There are 6 ways to get from Messina to Kos by train, plane, busferry, bus, ferry, 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.
Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Kos
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kos (KGS)plane CTA - KGS
12h 5m€60–248Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf
41h 9mTrain to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane CTA - RHO
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
10h 25m€129–353Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kos (KGS)plane PMO - KGS
11h 52m€130–238Bus and ferry, bus, ferry via Vlorë
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf
41h 59mBus and ferry, bus, ferry via Lushnjë
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Lushnjëbusferry
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf
42h 51m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kos (KGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Kos is to train and fly which costs €60 - €250 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Kos is to train and fly and car ferry which takes 10h 25m and costs €120 - €360.
The distance between Messina and Kos is 1195 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Kos without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 41h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 5m to get from Messina to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 9:54 AM in Messina and 10:54 AM in Kos.
There are 1343+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Kos, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Kos. However, you can take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania Via Archimede, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Kos (KGS), walk to Kos Airport, then take the bus to Kos. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Port of Kos via Fier, Fier, Piraeus, and Port of Piraeus in around 41h 9m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kos via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kos via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kos via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kos via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kos via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Lushnjë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €35–55
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €70–90
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €65–80
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €85–110
- 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
- €30–45
- 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/
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