There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Kos by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Kos
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kos (KGS)plane MAD - KGS
9h 35m€65–236Train, bus, ferry via Paris
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon 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 11hDrive, ferry
- Drive from Madrid to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf
47h 45m€685–982Fly to Kalymnos, ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kalymnos (JKL)plane MAD - JKL
- Take the ferry from Port of Kalymnos to Port of Kosferry
12h 53m€146–440Fly to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane MAD - RHO
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
12h 15m€114–306Fly to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)plane MAD - BJV
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
11h 37m€111–248Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
2d 14h€204–404Bus, ferry via Padova
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova 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 22hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bursa Terminal Busbus
- Take the bus from Bursa to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
3d 2h€179–277Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Ag. Kirykosferry Bsf
- Take the car ferry from Agios Kirikos to Port of Koscarferry
3d 4h€234–407
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kos (KGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Kos is to fly which costs €60 - €240 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Kos is to fly which takes 9h 35m and costs €60 - €240.
The distance between Madrid and Kos is 2719 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Kos without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Paris which takes 2 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Madrid to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 9:51 PM in Madrid and 10:51 PM in Kos.
There are 1296+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Kos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and four other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kos (KGS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kalymnos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bursa Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +355 69 31 41 219
- info@artanitravel.com
- Website
- artanitravel.com
Bus from Padova to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- artanitravel.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Kavala to Ag. Kirykos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
- Phone
- +30 22430 29612
- anek@anekalymnou.gr
- Website
- anekalymnou.gr
Ferry from Port of Kalymnos to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- anekalymnou.gr
- 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
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
Car ferry from Agios Kirikos to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://saos.gr/en/
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 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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