There are 9 ways to get from Cardiff to Kos by train, plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kos
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kos (KGS)LGW - KGS
10h 52m€172–574Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Kos
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kos (KGS)BRS - KGS
8h 46m€82–259Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Station111 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Constanta
- Take the bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrum
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
2d 7h€105–231Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kos (KGS)MAN - KGS
11h 52m€113–317Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kos (KGS)BHX - KGS
9h 52m€114–358Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)BRS - BJV
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
10h 47m€138–431Fly Cardiff Airport to Kos
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kos (KGS)CWL - KGS
11h 41m€127–388Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of KosBsf
2d 8hBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bruges814
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-NordIc
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of KosBsf
3d 5h
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kos (KGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Kos is to bus and ferry which costs €100 - €240 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kos is to train and fly which takes 8h 46m and costs €80 - €260.
The distance between Cardiff and Kos is 2962 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Kos without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 2 days 7h and costs €100 - €240.
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Cardiff to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:49 AM in Cardiff and 6:49 AM in Kos.
There are 1173+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kos, Greece?
Loganair, Jet2.com, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kos (KGS) twice a week.
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- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kos via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kos via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
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
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €13–20
- 1st Class
- €20–30
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- 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
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–32
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Constanța to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.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
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.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 day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.skymarineferries.com.tr/en
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- Yeşil Marmaris Lines
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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