Kos Island

Q: How big is the island of Kos?

The size of the island of Kos is a total of 287.20 km2.

Q: How many towns are there on the island of Kos?

There is a total of 3 towns on the island of Kos.

Q: How many ferry ports are there on the island of Kos?

There is a total of 2 ferry ports on the island of Kos.

Q: Is there an airport on the island of Kos?

There is an airport on the island of Kos that’s located close to the town of Kos.

The island of Kos is an island located in Greece. It covers the surface of 287.20 km² and it has the population of approximately 33388 people. The island Kos has 3 larger and more picturesque towns worth visiting. Not all of them have ferry ports of course, so to be specific - the island of Kos has 2 ferry ports offering daily departures to and from the island of Kos. There is 1 airport on the island. Kos (Airport) is located 24 km from the city of Kos.

Ferry ports on the island of Kos

There are 2 ferry ports on the island of Kos. The island ferry ports are generally smaller in size, but they can accommodate the ferries sailing from the mainland according to the departure schedule that you can see on our website. The island ferry ports are the following ones:

Kos

Mastihari

How to get to Kos by ferry

Kos currently has 4 daily arrivals by ferry, coming from ferry ports in Turkey and Greece. Below you'll see a list of the most popular ways to get to Kos where you can find out more, and book your tickets!

From Kastellorizo - Kos

From Lipsi - Kos

From Agathonisi - Kos

From Arki - Kos

From Pythagoreio - Kos

Ferry lines from the island of Kos

There is one daily outbound ferry line from Kos going to domestic destinations such as Bodrum in Turkey. The most popular ferry lines departing Kos in terms of number of travellers are Kos - Bodrum, Kos - Piraeus and Kos - Ermoupoli. Below you will see the most popular ferry lines departing from Kos.

From Kos - Pythagoreio

From Kos - Arki

From Kos - Skala

From Kos - Kastellorizo

From Kos - Agathonisi

Ferry companies sailing to and from the island of Kos

There are 3 companies operating ferry lines to and from the island of Kos, Greece. These ferry companies have car ferry and ferry in their active fleet of vessels. The average user rating for the ferry companies operating to and from Kos is NaN. The largest ferry company is Blue Star Ferries with more than 2 ferry lines to and from Kos while Tilos Travel is the smallest with 1 ferry lines in comparison. Below we have listed some of the most popular ferry companies when travelling to or from Kos. A full list of ferry companies and more information can be found here.

Nearby Islands

While you're staying on the island of Kos, you can also take some time to visit some of the other islands in Greece, such as Othonoi, Ereikoussa or Mathraki. The smallest island in terms of its size is the island Imeri Gramvousa with the surface area of only 1.00 km², while the largest island would be Crete covering 8303.00 km². You can find a list of islands in Greece below and click on them for more information!

Othonoi

Ereikoussa

Mathraki

Corfu

Antipaxos

Lefkada

Meganisi

Kalamos

Kastos

Ithaca

Cephalonia

Trizonia

Zakynthos

Elafonisos

Kythira

Island Hopping

Since the island of Kos is well connected not only to the mainland, but to the other islands as well, it would be a waste of time not to visit some of them like Kalymnos and Rhodes too. The cheapest and easiest way is booking a ticket for the catamaran or car ferry. Below we have composed a list of the most popular island hopping destinations when departing from Kos.

Kos to Rhodes on the island of Rhodes

Kos to Kalymnos on the island of Kalymnos