There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Kos by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kos
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kos (KGS)plane DUS - KGS
7h 22m€96–322Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg 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
42h 49mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Port of Bodrumcar
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
29h 3m€439–639Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kos (KGS)plane FRA - KGS
7h 24m€152–373Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kos (KGS)plane CGN - KGS
6h 52m€106–324Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kos (KGS)plane BRU - KGS
8h 49m€170–743Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)plane CGN - BJV
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
8h 44m€112–506Train, bus, ferry via Istanbul
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from Ulm to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Alibeyköy to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
46h 32m€161–355Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bodrum bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
2d€129–193Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Ag. Kirykosferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Agios Kirikos to Port of Koscarferry
2d 10h€184–351Train, Bus, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain 78 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf
2d 12h€323–513
Cologne to Kos by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kos is to bus and ferry which costs €120 - €200 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kos is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs €100 - €330.
The distance between Cologne and Kos is 2350 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 42h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Cologne to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 11:06 PM in Cologne and 12:06 AM in Kos.
There are 1221+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kos, Greece?
Eurowings, Leav, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kos (KGS) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- leav.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.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
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Ulm to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €51
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Alibeyköy to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bodrum bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bodrum bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bodrum bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bodrum bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Bodrum bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €230–340
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
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/
Ferry from Kavala to Ag. Kirykos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
- 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 daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
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
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Agios Kirikos to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
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