There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Kos by train, plane, bus, ferry, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Kos
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kos (KGS)plane BRS - KGS
8h 51m€94–187Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London 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 9hTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kos (KGS)plane BHX - KGS
9h 48m€115–269Fly Cardiff Airport to Kos
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kos (KGS)plane CWL - KGS
12h 45m€112–346Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane BRS - RHO
- Take the carferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
11h 44m€106–274Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kos (KGS)plane LGW - KGS
10h 46m€154–332Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Kos (KGS)plane STN - KGS
10h 23m€183–441Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kos (KGS)plane MAN - KGS
11h 33m€143–291Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Shumenbus
- Take the bus from Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop 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€260–387Bus, ferry via Prague
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf / ...
3d 2h€286–483
Cardiff to Kos by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Kos is to train and fly which costs €90 - €190 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kos is to train and fly which takes 8h 51m and costs €90 - €190.
The distance between Cardiff and Kos is 2950 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Kos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Cardiff to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 7:16 PM in Cardiff and 9:16 PM in Kos.
There are 1691+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kos, Greece?
Ryanair, KLM, and TUI Airlines Netherlands fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kos (KGS) 5 times a week.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kos via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kos via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kos via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kos via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Huntur
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- [email protected]
- 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
- +90 533 739 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
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