There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Kos by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kos
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kos (KGS)MAD - KGS
9h 45m€100–256Fly to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)MAD - BJV
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
11h 41m€96–358Train, bus, ferry via Paris
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of KosBsf
2d 11hDrive, ferry
- Drive from Madrid to Port of Piraeus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of KosBsf
47h 28m€686–985Fly to Kalymnos, ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kalymnos (JKL)MAD - JKL
- Take the ferry from Port of Kalymnos to Port of Kos
12h 43m€140–408Fly to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)MAD - RHO
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
12h 15m€114–286Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrum
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
2d 14h€201–452Bus, ferry via Padova
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Take the bus from Padova to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of KosBsf
2d 22hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrum
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
3d 1h€165–257Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Ag. KirykosBsf
- Take the car ferry from Agios Kirikos to Port of Kos
3d 4h
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kos (KGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Kos is to fly and car ferry which costs €110 - €290 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Kos is to fly which takes 9h 45m and costs €95 - €260.
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 45m to get from Madrid to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 2:43 AM in Madrid and 3:43 AM in Kos.
There are 1211+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Kos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and three other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kos (KGS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kalymnos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
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
- €75–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- 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
- €160–550
- 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
- €75–260
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- 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
- €100–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–600
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
- €45–190
- 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
- €45–130
- 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
- €35–80
- 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/
- 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
- €24–29
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- 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
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 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
- €4–8
- 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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