Leros – Kos

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Leros – Kos

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Leros to Kos Ferry

The Leros Kos ferry route connects Dodecanese Islands with Dodecanese Islands and is currently operated by 2 ferry companies. The Blue Star Ferries service runs up to 3 times per week with a sailing duration of around 1 hour 45 minutes while the Dodekanisos Seaways service runs up to 6 times per week with a duration from 1 hour 25 minutes.

So that’s a combined 9 sailings on offer per week on the Leros Kos route between Dodecanese Islands and Dodecanese Islands. Compare now and get the best fare at the time that you want to travel.


Can you travel by high-speed ferry from Leros to Kos?


Yes, you can take a fast ferry from Leros to Kos. Fast ferry duration ranges between 1 hour and 25 minutes and 1 hour and 35 minutes. Blue Star Ferries and Dodekanisos Seaways are popular ferry operators offering high speed ferries to Kos from Leros.

The fastest ferry from Leros to Kos is with Dodekanisos Seaways in 1 hour and 25 minutes on the Dodekanisos Express and Dodekanisos Pride ships.

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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 £48*
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.

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Leros Guide

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 Guide

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.

Leros to Kos
Ferry Timetables

Ferry Timetables between 31/03/2025 and 06/04/2025

Operator Departure Time Arrival Time Duration Sailing Days
Blue Star Ferries 04:05 06:10 2 hours 5 minutes Fri, Sun
Blue Star Ferries 10:05 11:50 1 hour 45 minutes Wed
Dodekanisos Seaways 10:30 11:55 1 hour 25 minutes Wed, Fri
Dodekanisos Seaways 11:20 12:45 1 hour 25 minutes Tue, Sat
Dodekanisos Seaways 13:30 14:55 1 hour 25 minutes Mon
Dodekanisos Seaways 13:35 15:00 1 hour 25 minutes Tue
Dodekanisos Seaways 14:25 15:45 1 hour 20 minutes Sat, Sun
Blue Star Ferries 22:05 00:25 2 hours 20 minutes Thu

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