There are 9 ways to get from Kos to Matka by plane, ferry, train, bus, car ferry, car, or shuttle
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Fly Kos to Skopje International Airport
best- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)KGS - SKP
9h$121–378Ferry, bus via Istanbul
cheapest- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to D-Marin Turgutreis Marina
- Take the bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Bodrum Torba Otogar
- Take the bus from Bodrum bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Skopje, Transporten Centar
28h 13m$64–123Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of PiraeusBsf
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
26h 13m$124–180Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Drive from Port of Bodrum to Matka
15h 5m$195–309Ferry, bus, bus to Milas–Bodrum Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to D-Marin Turgutreis Marina
- Take the bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Bodrum Torba Otogar
- Take the bus from Bodrum Torba Otogar to Milas - Bodrum Havaalanı
- Fly from Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)BJV - SKP
7h 9m$93–332Fly Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)KGS - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
11h$115–351Fly Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)KGS - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take a shuttle bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Matka
13h 1m$84–309Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of PiraeusBsf
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Skopje, Transporten Centar
28h 18m$168–187Car ferry, ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Agios Kirikos
- Take the ferry from Ag. Kirykos to KarlovasiBsf
- Take the ferry from Karlovasi to ThessalonikiBsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Skopje, Transporten CentarRe
31h 4m$145–295
Kos (KGS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kos to Matka is to ferry and bus via Istanbul which costs $60 - $130 and takes 28h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Kos to Matka is to ferry and bus and fly which takes 7h 9m and costs $90 - $340.
The distance between Kos and Matka is 805 km.
The best way to get from Kos to Matka without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 26h 13m and costs $120 - $180.
It takes approximately 9h to get from Kos to Matka, including transfers.
Matka is 1h behind Kos. It is currently 12:10 PM in Kos and 11:10 AM in Matka.
There are 1681+ hotels available in Matka.
What companies run services between Kos, Greece and Matka, North Macedonia?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Kos (KGS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kos to Skopje International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–300
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Kos to Skopje International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Milas–Bodrum Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Milas–Bodrum Airport to Skopje International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- 4444801
- info@muttas.com.tr
- Website
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
Bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Bodrum Torba Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
Bus from Bodrum Torba Otogar to Milas - Bodrum Havaalanı
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bodrum bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Bodrum bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bodrum bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Bodrum bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- aulonitours@hotmail.com
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Tirana Airport to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 69 756756
- velitrans2021@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Matka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Thessaloníki to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $42
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
Ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Karlovasi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Karlovasi to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- $60–90
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- $100–130
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- $100–130
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- $130–160
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Kos to D-Marin Turgutreis Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- Website
- bodrumferryboat.com
Ferry from Port of Kos to D-Marin Turgutreis Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- bodrumferibot.com
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Schedules at
- bodrumferibot.com
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Agios Kirikos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
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