There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Kos by bus, plane, ferry, car, train, 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.
Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Kos
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Kos (KGS)BIO - KGS
12h 27m€81–240Bus, ferry via Istanbul
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián 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 20h€184–291Drive, ferry
- Drive from Santander to Port of Piraeus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of KosBsf
45h 43m€672–964Fly Santander Airport to Kos
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Kos (KGS)SDR - KGS
11h 50m€88–285Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)BIO - BJV
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
14h 38m€122–402Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kos (KGS)MAD - KGS
14h 9m€129–276Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of KosBsf
2d 23h€216–337Bus, ferry, car ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Take the bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station 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
3dBus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia
- 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 2h
Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Kos (KGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Kos is to bus and fly which costs €80 - €240 and takes 12h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Kos is to fly which takes 11h 50m and costs €85 - €290.
The distance between Santander and Kos is 2781 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Kos without a car is to bus and ferry via Istanbul which takes 2 days 20h and costs €180 - €300.
It takes approximately 12h 27m to get from Santander to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 1h ahead of Santander. It is currently 4:20 PM in Santander and 5:20 PM in Kos.
There are 1146+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Kos, Greece?
Vueling Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Kos (KGS) 5 times a week.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Kos via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Kos via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Santander Airport to Kos via Barcelona, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Kos via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- 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 Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- +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
- €25–29
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- 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
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- 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/
- 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 day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.skymarineferries.com.tr/en
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- Yeşil Marmaris Lines
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- bodrumexpresslines.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 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
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
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