There are 11 ways to get from Kos to Ohrid by plane, bus, ferry, train, 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 to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
best- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane KGS - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
11h 47m$63–320Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larisa to Pogradecbus
23h 22mFerry, bus via Istanbul
- 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
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
31h 19m$72–141Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrumcarferry
- Drive from Port of Bodrum to Ohridcar
16h 16m$195–309Fly to Kozani National Airport Filippos, bus
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Kozani National Airport Filippos (KZI)plane KGS - KZI
- Take the bus from Kozani to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
17h 48mFly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane KGS - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
10h 57mFly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, train
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane KGS - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Negotinotrain
- Take the bus from Negotino to Ohridbus
11h 47mFly to Skopje International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane KGS - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
16h 2m$103–456Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Athens to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
25h 13m$129–150Car ferry, ferry, bus, drive
- 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 - Kapsis hotel to Pozar Thermal Springsbus
- Drive from Pozar Thermal Springs to Ohridcar
30h 28m$202–335Ferry, bus #2
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Syrosferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Syros to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
41h 42m$145–354
Kos (KGS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kos to Ohrid is to ferry and bus via Istanbul which costs $70 - $150 and takes 31h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Kos to Ohrid is to fly and bus which takes 11h 47m and costs $60 - $320.
The distance between Kos and Ohrid is 997 km.
The best way to get from Kos to Ohrid without a car is to ferry and bus via Istanbul which takes 31h 19m and costs $70 - $150.
It takes approximately 11h 47m to get from Kos to Ohrid, including transfers.
Ohrid is 1h behind Kos. It is currently 10:17 PM in Kos and 9:17 PM in Ohrid.
There are 1329+ hotels available in Ohrid.
What companies run services between Kos, Greece and Ohrid, North Macedonia?
There is no direct connection from Kos to Ohrid. However, you can take the bus to Kos Airport, walk to Kos (KGS) airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA), walk to Tirana, Airport, take the bus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, take the bus to Elbasan, walk to Elbasan, then take the bus to Ohrid. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Port of Kos to Ohrid via Port Of Piraeus, Piraeus, Athens, Larissa, Larisa, and Pogradec in around 23h 22m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Kos to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Kos to Skopje International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Kos to Kozani National Airport Filippos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Negotino
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Kozani to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- 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
- 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 3 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/
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- classik.kompani@hotmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/classic-company
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- biserprom.mk@gmail.com
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- 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
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Negotino to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +30 2310 500225
- info@ammonexpress.gr
- Website
- ammonexpress.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki - Kapsis hotel to Pozar Thermal Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $58
- Schedules at
- ammonexpress.gr
Ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 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
- $100–120
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- $100–120
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- $120–160
Ferry from Port of Kos to Syros
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times 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
- 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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