Travel to Samara
Every way to reach Samara: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Samara is reachable from 85 places across 11 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 23 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.89 and the fastest takes 1h 19m door to door. The nearest origin is 47 km away.
How people reach Samara
Every mode that actually calls at Samara, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 128 | €11.89 | 1h 19m | 1,192 km | 3 |
| Flight | 38 | €80.38 | 4h 41m | 3,742 km | 20 |
- 85Places you can arrive from
- 85Places you can leave for
- 11Countries
- 23Operators
The train gets you into Samara. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Where to stay in Samara
Sort by distance from Samara and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 16 | 10% | Zhigulëvsk, 47 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 50 | 30% | Balakovo, 205 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 71 | 43% | Kirov, 600 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 29 | 17% | Yerevan, 1510 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Samara that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 144 | 87% |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 2% |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1% |
| Armenia | 2 | 1% |
| Belarus | 2 | 1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1% |
| Türkiye | 2 | 1% |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 1% |
| Egypt | 1 | 1% |
| Finland | 1 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Samara
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Samara
- Samara
- Lokomotivnaya railway station, Samara Oblast
- Krasnaya Glinka
- Петра-Дубрава
- Автовокзал "Центральный"
- KUF
- Kin-UP
- Проран
Landing at KUF after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from KUF into Samara
Settled in advance, so the ride into Samara costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Samara
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolyatti to Samara train | €11.89 | 1h 19m | 63 km |
| Otradnyy to Samara train | €14.64 | 1h 31m | 83 km |
| Syzran to Samara train | €19.04 | 1h 47m | 111 km |
| Ulyanovsk to Samara train | €23.99 | 2h 10m | 170 km |
| Buzuluk to Samara train | €25.09 | 1h 59m | 150 km |
| Kazan’ to Samara train | €40.49 | 3h 9m | 294 km |
| Naberezhnye Chelny to Samara train | €43.24 | 3h 40m | 318 km |
| Saratov to Samara train | €45.99 | 3h 46m | 337 km |
| Penza to Samara train | €46.54 | 3h 46m | 341 km |
| Orenburg to Samara train | €50.39 | 4h 1m | 372 km |
| Cheboksary to Samara train | €50.94 | 3h 53m | 374 km |
| Sterlitamak to Samara train | €61.39 | 3h 52m | 388 km |
| Ufa to Samara train | €65.79 | 4h 20m | 418 km |
| Nizhny Novgorod to Samara train | €70.74 | 5h 5m | 524 km |
| Moscow to Samara flight | €80.38 | 4h 41m | 855 km |
| Kirov to Samara train | €80.64 | 6h 4m | 600 km |
We cannot promise Samara still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Somewhere to drop the bags in Samara?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Samara
Common questions about Travel to Samara
How can I get to Samara?
Samara is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 85 places, across 11 countries, on services run by 23 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Samara?
The cheapest way into Samara is by Train, from €11.89 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 85 origins we sell into Samara over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Samara?
The fastest journey into Samara is by Train, at 1h 19m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 47 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Samara have?
Samara has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Samara, Lokomotivnaya railway station, Samara Oblast, Krasnaya Glinka. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Samara from within 200 km?
16 of the routes we sell into Samara start within 200 km. The nearest is Zhigulëvsk, 47 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Samara in Russia?
Samara connects to 85 places on our network across 11 countries, the furthest of them 3,742 km away in a straight line. Russia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Russia
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Samara and elsewhere in Russia. None of it is ours to sell.

Things to do in Samara
Day trips that leave Samara in the morning and cover a good part of Russia by evening.
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