There are 7 ways to get from Bulgaria to Kos by 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.
Fly from Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kos (KGS)plane SOF - KGS
7h 32m€65–177Bus, ferry via Istanbul
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
21h 2m€72–114Bus, ferry, car ferry
- 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
30h 37m€201–461Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Port of Bodrumcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Koscarferry
12h 31m€161–239Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kos (KGS)plane OTP - KGS
9h 40m€92–270Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus Citylines 79
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf / ...
25h 45m€96–256Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeusbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Koscarferry
32h 8m€230–410
Bulgaria to Kos by bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Kos is to bus and ferry via Istanbul which costs €70 - €120 and takes 21h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Kos is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs €60 - €180.
The distance between Bulgaria and Kos is 769 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Kos without a car is to bus and ferry via Istanbul which takes 21h 2m and costs €70 - €120.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Bulgaria to Kos, including transfers.
There are 1434+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Kos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, and Sky Express fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kos (KGS) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kos via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kos via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kos via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Citylines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €74
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Huntur
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- 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
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
- 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
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kavala to Karlovasi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star 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
- €70–160
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +90 (252) 316 08 82
- Website
- bodrumferryboat.com
Car ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Schedules at
- bodrumferibot.com
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- hellenicseaways@hellenicseaways.gr
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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