Kos Island
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.Table Of Contents
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:Mastichari
How to get to Kos by ferry
Kos currently has 14 daily arrivals by ferry, coming from ferry ports in Greece and Turkey. 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!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 - Ermoupoli, Kos - Kalymnos and Kos - Fri. Below you will see the most popular ferry lines departing from Kos.Ferry companies sailing to and from the island of Kos
There are 2 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 10 ferry lines to and from Kos while Exas Shipping Service 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
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 Agathonisi, Amorgos and Arkoi 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.FAQ about the island of Kos
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