There are 8 ways to get from Olympia to Kos by bus, car ferry, helicopter, ferry, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, car ferry, helicopter
best- Take the bus from Krestena to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonoscarferry
- Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Patmos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patmos to Port of Koscarferry
12h 50m€417–688Bus, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Pýrgos to Isthmosbus
- Take the train from Korinthos to Piraeustrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf / ...
19h 37m€91–186Bus, ferry via Istanbul
- Take the bus from Pýrgos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Bodrumbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
31h 48m€163–233Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Olympia to Port of Bodrumcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Koscarferry
17h 56m€298–437Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Pýrgos to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Kos (KGS)plane KLX - KGS
10h 13m€111–280Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Krestena to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf / ...
16h 48m€105–192Bus, ferry #2
- Take the bus from Pýrgos to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kosferry Bsf / ...
20h 36m€100–185Bus to Zakynthos International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Pýrgos to Kyllínibus
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Kos (KGS)plane ZTH - KGS
11h 21m€116–203
Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Kos (KGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Olympia to Kos is to bus and train and ferry which costs €90 - €190 and takes 19h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Olympia to Kos is to bus and fly which takes 10h 13m and costs €110 - €280.
The distance between Olympia and Kos is 688 km.
The best way to get from Olympia to Kos without a car is to bus and car ferry and helicopter which takes 12h 50m and costs €410 - €700.
It takes approximately 12h 50m to get from Olympia to Kos, including transfers.
There are 1689+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Olympia, Western Greece and Kos, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Olympia to Kos. However, you can take the taxi to Krestena, take the bus to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL, walk to ΣΤ. Υπεραστικων, take the line 420 bus to Οσε, walk to Port of Piraeus, take the car ferry to Mykonos, take the taxi to Mykonos Heliport, take the vehicle to Patmos Heliport, walk to Port Of Patmos, then take the car ferry to Port of Kos. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Olympia to Port of Kos via Pýrgos, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Istanbul Esenler Otogari, İstanbul Esenler, Bodrum, and Port of Bodrum in around 31h 48m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Kos via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Kos via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Kos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Kos via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Kos via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Kos via Ostrava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Korinthos to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 26210 20600
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelileias.gr
Bus from Krestena to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €31–36
- Website
- https://ktelileias.gr/
Bus from Pýrgos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- https://ktelileias.gr/
Bus from Pýrgos to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- https://ktelileias.gr/
Bus from Krestena to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €31–36
- Website
- https://ktelileias.gr/
Bus from Pýrgos to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–40
- Website
- https://ktelileias.gr/
Bus from Pýrgos to Kyllíni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://ktelileias.gr/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
- +30 27210 28581
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Pýrgos to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Phone
- +30 27410 754 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelkorinthias.gr
Bus from Pýrgos to Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.ktelkorinthias.gr/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Port of Patmos to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
- Website
- bodrumferryboat.com
Car ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- http://www.bodrumferryboat.com
- 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 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/
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