Leros – Kos
Ferries to Dodecanese Islands
Leros – Kos
Ferries to Dodecanese Islands
The Leros Kos ferry route connects two popular holiday destinations in the Dodecanese Islands and is currently available to book with 2 ferry operators throughout the year. Blue Star Ferries provide 3 weekly sailings and Dodekanisos Seaways provide 6 weekly sailings. The distance separating Leros ferry port and Kos ferry port is approximately 25 nautical miles (47km), with Dodekanisos Seaways offering the fastest travel time in around 1 hour and 25 minutes. This short duration makes it a quick and easy ferry route for passengers travelling around the islands of Greece.
Unfortunately, there is not a high speed ferry from Leros to Kos. However, conventional ferries are still able to transport passengers in a fast time, reaching speeds of up to 21 knots.
Compare between 9 ferries from Leros to Kos each week, with up to 2 sailings departing per day. Passengers can currently bring their cars onboard this ferry route. However, please remember that only 1 vehicle is allowed per booking.
Prices for the ferry to Kos from Leros might vary depending on the season you want to travel. The cheapest ferry tickets are usually 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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| Leros - Kos Route summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Departure Country | Greece | |
| Destination Country | Greece | |
| No. of Operators | 2 | |
| Operators | Blue Star Ferries & Dodekanisos Seaways | |
| Average Price | $62* | |
| Average Weekly Sailings | 4 | |
| Average Sailing Duration | 1h 30m | |
| Fastest Sailing Duration | 1h 0m | |
| First Ferry | 01:35 | |
| Last Ferry | 14:25 | |
| Distance | 28 nautical miles | |
* Prices subject to change, pricing is taken from last 30 days, last updated 2024-11-05.
The Greek island of Leros is one of the Dodecanese islands that are located in the Aegean Sea, and is around 200 km from the port of Piraeus. Leros is close to the neighbouring islands of Patmos, Lipsi, Kalymnos, Agia Kyriaki and Farmakos. The small island, measuring around 74 sq. km, has a population of just under 8,000 residents, which doubles during the summer in order to cater for visiting tourists. The beaches of Partheni and Blefouti in the north of the island are popular with tourists, as are the beaches of Gourna, Kokali and Ayia Isidoros on the west side of the island and the large bay of Alinda in the central eastern part of the island. The bay of Alinda is also home to Pangias and Crithoni beaches. The picturesque port of Agia Marina lies to the south east of the bay of Alinda, which is around a 10 minute walk to Platanos, the heart of the island.
The journey time from Piraeus to the island by ferry is around 11 hours. Leros also has also daily connections by conventional ferry and hydrofoil to most of the Greek islands of Dodecanese like Patmos, Lipsi, Samos, Kos, Rhodes, Symi and Nisyros. There are also weekly connection to some of the islands of the Cyclades like Syros and Amorgos.
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.
