There are 11 ways to get from Kos to Ohrid by plane, bus, ferry, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
best- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)KGS - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
11h 47m$68–310Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of PiraeusBsf
- Take the train from Athens to LarissaIc
- Take the bus from Larisa to Pogradec
23h 47mFerry, bus via Istanbul
- 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
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
30h 27m$73–146Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Drive from Port of Bodrum to Ohrid
16h 9m$195–309Fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)KGS - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
11h 22mFly to Kozani National Airport Filippos, bus
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Kozani National Airport Filippos (KZI)KGS - KZI
- Take the bus from Kozani to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
17h 48mFly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, train
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)KGS - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Negotino
- Take the bus from Negotino to Ohrid
11h 47mFly to Skopje International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)KGS - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
15h 27m$108–446Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of PiraeusBsf
- Take the bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
25h 38m$131–152Car ferry, ferry, train, drive
- 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 train from Thessaloniki to FlorinaRe
- Drive from Florina to Ohrid
29h 49m$142–273Ferry, 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
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
41h 17m$146–355
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 30h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Kos to Ohrid is to fly and bus which takes 11h 47m and costs $65 - $310.
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 30h 27m 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 6:08 PM in Kos and 5:08 PM in Ohrid.
There are 1339+ 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 47m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Kos to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
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 Skopje International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Kos to Kozani National Airport Filippos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–300
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Kos to Skopje International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- 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
- $4–15
- 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
- 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
- +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
- $20
- 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
- $11–16
- 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
- $48
- 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
- $24–45
- 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
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
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
- $75–95
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- $65–80
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- $90–110
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
- $120–150
- 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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