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 56m€101–304Train, 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 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 48m€138–357Train, 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 54m€165–423Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane BRS - RHO
- Take the carferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
11h 59m€108–336Fly Cardiff Airport to Kos
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kos (KGS)plane CWL - KGS
13h 51m€121–375Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Kos (KGS)plane STN - KGS
10h 32m€176–448Train 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 33m€133–269Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Shumenbus
- Take the bus from Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
2d 14h€258–385Bus, ferry via Prague
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf
3d 2h€294–521
Cardiff to Kos by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Kos is to train and fly which costs €130 - €270 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kos is to train and fly which takes 8h 56m and costs €100 - €310.
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 56m to get from Cardiff to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:57 AM in Cardiff and 6:57 AM in Kos.
There are 1576+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kos, Greece?
Ryanair, KLM, and TUI Airlines Netherlands fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kos (KGS) 3 times a week.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- 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
- +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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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