Kos – Athens (Piraeus)
Ferries to Athens
Kos – Athens (Piraeus)
Ferries to Athens
Blue Star Ferries provides the ferry from Kos to Athens (Piraeus). Kos Athens (Piraeus) ferries cost between 63€ and 430€, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get live pricing and availability for Kos Athens (Piraeus) ferries.
The first Kos Athens (Piraeus) ferry typically departs from Kos at around 00:20. The last ferry usually departs at 23:50.
The Kos Athens (Piraeus) ferry trip can take around 11 hours 55 minutes. The fastest sailings are approximately 9 hours 10 minutes. Sailing times can vary between ferry operators and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 4 weekly sailings from Kos to Athens (Piraeus) provided by Blue Star Ferries. Timetables can change from season to season.
Kos Athens (Piraeus) ferry prices typically range between 63€* and 430€*. The average price is typically 132€*. The cheapest Kos Athens (Piraeus) ferry prices start from 63€*. The average price for a foot passenger is 131€*. The average price for a car is 383€*.
Pricing will vary depending on number of passengers, vehicle type, route and sailing times. Pricing is taken from searches over last 30 days and exclusive of service fees, last updated 1 April 2025.
The distance between Kos to Athens (Piraeus) is approximately 260.5 miles (419.2km) or 226.4 nautical miles.
Yes, Blue Star Ferries ferries allow cars on board ferries between Kos and Athens (Piraeus). Use our Deal Finder to get live pricing for car ferries between Kos and Athens (Piraeus).
Yes, foot passengers can travel with Blue Star Ferries ferries between Kos and Athens (Piraeus).
Pets are allowed on ferries travelling from Kos to Athens (Piraeus) with Blue Star Ferries. Please also note that your pet may have to stay in the vehicle during the journey unless the ferry operator supplies pet accommodation.
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| Kos - Athens (Piraeus) Route summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Departure Country | Greece | |
| Destination Country | Greece | |
| No. of Operators | 1 | |
| Operators | Blue Star Ferries | |
| Average Price | 136 €* | |
| Average Weekly Sailings | 3 | |
| Average Sailing Duration | 12h 10m | |
| Fastest Sailing Duration | 11h 40m | |
| First Ferry | 00:20 | |
| Last Ferry | 22:20 | |
| Distance | 226 nautical miles | |
* Prices subject to change, pricing is taken from last 30 days, last updated 2024-11-05.
Located in the Dodecanese group of islands, the Greek island of Kos is around 4km from the coast of Bodrum in Turkey. The island is around 40 km long and 8 km wide and has a number of towns and villages. The main town and port is also called Kos, but the island's other villages include Kefalos, Tingaki, Kardamena, Mastihari, Antimachia, Marmari and Pyli. Kos Town is usually quite and there is lots to do there. There are plenty of restaurants, bars and clubs in the town which have led to the island as a whole becoming very popular with tourists. For those visitors looking for a bargain, practically everything is available in the island's shops from ceramics to fur, shoes to books and clothes and jewellery to leather products. The most popular tourist centres on the island often also have many small shops offering handmade goods such as ceramics and embroideries along with more traditional local products such as honey, herbs, wine, sweets and spices.
There are daily services between Kos and Piraeus along with services between Kos and the rest of the Dodecanese, the islands of the north eastern Aegean and Turkey. The trip by conventional ferry can take up to 13 hours, depending on the intermediate stopovers, and the trip with a high speed boat can take between 5 and 8 hours.
The Greek city and port of Piraeus is one of the largest ports in the whole of the Mediterranean, and the third largest in the world, and has become a major hub for the ferry network that spans the Aegean Sea. Piraeus is an important city in its own right despite the fact that it is frequently considered to be a suburb of Athens, the Greek capital, which is only a very short distance away. Despite its proximity to Athens, Piraeus' waterfront has its own distinct appearance and visitors will see that the most appealing parts of the city are located around its eastern quarter, alongside both Mikrolimano Harbour and Zea Marina. A popular event in Piraeus is the Ecocinema International Film Festival which is held annually in late February and is where a number of films are screened at the Atticon Cinema and the Cineac Cinema, which are both located in the city's Town Hall Square.
Full of restaurants, bars and nightclubs, the waterfront district was greatly redeveloped in time for the Athens Olympics and as a result a new harbour front promenade was created that is lined with trees and passes the medieval city walls. The walls serve as a reminder and as an insight into the city's rich past.
