There are 6 ways to get from Palermo to Kos by plane, train, 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.
Fly Palermo Airport to Kos
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kos (KGS)plane PMO - KGS
8h 44m€63–321Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Kos
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kos (KGS)plane CTA - KGS
9h 55m€61–253Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry via Brindisi
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf
41h 50mTrain, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- 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
44h 53mFly Palermo Airport to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane PMO - RHO
- Take the carferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
11h 26m€115–363Bus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Lushnjëbusferry
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Koscarferry
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Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kos (KGS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Kos is to bus and fly which costs €60 - €260 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Kos is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs €60 - €330.
The distance between Palermo and Kos is 1300 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Kos without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and ferry via Brindisi which takes 41h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Palermo to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 7:47 AM in Palermo and 8:47 AM in Kos.
There are 1218+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Kos, Greece?
Ryanair, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Kos (KGS) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kos via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kos via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kos via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Palermo Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- 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 Cosenza - Autostazione to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- hellenicseaways@hellenicseaways.gr
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–70
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–70
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- info@saos.gr
- Website
- Saos Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Saos Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- Seajets
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