There are 10 ways to get from Kos to Matka by plane, ferry, train, bus, shuttle, 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)KGS - SKP
9h 1m$115–358Ferry, bus via Istanbul
cheapest- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Take the bus from Bodrum to İstanbul Esenler
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Skopje, Transporten Centar
28h 33m$65–145Ferry, 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$122–179Ferry, 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$165–184Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Take the bus from Bodrum to Gebze
- Take the train from Darica to Halkali
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
33h 37m$85–156Ferry to Milas–Bodrum Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Fly from Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)BJV - SKP
9h 13m$117–445Fly 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$114–271Fly 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
14h 26m$119–329Ferry, bus #2
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to SyrosBsf
- Take the ferry from Syros to ThessalonikiBsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
39h 3m$136–331Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Drive from Port of Bodrum to Matka
15h 5m$195–299
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 $65 - $150 and takes 28h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Kos to Matka is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $110 - $360.
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 1m to get from Kos to Matka, including transfers.
Matka is 1h behind Kos. It is currently 5:41 PM in Kos and 4:41 PM in Matka.
There are 1648+ hotels available in Matka.
What companies run services between Kos, Greece and Matka, North Macedonia?
Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, and Croatia 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
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Milas–Bodrum Airport to Skopje International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Milas–Bodrum Airport to Skopje International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–220
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Kos to Skopje International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Milas–Bodrum Airport to Skopje International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- 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
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Darica to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- 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
- 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
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bodrum to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bodrum to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- 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
- +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
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
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 Port of Kos to Syros
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- $35–55
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- $75–90
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- $65–80
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- $85–110
Ferry from Syros to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- $75–110
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- $110–140
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- $120–140
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- $140–180
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- bodrumexpresslines.com
- Phone
- +90 252 612 99 19
- info@skymarineferries.com.tr
- Website
- skymarineferries.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.skymarineferries.com.tr/en
Ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- Yeşil Marmaris Lines
- Website
- bodrumferryboat.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
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