There are 8 ways to get from Kos to Matka by plane, ferry, train, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kos to Skopje International Airport
best- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane KGS - SKP
9h 37m$125–398Ferry, bus via Istanbul
cheapest- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to D-Marin Turgutreis Marinaferry
- Take the bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Bodrum Torba Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Bodrum bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
29h 10m$63–118Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus
25h 48m$122–179Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
27h 53m$165–184Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrumcarferry
- Drive from Port of Bodrum to Matkacar
15h 12m$195–299Ferry, bus, bus to Milas–Bodrum Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to D-Marin Turgutreis Marinaferry
- Take the bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Bodrum Torba Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Bodrum Torba Otogar to Milas - Bodrum Havaalanıbus
- Fly from Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane BJV - SKP
7h 7m$87–322Fly Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane KGS - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus
11h$114–361Car ferry, ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Agios Kirikoscarferry
- Take the ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Karlovasiferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Karlovasi to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Skopje, Transporten Centartrain
30h 20m$144–295
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 - $120 and takes 29h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kos to Matka is to ferry and bus and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs $85 - $330.
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 25h 48m and costs $120 - $180.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Kos to Matka, including transfers.
Matka is 1h behind Kos. It is currently 4:36 PM in Kos and 3:36 PM in Matka.
There are 1665+ hotels available in Matka.
What companies run services between Kos, Greece and Matka, North Macedonia?
Aegean Airlines and Sky Express fly from Kos (KGS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kos to Skopje International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Milas–Bodrum Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Milas–Bodrum Airport to Skopje International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- $23–45
- 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
- +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
- $49
- 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
- $41
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- 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
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- 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
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Bodrum bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- 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/
Ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 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 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- $60–90
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- $100–120
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- $100–120
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- $120–160
- Website
- bodrumferryboat.com
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- bodrumferibot.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
- 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
- $29–31
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- 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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