares here are modest by Greek island standards. Pythagorio's harbour also runs the 90-minute crossing to Kusadasi in Turkey, which is how a large share of visitors actually arrive.
Taxi scams & safety in Samos
Samos is a low-risk airport and fares are reasonable — roughly €12 to Pythagorio, €20–30 to Vathy, €26–33 to Kokkari, with a night rate on top. The practical risk is not overcharging but availability: this island handles few flights and the taxi fleet is sized to match, so one full arrival can clear the rank and leave you waiting. If you land on the last flight of the day, or have a same-day ferry to Kusadasi or an overnight boat to Piraeus, book ahead rather than assuming. For car hire, reserve before you fly — the island fleet is small and August genuinely sells out, which is a more common problem here than any dispute over a fare.
Getting from SMI to Agios Konstantinos
Agios Konstantinos sits on the north coast between Kokkari and Karlovasi, thirty-two kilometres from the airport and about forty-five minutes by road. It is a village rather than a resort — a pebble beach, a seafront of tavernas under plane trees, and behind it the footpath that climbs through the trees to Manolates in the hills.
Thirty-two to forty-two euros, and where the car stops
A taxi crosses the island and runs west along the coast road past Kokkari, taking about forty-five minutes for €32 to €42 — sitting neatly between the Kokkari and Karlovasi fares, which is what the geography would suggest. The village lies below the main road, so confirm you want the seafront rather than being dropped at the junction above it. That distinction costs a steep few hundred metres if you get it wrong.
Two buses and about two hours
The public route is the airport service to Vathy, then the Karlovasi bus which runs the north coast and stops here — around seven euros total and roughly two hours with the change. The north-coast leg is one of the better-served routes on Samos, running several times a day, so the unreliable part of this journey is the first connection rather than the second. On a morning arrival travelling light it works perfectly well.
The walk up to Manolates
This is what the village is known for. A marked path leaves from behind Agios Konstantinos and climbs through the Aidonia — the Nightingale valley — following a stream up under plane trees to the stone village of Manolates, about an hour and a half of steady ascent. It is shaded most of the way, which matters in July, and the village at the top has tavernas with a view down the whole north coast. Most people walk up and take a taxi or a lift back down.
Steep drives and small pensions
Most of the accommodation here is apartments and family-run pensions on the slope between the coast road and the sea, reached by short, steep private drives that are not always signposted. A pre-booked transfer at €52 to €68 costs meaningfully more than the taxi, and what it buys is a driver who takes the correct turning down rather than leaving you at the top to work it out. On a hillside village that is a real difference.
The return leg needs arranging
There is no taxi rank in the village and no passing trade at six in the morning. Samos flights to northern Europe frequently leave early, which means a departure well before the first bus of the day. Book the return transfer when you book the arrival — the standing advice for this island, and it applies with particular force on the north coast where the distances are longest.
A quieter alternative to Kokkari
Five kilometres and a headland separate this village from Kokkari, and the difference in atmosphere is larger than that suggests. Agios Konstantinos has no windsurf school, no strip of bars, and a seafront that is genuinely just tavernas and a beach. People who found Kokkari busier than they wanted tend to end up here on a second visit. The trade is that there is less to do without transport, and the beach is pebble rather than sand.
What having wheels opens up
€25 to €45 a day, with parking along the seafront and at the village edge. The mountain villages behind — Manolates, Vourliotes, Stavrinides — are ten to twenty minutes up a narrow road, Karlovasi and the Potami waterfalls are twenty minutes west, and Kokkari is five minutes east for a change of scene. Without a car you are dependent on a coast bus that runs to a summer timetable and a footpath that goes uphill.
To summarise: €32–42 in a taxi with the seafront specified, €52–68 booked if your pension is up a private drive, or seven euros and two hours on the buses in daylight.
