There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Kos by plane, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, or train
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
9h 10m€138–279Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kos
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kos (KGS)plane GVA - KGS
11h€130–294Bus, 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 32m€507–786Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leros Municipal Airport (LRS)plane LYS - LRS
- Take the car ferry from Agia Marina to Port of Koscarferry
14h 50m€200–525Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- 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€132–319Bus, 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€200–358Bus, 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 and car ferry which costs €130 - €320 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kos is to fly which takes 9h 10m and costs €130 - €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 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 2:26 PM in Lyon and 3:26 PM in Kos.
There are 1571+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kos, Greece?
easyJet, Volotea, and five other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kos (KGS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Corfu, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Split, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kos via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Split, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leros Municipal Airport via Athens, Astypalaia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kos via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Lyon to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- 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
- €26–35
- 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
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Agia Marina to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- 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
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