There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Kos by train, plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kos
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kos (KGS)plane ZRH - KGS
7h 46m€83–287Fly Basel to Kos
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kos (KGS)plane BSL - KGS
6h 58m€82–300Train, bus, ferry via Istanbul
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Alibeyköy to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
43h 49mBus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Evdilosferry Bsf
- Take the carferry from Evdilos to Port of Koscarferry
2d 10h€286–542Drive, ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf / ...
37h 6m€477–752Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane ZRH - RHO
- Take the carferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
10h 49m€125–384Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kos (KGS)plane STR - KGS
9h 34m€146–515Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf / ...
44h 56mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Aleksinac, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Aleksinac autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
46h 36m€189–401Bus, ferry, car ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Karlovasiferry Bsf
- Take the carferry from Karlovasi to Port of Koscarferry
2d 13h€303–583
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kos (KGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kos is to train and fly which costs €80 - €290 and takes 7h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kos is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs €80 - €300.
The distance between Basel and Kos is 2050 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Kos without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Istanbul which takes 43h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Basel to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 6:47 PM in Basel and 7:47 PM in Kos.
There are 1653+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kos, Greece?
easyJet flies from Basel (BSL) to Kos (KGS) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
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