There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Kos by plane, bus, ferry, car, train, or car ferry
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kos (KGS)plane LYS - KGS
9h 10m€167–268Fly 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 11m€131–358Bus, ferry via Gjirokastër
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Gjirokastërbus
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf / ...
2d 2hDrive, ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf / ...
37h 32mTrain 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 58mTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica to Montenegro Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Alibeyköy to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
2d 3hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Alibeyköy to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
2d 3h€197–370Bus, ferry #2
- 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 Bsf / ...
2d 6h
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kos (KGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Kos is to fly which costs €160 - €270 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kos is to fly which takes 9h 10m and costs €160 - €270.
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 Gjirokastër which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Lyon to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 4:51 PM in Lyon and 5:51 PM in Kos.
There are 794+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kos, Greece?
easyJet, Volotea, and three 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
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 40 67 522
- info@argjiro.eu
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Tirana to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Gjirokastër to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Kraljevo, Autobuska Stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €51
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Montenegro Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €51
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Alibeyköy to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Lyon to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- 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
- Website
- attica-group.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- attica-group.com
- 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
- €35–80
- 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
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://saos.gr/en/
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 612 99 19
- info@skymarineferries.com.tr
- Website
- skymarineferries.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.skymarineferries.com.tr/en
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
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