There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Kos by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, 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 to Kos
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kos (KGS)plane MAD - KGS
9h 25m€125–198Fly to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane MAD - RHO
- Take the car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
12h 17m€107–285Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf / ...
2d 8hDrive, ferry
- Drive from Madrid to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf / ...
2d 1h€699–1,063Fly to Kalymnos, ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kalymnos (JKL)plane MAD - JKL
- Take the ferry from Kalymnos to Port of Kosferry
12h 23m€158–450Fly to Samos Aristarchos International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI)plane MAD - SMI
- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Kosferry
15h 17m€138–252Train, bus, ferry via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof 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 11hBus, ferry via Milan
- Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf / ...
3d 5h€316–483Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Ag. Kirykosferry Bsf
- Take the ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Port of Kosferry Bsf
3d 22h€333–605
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kos (KGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Kos is to fly and ferry which costs €130 - €260 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Kos is to fly which takes 9h 25m and costs €120 - €200.
The distance between Madrid and Kos is 2719 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Kos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Madrid to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 3:44 AM in Madrid and 4:44 AM in Kos.
There are 1683+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Kos, Greece?
Sky Express, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kos (KGS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kalymnos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Samos Aristarchos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.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
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Kalymnos to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Ag. Kirykos
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- [email protected]
- Website
- saos.gr
Car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://saos.gr/en/
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