Kos – Symi
Ferries to Dodecanese Islands
Kos – Symi
Ferries to Dodecanese Islands
The Kos Symi ferry route connects two popular tourist destinations in the Dodecanese Islands and is available to book with 2 ferry companies throughout the year. Blue Star Ferries provide 4 weekly sailings and Dodekanisos Seaways provide 2 weekly sailings. The total distance between Kos ferry port and Symi ferry port is approximately 31 nautical miles (58km), with Dodekanisos Seaways offering the fastest crossing time in around 1 hour and 25 minutes depending on weather conditions.
Unfortunately, there is not a high speed ferry from Kos to Symi. However, conventional ferries are still able to transport passengers in a quick time, reaching speeds of up to 21 knots.
Direct Ferries help you compare prices between 6 ferries from Kos to Symi each week, with up to 1 sailing departing per day. Passengers can currently bring their cars onboard this ferry route. However, please keep in mind that only 1 vehicle is allowed per booking.
Prices for the ferry to Symi from Kos might change depending on the season you wish to travel. The cheapest ferry tickets are typically available during off peak, outside of the high season. Please visit our special offers page to stay updated with all the latest ferry discounts.
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| Kos - Symi (Simi) Route summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Departure Country | Greece | |
| Destination Country | Greece | |
| No. of Operators | 3 | |
| Operators | Blue Star Ferries, Dodekanisos Seaways & SAOS Ferries | |
| Average Price | $71* | |
| Average Weekly Sailings | 2 | |
| Average Sailing Duration | 35m | |
| Fastest Sailing Duration | 20m | |
| First Ferry | 00:20 | |
| Last Ferry | 15:05 | |
| Distance | 36 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 island of Symi is one of the Southern Dodecanese and is located to the north of the island of Rhodes and is close to the coast of south west Turkey. The island is around 13 km in length, north to south, and about 8 km east to west and has a total land area of around 70 sq. km. The four main areas on the island are Yialos, which is where the island's main harbour is located, Chorio is the top town, Pedi Bay is the valley that is located below Chorio and Nimborios is the bay and settlement that lies to the north of Yialos. Also on the island is the small village of Marathounda and the Monastery at Panormitis.
There are a number of popular sites across the island and includes a number of old churches and monasteries with one worth visiting being the Church of Constantinos and Eleni on the southern slopes of the Vigla which has lovely gardens and terraces. Also on the island, and built by the Knights of St. John in the 14th century, is the Monastery of the Archangel Michael at Roukouniotis which was built on the site of a 5th century monastery, which itself was built on the site of a pre-Christian temple.
