There are 11 ways to get from Southampton to Kos by train, plane, bus, ferry, or car ferry
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Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kos
best- Take the train from Southampton Central to Basingstoketrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kos (KGS)plane LGW - KGS
9h 53m€133–379Fly Southampton Airport to Kos
cheapest- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Kos (KGS)plane SOU - KGS
12h 10m€116–400Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton 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 Bristol Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kos (KGS)plane BRS - KGS
9h 47m€126–341Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Kos (KGS)plane STN - KGS
9h 52m€137–393Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kos (KGS)plane BHX - KGS
9h 58m€159–376Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Basingstoketrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane LGW - RHO
- Take the carferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry
12h 45m€125–351Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Basingstoketrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)plane LGW - BJV
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
11h 44m€176–529Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Kos
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kos (KGS)plane LTN - KGS
9h 44m€145–406Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 032 / ...
- 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 13h€244–350Bus, ferry via Prague
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 032 / ...
- 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 1h€275–476
Southampton to Kos by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Kos is to train and fly and car ferry which costs €120 - €360 and takes 12h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Kos is to train and fly which takes 9h 44m and costs €140 - €410.
The distance between Southampton and Kos is 2863 km.
The best way to get from Southampton to Kos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Southampton to Kos, including transfers.
Kos is 2h ahead of Southampton. It is currently 9:57 AM in Southampton and 11:57 AM in Kos.
There are 1630+ hotels available in Kos.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Kos, Greece?
easyJet, Loganair, and five other airlines fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Kos (KGS) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kos via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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