There are 10 ways to get from Bansko to Kos by bus, plane, ferry, car ferry, train, or car
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Kos
best- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapadbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kos (KGS)plane SOF - KGS
9h 48m€89–159Train, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bansko to Septemvritrain
- Take the train from Septemvri to Svilengradtrain
- Take the train from Svilengrad to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Daricatrain
- Take the bus from Gebze to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
27h 31m€47–107Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bansko to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
21h 45m€96–165Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bansko to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Fourniferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Fourni to Port of Koscarferry
25h 26m€157–354Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Kos
- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Kos (KGS)plane SKG - KGS
9h 48m€76–181Bus, bus to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, fly to Kos
- Take the bus from Bansko to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Alexandroupolibus
- Fly from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD) to Kos (KGS)plane AXD - KGS
13h 12m€125–190Bus to Kavala International Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the bus from Bansko to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Kos (KGS)plane KVA - KGS
12h 1m€95–320Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapadbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane SOF - RHO
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
10h 58m€103–289Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane SKG - RHO
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
12h 13m€90–271Drive, ferry
- Drive from Bansko to Port of Bodrumcar
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
13h 16m€161–236
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kos (KGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bansko to Kos is to train and bus and ferry which costs €45 - €110 and takes 27h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Bansko to Kos is to bus and fly which takes 9h 48m and costs €75 - €190.
The distance between Bansko and Kos is 921 km.
The best way to get from Bansko to Kos without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 21h 45m and costs €95 - €170.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Bansko to Kos, including transfers.
There are 794+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Bansko, Bulgaria and Kos, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Bansko to Kos. However, you can take the bus to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad, walk to Кв. Овча Купел, take the line 73 train to Умбал Св. Анна, walk to Умбал Св. Анна, take the line 84 bus to Р-Т Александрия, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Kos (KGS), walk to Kos Airport, then take the bus to Kos. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bansko to Port of Kos via Kavala Central Bus Station, Keşan, Bodrum, Bodrum Torba Otogar, Bodrum Merkez Garaj, and Port of Bodrum in around 21h 45m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Kavala International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Rhodes International Airport via Milos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kos via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Bansko to Septemvri
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Train from Septemvri to Svilengrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- 1st Class
- €6–9
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Svilengrad to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkali to Darica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- 0 286 212 22 22
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Keşan to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Gebze to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30 25510 26479
- info@ktelevrou.gr
- Website
- ktelevrou.gr
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Alexandroupoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Schedules at
- ktelevrou.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelevrou.gr
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 612 99 19
- info@skymarineferries.com.tr
- Website
- skymarineferries.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.skymarineferries.com.tr/en
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
Ferry from Kavala to Fourni
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Fourni to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- info@saos.gr
- Website
- saos.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://saos.gr/en/
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