There are 10 ways to get from Kos to Ohrid by plane, train, bus, ferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, bus
best- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane KGS - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Florinatrain
- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
10h 13m$126–321Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
cheapest- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane KGS - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana to Ohridbus
11h 50m$66–247Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf / ...
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larisa to Pogradecbus
23h 12mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrumferry
- Take the bus from Bodrum to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
31h 42m$90–165Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrumcarferry
- Drive from Port of Bodrum to Ohridcar
15h 46m$195–309Fly to Kozani National Airport Filippos, bus
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Kozani National Airport Filippos (KZI)plane KGS - KZI
- Take the bus from Kozani to Pogradecbus
14h 40mFly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane KGS - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Lushnjëbus
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
13h 54mFerry, train, drive
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf / ...
- Take the train from Athens to Platytrain Ic
- Take the train from Platy to Florinatrain Re
- Drive from Florina to Ohridcar
23h 39m$144–274Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ohridbus
32h 3m$241–537Car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Port of Kos to Evdiloscarferry
- Take the ferry from Evdilos to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
38h 40m$229–538
Kos to Ohrid by ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kos to Ohrid is to fly and bus which costs $65 - $250 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Kos to Ohrid is to fly and train and bus which takes 10h 13m and costs $120 - $330.
The distance between Kos and Ohrid is 888 km.
The best way to get from Kos to Ohrid without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 31h 42m and costs $90 - $170.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Kos to Ohrid, including transfers.
Ohrid is 1h behind Kos. It is currently 9:59 PM in Kos and 8:59 PM in Ohrid.
There are 1740+ hotels available in Ohrid.
What companies run services between Kos, Greece and Ohrid, North Macedonia?
There is no direct connection from Kos to Ohrid. However, you can take the bus to Kos Airport, walk to Kos (KGS) airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG), walk to Thessaloniki Airport, take the bus to Thessaloniki Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos, walk to Thessaloniki, take the train to Florina, drive to Bitola, then take the bus to Ohrid. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Port of Kos to Ohrid via Port Of Piraeus, Piraeus, Athens, Larissa, Larisa, and Pogradec in around 23h 12m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–260
Flights from Kos to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–260
Flights from Kos to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Kos to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Kos to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Platy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Platy to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- 033/273-551
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtoatom.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Evdilos to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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