There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Kos by plane, bus, ferry, car, train, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kos (KGS)plane LYS - KGS
8h 45m€168–272Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane LYS - RHO
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
10h 13m€127–319Bus, ferry via Istanbul
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Ferizajbus
- Take the bus from Ferizaj to Esenler Otogarbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
2d 3h€173–233Drive, ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Asf / ...
39h 22m€537–849Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kos (KGS)plane GVA - KGS
10h 55m€132–289Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Asf / ...
2d 8hBus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Asf / ...
2d 19h
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kos (KGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Kos is to fly and car ferry which costs €120 - €320 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kos is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs €160 - €280.
The distance between Lyon and Kos is 2129 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kos without a car is to bus and ferry via Istanbul which takes 2 days 3h and costs €170 - €240.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Lyon to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 8:55 AM in Lyon and 9:55 AM in Kos.
There are 1667+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kos, Greece?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kos (KGS) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kos via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kos via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Ferizaj
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://sr-rs.facebook.com/ardititours/
- Phone
- +383 44 992 615
- maxharturizam@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Ferizaj
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Ferizaj to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- info@saos.gr
- Website
- saos.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://saos.gr/en/
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