There are 9 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 50m€98–323Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Park Place 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€248–546Train 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 45m€151–485Train 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 car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
11h 41m€152–363Train, 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 50m€194–506Train 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€144–349Train 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 36m€193–425Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton 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 12hTrain, 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€311–620
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 €95 - €330 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kos is to train and fly which takes 8h 50m and costs €95 - €330.
The distance between Cardiff and Kos is 2950 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Kos without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 2 days 11h and costs €240 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Cardiff to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:12 AM in Cardiff and 5:12 AM in Kos.
There are 1411+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kos, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Kos. However, you can take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Temple Meads Stn, take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Kos (KGS), walk to Kos Airport, then take the bus to Kos. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Port of Kos via Birmingham, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Fourni, and Fourni in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kos via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kos via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- 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
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- 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
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- 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
- +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
- €90–190
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Fourni
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Fourni to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 20 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 21 0620 6427
- info@saos.gr
- Website
- saos.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://saos.gr/en/
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