There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Kos by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kos (KGS)plane CGN - KGS
6h 57m€90–309Train, bus, ferry via Tirana
- 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
44h 14mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf
36h 37m€513–794Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kos (KGS)plane DUS - KGS
7h 22m€108–342Train 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 29m€133–335Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane CGN - RHO
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
9h 54m€119–369Train 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 52m€164–452Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
45h 47m€218–443Bus, ferry via Istanbul
- 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€128–211Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf
2d 2hTrain, Bus, ferry
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurttrain 49 / ...
- 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 13h€338–581
Cologne to Kos by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kos is to train and fly which costs €100 - €350 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kos is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs €90 - €310.
The distance between Cologne and Kos is 2268 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Kos without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Tirana which takes 44h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Cologne to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 6:22 PM in Cologne and 7:22 PM in Kos.
There are 845+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kos, Greece?
Eurowings, Leav, and five other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kos (KGS) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- leav.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–1,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–1,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–1,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Frankfurt to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–430
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- 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
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- 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
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@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
- €19
- 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
- €19
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- 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
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- 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
- €23
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +383 44 102 280
- armendi_tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- armendtours.com
Bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- armendtours.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
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
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
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
- 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/
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
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