Travel

TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

 

Kos can be accessed by air directly from several major international airports as well as from Athens (flight time from Athens is approximately 50 minutes) or by ferryboat (from the port of Piraeus, close to Athens, in approximately 10 hours). Kos is also close to Rhodes (approximately 2hours by Ferry Boat) and about 40 minutes from the Turkish coast. Following you can find detailed info per type of transfer.

ACCESS TO KOS ISLAND

BY AIR

General Information

 

There are scheduled flights to Kos from Athens and other Greek airports, as well as charters from major European cities. There are 4 daily flights to Kos from Athens. Flight time from Athens is approximately 50 minutes. Flights leave from Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”.

 

If you land at Thessaloniki International Airport “Macedonia”, you can fly to Athens and then take a flight to Kos. There are also 2 weekly flights from Heraklion (Crete) to Kos.

Domestic Flights

Scheduled Flight Information from Athens to Kos *

Company

Departure Time

Days

Arrival Time

Olympic Air

08:35

Every weekday

09:30

Olympic Air

13:00

Every weekday

13:55

Aegean Airlines

14:00

Every weekday

14:50

Olympic Air

20:15

Every weekday

21:10

* All information contained in this table was valid for 2012.

The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the airline companies.

 

Scheduled Flight Information from Thessaloniki to Kos *

Company

Departure Time

Days

Arrival Time

Aegean Airlines

21:00

Monday & Saturday

22:10

* All information contained in this table was valid for 2012.

The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the airline companies.

 

Scheduled Flight Information from Heraklion (Crete) to Kos *

 

Company

Departure Time

Days

Arrival Time

Sky Express

15:15

Tuesday

16:00

Sky Express

15:15

Saturday

16:00

Minoan Air

15:50

Tuesday

16:40

Minoan Air

15:50

Friday

16:40

 

* All information contained in this table was valid for 2012.

The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the airline companies.

 

Scheduled Flight Information from Rhodes to Kos *

Company

Departure Time

Days

Arrival Time

Olympic Air

10:55

Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday

11:30

* All information contained in this table was valid for 2012.

The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the airline companies.

 

 

Charter Flights

Contacts

 

BY BOAT

General Information

Boats (including car ferries) leave from:

  • Piraeus port (major port located in Athens area)

There are 9 weekly scheduled departures from Piraeus to Kos. Three boat companies are operating itineraries leaving Piraeus in the morning, at noon or night and arriving after approximately 10 hours or 15 hours (depending on the company you choose) at the island. You may book your ticket to include a cabin making the trip a relaxed journey.

  • Rhodes port (Rhodes is the biggest of the Dodecanese islands)

There are 18 weekly scheduled departures to Kos. The journey is approximately 2 ½ hours.

 

Seaways

Scheduled Ferry Information from Piraeus to Kos *

Company

Departure Time

Day

Arrival Time

Blue Star Ferries

15:00

Monday

05:10

Blue Star Ferries

19:00

Monday

04:40

Blue Star Ferries

19:00

Tuesday

06:10

Blue Star Ferries

15:00

Wednesday

04:25

Blue Star Ferries

19:00

Wednesday

06:35

Blue Star Ferries

19:00

Thursday

06:10

Blue Star Ferries

17:00

Friday

07:05

Blue Star Ferries

19:00

Friday

06:35

Blue Star Ferries

19:00

Sunday

06:10

*All information contained in this table was valid for 2012. The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the boat companies.

