There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Kos by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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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€83–289Train, 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 49mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf / ...
37h 6m€475–739Fly Basel to Kos
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kos (KGS)plane BSL - KGS
6h 58m€92–330Train 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€155–401Train, 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 26m€146–490Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Kos (KGS)plane MXP - KGS
11h 21m€85–419Train, 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, 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
46h 48m€273–378Bus, ferry via Thessaloníki
- 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 Fourniferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Fourni to Port of Kosferry Bsf
2d 6hBus, ferry, car ferry
- 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€297–573
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 €90 - €330.
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 12:43 PM in Basel and 1:43 PM in Kos.
There are 1691+ 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 45m
- 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 35m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–700
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kos via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €51
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €51
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Alibeyköy to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Alibeyköy to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- fertours3@gmail.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Basel SBB to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +383 44 553 550
- gmica_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Gmica Travel
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- 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
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Fourni
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Fourni to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kavala to Karlovasi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- info@saos.gr
- Website
- Saos Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Saos Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Karlovasi to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- Seajets
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