There are 11 ways to get from Kos to Ohrid by ferry, train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, train, bus
best- 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 17mFerry, bus via Istanbul
cheapest- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to D-Marin Turgutreis Marinaferry
- Take the bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Bodrum Merkez Garajbus
- Take the bus from Bodrum to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
31h 52m$77–151Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf / ...
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ohridbus
28h 18m$125–233Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrumcarferry
- Drive from Port of Bodrum to Ohridcar
16h 21m$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 Pogradecbus
15h 35mCar ferry, ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Fournicarferry
- Take the ferry from Fourni to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Negotinotrain
- Take the bus from Negotino to Ohridbus
31h 21mFerry, bus #2
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Fourniferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Fourni to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
34h 32m$188–437Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane KGS - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
11h 54m$98–200Fly 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 42mFly 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
15h 32m$93–405Fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane KGS - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Gjirokastërbus
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Sarandëbus
- Take the bus from Sarandë to Ohridbus
13h 7m
Kos (KGS) to Kozani National Airport Filippos (KZI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kos to Ohrid is to ferry and bus via Istanbul which costs $75 - $160 and takes 31h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Kos to Ohrid is to fly and bus which takes 11h 54m and costs $95 - $200.
The distance between Kos and Ohrid is 1018 km.
The best way to get from Kos to Ohrid without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 28h 18m and costs $120 - $240.
It takes approximately 23h 17m to get from Kos to Ohrid, including transfers.
Ohrid is 1h behind Kos. It is currently 12:58 AM in Kos and 11:58 PM in Ohrid.
There are 1358+ 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 ferry to Port of Piraeus, walk to Piraeus, take the train to Athens, take the train to Larissa, walk to Larisa, take the bus to Pogradec, then drive to Ohrid. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Port of Kos to Ohrid via Port Of Piraeus, Piraeus, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 28h 18m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
Flights from Kos to Skopje International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Kos to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Kos to Kozani National Airport Filippos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- 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
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Kozani to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- classik.kompani@hotmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/classic-company
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/classic-company
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- 4444801
- info@muttas.com.tr
- Website
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
Bus from Turgutreis Garaj to Bodrum Merkez Garaj
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bodrum to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.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
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- traveling.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
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 001 267-805-2830
- Website
- albanianbus.com
Bus from Gjirokastër to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- https://albanianbus.com/wordpress/
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- info@senadtours.com
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Sarandë to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
Ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Fourni to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Kos to Fourni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Website
- bodrumferryboat.com
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- 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
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Fourni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
- 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
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