There are 9 ways to get from Kos to Pláka by plane, car ferry, ferry, car, bus, busferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kos to Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane KGS - CHQ
5h 40m€104–185Car ferry to Rhodes International Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Take the carferry from Port of Kos to Port of Rhodescarferry
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane RHO - CHQ
8h 6m€91–234Car ferry, ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Kos to Port of Patmoscarferry
- Take the ferry from Patmos to Naxosferry Bsf
- Take the carferry from Naxos to Heraklion Portcarferry
- Drive from Heraklion Port to Plákacar
12h 18m€169–330Ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrumferry
- Take the bus from Bodrum to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chaniabusferry
44h 12mFly Kos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane KGS - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Almirida Beach
6h 20m€199–435Car ferry to Rhodes International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Private transfer
- Take the carferry from Port of Kos to Port of Rhodescarferry
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane RHO - HER
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Airport to Almirida Beach
7h 6m€186–444Car ferry, ferry, Private transfer via Naxos
- Take the carferry from Port of Kos to Port of Patmoscarferry
- Take the ferry from Patmos to Naxosferry Bsf
- Take the carferry from Naxos to Heraklion Portcarferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Almirida Beach
12h 23m€248–505Car ferry, ferry, Private transfer
- Take the carferry from Port of Kos to Chalkicarferry
- Take the ferry from Halki to Heraklionferry Bsf
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion Port to Almirida Beach
15h 48m€192–432Car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Port of Kos to Chalkicarferry
- Take the ferry from Halki to Heraklionferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Heraklion to Chaniabus
18h 57m€113–243
Kos (KGS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kos to Pláka is to car ferry and ferry and bus which costs €110 - €250 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Kos to Pláka is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs €100 - €190.
The distance between Kos and Pláka is 356 km.
The best way to get from Kos to Pláka without a car is to ferry and bus and bus and ferry which takes 44h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Kos to Pláka, including transfers.
There are 4381+ hotels available in Pláka.
What companies run services between Kos, Greece and Pláka, Crete, Greece?
Aegean Airlines and Sky Express fly from Kos (KGS) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kos to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–160
Flights from Kos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Kos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Kos to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Kos to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Chania International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bodrum to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €89
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Bus from Heraklion to Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Almirida Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €100–160
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €180–200
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €200–220
Shuttle from Heraklion Airport to Almirida Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €100–160
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €180–200
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €200–220
Shuttle from Heraklion Port to Almirida Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €100–150
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €170–190
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €195–210
Shuttle from Heraklion Port to Almirida Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €100–150
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €170–190
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €195–210
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Patmos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Patmos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Chalki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Chalki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Patmos to Naxos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Patmos to Naxos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Halki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Halki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Naxos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Naxos to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
Ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Bodrum Express Lines
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- [email protected]
- Website
- Saos Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Saos Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Saos Ferries
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