There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Kos by train, plane, bus, ferry, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Kos
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kos (KGS)plane BRS - KGS
8h 49m€102–339Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London 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
2d 9hTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kos (KGS)plane LGW - KGS
10h 57m€199–430Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)plane BRS - BJV
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
10h 54m€158–491Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kos (KGS)plane MAN - KGS
11h 34m€196–476Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kos (KGS)plane BHX - KGS
9h 52m€142–501Fly Cardiff Airport to Kos
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kos (KGS)plane CWL - KGS
12h 15m€116–388Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)plane STN - BJV
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
12h 37m€179–474Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 111 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Fourniferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Fourni to Port of Koscarferry
2d 11h€189–333Train, bus, ferry via Košice
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Košicebus
- Take the bus from Košice to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf
3d 5h€274–555
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kos (KGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Kos is to train and fly which costs €100 - €340 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kos is to train and fly which takes 8h 49m and costs €100 - €340.
The distance between Cardiff and Kos is 2950 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Kos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Cardiff to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 9:19 PM in Cardiff and 11:19 PM in Kos.
There are 1343+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kos, Greece?
Ryanair flies from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kos (KGS) twice a week.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kos via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €25–31
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €30–50
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €85–110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €65–80
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €85–130
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €30–40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €40–65
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–60
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €60–90
- 1st Class
- €110–160
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €70–100
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Košice to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €35–55
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €70–90
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €65–80
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €85–110
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Fourni
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €55–80
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €90–110
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €90–110
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €110–140
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 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
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Fourni to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
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