 

Scheduled Ferry Information from Rhodes to Kos *

Company

Departure Time

Day

Arrival Time

Dodecanisos Seaways

08:30

Monday

10:55

Blue Star Ferries

17:00

Monday

20:05

Dodecanisos Seaways

08:30

Tuesday

11:00

Dodecanisos Seaways

09:00

Tuesday

13:00

Blue Star Ferries

15:00

Tuesday

18:55

Blue Star Ferries

17:00

Tuesday

20:05

Dodecanisos Seaways

08:30

Wednesday

10:55

Blue Star Ferries

17:00

Wednesday

20:05

Dodecanisos Seaways

08:30

Thursday

11:00

Dodecanisos Seaways

09:00

Thursday

13:00

Blue Star Ferries

17:00

Thursday

20:05

Blue Star Ferries

20:00

Thursday

01:20

Dodecanisos Seaways

08:30

Friday

11:00

Blue Star Ferries

17:00

Friday

20:05

Dodecanisos Seaways

08:30

Saturday

11:00

Blue Star Ferries

23:00

Saturday

04:20

Dodecanisos Seaways

08:30

Sunday

11:00

Blue Star Ferries

17:00

Sunday

19:35

* All information contained in this table was valid for 2012. The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the boat companies.

 

Access to Piraeus port from Athens International Airport

The Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" is located 45 kms from Piraeus Port. If you choose to take the ferry to go to Kos, you can reach Piraeus port by these means:

  • Taxis can be easily found at the stations outside the airport. The taxi queue is next to Exit 3 of the Arrivals Level. An average journey by taxi to the Piraeus port should take approximately 60/70 minutes, depending on the traffic and its cost should be around 45 - 55 Euros per way.
  • Shuttle Bus is leaving from the Airport to Piraeus port approximately every 20 minutes (Express line Χ96) and it reaches Piraeus after 90 minutes. The bus queue is next to Exit 5 of the Arrivals Level. Current ticket price is 2, 90 Euros.
  • Metro (Subway system). The Metro runs every 10 minutes. You can take the Metro, line number 3 (blue) from the airport and reach Piraeus port in 60 minutes. Current ticket price is 8 Euros.

Note: When you arrive at the airport, you should exit main terminal building, cross the road, take the elevator to the upper level, cross a long corridor, and you will arrive at the metro station. Take the Metro, number 3 line towards "Monastiraki". Using the same ticket and without leaving the station, you can switch at Monastiraki station from the blue to the green line, direction "Piraeus", which will take you to the Piraeus port.

 

Average rates (in Euros) and duration of fares from "Eleftherios Venizelos" airport to Piraeus port.

Transportation

Taxi

Bus line Χ96

Metro L1 & L3

Time

70 min.

90 min.

60 min.

Cost

€ 60

€ 2,90

€ 8

 

 

Contacts

GROUND TRANSPORTATION

Access to Kos International Convention Centre from Kos International Airport

Kos International Airport “Hippocrates” is located 27 km from Kos town and 30 km from KICC.

You can either choose:

  • Taxis can be easily found at the station outside the airport. An average journey by taxi to KICC should take approximately 30-40 minutes, and its cost should be approximately € 35 per way.
  • Local Bus service is also available, takes you from the airport to the centre of Kos town in approximately 40 minutes and the ticket costs €2, 90. Τhen you can either take a taxi or a local bus (direction “Agios Fokas”, scheduled routes every 15 min.) to go to your hotel.

Airport to Kos town

Kos town to Airport

7:35

12:20

13:20 (Thursday, Saturday & Sunday) or 16:00 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday)

18:20

21:35

5:45

10:50

13:50

16:50

20:15

 

* All information contained in this table was valid for 2012. The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the local bus service.

 

Access to Kos International Convention Centre from Kos Port

Kos Port is located only 3 km from KICC.

The fastest way to get to KICC if you arrive by boat is to take a taxi.

Local buses also have scheduled routes from the area outside the port to the area of the hotels and the conference venue. The ticket costs €1,40.

 

Public transportation in Kos

Visitors can easily get to the attractions around Kos, as well as to the picturesque villages, by using the extensive, zoned network of buses. The conference venue and all hotels shown on the 8th Congress on Women’s Health and Disease website are also serviced by the local public bus transportation system. Buses from and to Kos town and the villages of the island, run approximately every 15 min. and the bus ticket cost is approximately € 1, 40- € 3, 00.

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