Athens (Piraeus) – Kos
Ferries to Dodecanese Islands
Athens (Piraeus) – Kos
Ferries to Dodecanese Islands
Blue Star Ferries provides the ferry from Athens (Piraeus) to Kos. Athens (Piraeus) Kos ferries cost between 79€ and 736€, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get live pricing and availability for Athens (Piraeus) Kos ferries.
The first Athens (Piraeus) Kos ferry typically departs from Athens (Piraeus) at around 02:00. The last ferry usually departs at 23:55.
The Athens (Piraeus) Kos ferry trip can take around 11 hours 50 minutes. The fastest sailings are approximately 8 hours 55 minutes. Sailing times can vary between ferry operators and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 4 weekly sailings from Athens (Piraeus) to Kos provided by Blue Star Ferries. Timetables can change from season to season.
Athens (Piraeus) Kos ferry prices typically range between 79€* and 736€*. The average price is typically 254€*. The cheapest Athens (Piraeus) Kos ferry prices start from 79€*. The average price for a foot passenger is 190€*. The average price for a car is 656€*.
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 Athens (Piraeus) to Kos is approximately 260.5 miles (419.2km) or 226.4 nautical miles.
Yes, Blue Star Ferries ferries allow cars on board ferries between Athens (Piraeus) and Kos. Use our Deal Finder to get live pricing for car ferries between Athens (Piraeus) and Kos.
Yes, foot passengers can travel with Blue Star Ferries ferries between Athens (Piraeus) and Kos.
Pets are allowed on ferries travelling from Athens (Piraeus) to Kos 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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| Athens (Piraeus) - Kos Route summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Departure Country | Greece | |
| Destination Country | Greece | |
| No. of Operators | 1 | |
| Operators | Blue Star Ferries | |
| Average Price | 261 €* | |
| Average Weekly Sailings | 3 | |
| Average Sailing Duration | 12h 17m | |
| Fastest Sailing Duration | 11h 30m | |
| First Ferry | 12:00 | |
| Last Ferry | 18:00 | |
| Distance | 226 nautical miles | |
* Prices subject to change, pricing is taken from last 30 days, last updated 2024-11-05.
The port city of Piraeus in Greece lies on the Saronic Gulf in the Attica region of the country and forms part of the Athens urban area, with the centre of Athens located some 12 km from the port. The centre of Piraeus is generally congested with traffic and tends not to be place where tourists would go. The area has many of the facilities you would expect of a non-tourist town: banks, public buildings, pedestrian areas, shopping streets and the like. The area around Zea Marina and Mikrolimano Harbour are perhaps the most attractive part of Piraeus and have a good selection of restaurants, cafes and bars.
Piraeus is Greece's main port and the largest in Europe and the third largest in the world. Unsurprisingly, it is the hub of Greece's maritime industries and the base for its merchant navy. Having recently undergone a refurbishment, facilities at the port have improved and include ATM's, bureau de change, restaurants, cafes, bars and a number of travel agencies selling ferry tickets. destinations served by the port include the island of Crete, the Cyclades Islands, the Dodecanese Islands, the eastern parts of Greece and parts of the northern and eastern Aegean Sea.
Kos is a Greek island that lies in the eastern Aegean Sea and is situated to the south of the island of Kalymnos and to the north of the island of Nisyros. The island, which is only around 3 miles off the Turkish coast and sits in the Keramiko Gulf, or the Kos Gulf, is the third largest of the Dodecanese islands. Kos is a well known and popular holiday destination where visitors go to enjoy the island's beaches. Kos was also one of the first Greek islands to recognise the benefits of tourism to its economy and as a result many hotels were built along the island's long and sandy coastline in the east and south. Cycling is a popular activity on Kos as the island's terrain is quite flat and because there are many bicycle hire outlets throughout the island along with some dedicated cycle paths between some of the larger hotels.
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.
