Kos – Leros

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Kos – Leros

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Kos to Leros Ferry

The Kos Leros ferry route connects Dodecanese Islands with Dodecanese Islands and is currently operated by 2 ferry companies. The Blue Star Ferries service runs up to 4 times per week with a sailing duration of around 1 hour 35 minutes while the Dodekanisos Seaways service runs up to 7 times per week with a duration from 1 hour 25 minutes.

So that’s a combined 11 sailings on offer per week on the Kos Leros 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 Kos to Leros?


Yes, you can take a fast ferry from Kos to Leros. 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 Leros from Kos.

The fastest ferry from Kos to Leros is with Dodekanisos Seaways in 1 hour and 25 minutes.

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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 £48*
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.

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Kos Guide

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 Guide

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.

Kos to Leros
Ferry Timetables

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

Operator Departure Time Arrival Time Duration Sailing Days
Dodekanisos Seaways 10:15 11:35 1 hour 20 minutes Sat, Sun
Dodekanisos Seaways 10:25 11:50 1 hour 25 minutes Mon, Tue
Dodekanisos Seaways 12:00 13:25 1 hour 25 minutes Wed, Fri
Dodekanisos Seaways 12:50 14:15 1 hour 25 minutes Tue, Sat
Blue Star Ferries 17:45 20:05 2 hours 20 minutes Fri
Blue Star Ferries 20:30 22:30 2 hours Mon, Fri
Blue Star Ferries 21:30 23:15 1 hour 45 minutes Wed

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