Kos – Leros
Ferries to Dodecanese Islands
Kos – Leros
Ferries to Dodecanese Islands
The Kos Leros ferry is serviced by 2 ferry companies; Blue Star Ferries & Dodekanisos Seaways.Kos Leros ferries take around 1 hour 25 minutes. The ferry costs between €30.11 and €141.79, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get live pricing and availability for ferries from Kos to Leros.
The first Kos Leros ferry typically departs from Kos at around 00:30. The last ferry usually departs at 21:35.
The Kos Leros ferry trip can take around 1 hour 25 minutes. The fastest sailings are approximately 1 hour 20 minutes. Sailing times can vary between ferry operators and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 13 weekly sailings from Kos to Leros provided by Blue Star Ferries & Dodekanisos Seaways. Timetables can change from season to season.
Blue Star Ferries provide 4 sailings weekly. Dodekanisos Seaways provide 9 sailings weekly.
Kos Leros ferry prices typically range between 30€* and 142€*. The average price is typically 60€*. The cheapest Kos Leros ferry prices start from 30€*. The average price for a foot passenger is 60€*. The average price for a car is 177€*.
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 May 2025.
The distance between Kos to Leros is approximately 32.9 miles (52.9km) or 28.6 nautical miles.
Yes, Blue Star Ferries & Dodekanisos Seaways ferries allow cars on board ferries between Kos and Leros. Use our Deal Finder to get live pricing for car ferries between Kos and Leros.
Yes, foot passengers can travel with Blue Star Ferries & Dodekanisos Seaways ferries between Kos and Leros.
Pets are allowed on ferries travelling from Kos to Leros with Blue Star Ferries & Dodekanisos Seaways. 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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| Kos - Leros Route summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Departure Country | Greece | |
| Destination Country | Greece | |
| No. of Operators | 2 | |
| Operators | Blue Star Ferries & Dodekanisos Seaways | |
| Average Price | 58 €* | |
| Average Weekly Sailings | 4 | |
| Average Sailing Duration | 1h 29m | |
| Fastest Sailing Duration | 1h 0m | |
| First Ferry | 10:10 | |
| Last Ferry | 21:00 | |
| Distance | 28 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.
Leros is a Greek island and is one of the Dodecanese group of islands and lies between the islands of Patmos and Kalymnos. Legend has it that Leros is where the goddess Artemis would go hunt as it was home to a large population of deer. The island's long history can easily be observed in the many ancient monuments that are spread around the island. Popular attractions include the Medieval Castle and the island's interesting museums. The most visited places on the island are Alinda and Agia Marina but for the more adventurous, a drive around the island will not disappoint as there are a number of lovely beaches with crystal clear waters waiting to be discovered. The island is also popular with scuba divers who visit to explore the many ancient shipwrecks that lie on the seabed around the island.
From the island's port there are daily ferry connections to the port of Piraeus and by conventional ferry and hydrofoil to most of the Greek islands of the 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.
