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Kos Airport (KGS) to Kos town and the resorts

Kos town is 3.50 EUR and 40 minutes away by bus; Kardamena is 2.00 EUR, and neither takes a card.

  • Kos town costs about 3.50 EUR and takes about 40 minutes. Kardamena is about 2.00 EUR.
  • KTEL buses on Kos do not take cards. Bring cash.
  • The bus serves four places: Kos town, Mastichari, Kardamena and Kefalos.
  • Kardamena departures run Monday to Saturday at 08:35, 09:35, 11:05, 13:35, 15:05, 17:05, 19:15 and 21:35, and on Sundays at 09:35, 13:35 and 17:35.
  • The stop is 50 metres from the terminal building.
  • Tickets are bought from the driver.
  • Kardamena and Mastichari are resorts on opposite coasts, both reachable without going into Kos town.
  • Mastichari is the port for Kalymnos, which the bus reaches directly.

What the bus costs

Kos Airport (KGS) to Kos town and the resorts
JourneyPriceTime
Airport to Kos townabout 3.50 EURabout 40 minutes
Airport to Kardamenaabout 2.00 EUR
  • Cash only. KTEL on Kos does not accept cards, and there is no machine at the stop.
  • The airport does not publish a fare table, so these are the figures island guides carry rather than an official price list. Carry a little more.
  • Forty minutes to Kos town is longer than most people expect from an island airport, because the airport sits in the middle of the island rather than beside the capital.

Four destinations, no change needed

  • Kos town, Mastichari, Kardamena and Kefalos are all served directly.
  • Kardamena and Mastichari are on opposite coasts, so a resort holiday needs no trip into town.
  • Mastichari is the port for Kalymnos, reached directly by the same bus.

Timetable

  • Kardamena departures: Monday to Saturday at 08:35, 09:35, 11:05, 13:35, 15:05, 17:05, 19:15 and 21:35; Sundays at 09:35, 13:35 and 17:35.
  • The stop is 50 metres from the terminal building, and tickets come from the driver.
  • The taxi rank is in front of Arrivals.

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