Kos Island is connected to Athens and other destinations in Europe and Asia through its lone international airport. Kos Airport is a relatively small facility but in terms of air traffic, it is Greece’s sixth most important air transport terminal since nearly two million passengers pass through its doors annually. Most of these passengers avail of cheap car hire at Kos Airport for their vacations in the scenic Greek island.

Flights from Athens to Kos Island via Olympic Airways make up majority of the flights available at Kos Airport. The rest of the flights are served by a number of European and Asian airlines, including Aer Lingus, Air 2000, Air Berlin, Belavia, Cargo, Fischer Air, Germania Fluggesellschaft, Hapag, and Isair.

Airlines serving Kos Airport share its two terminals: arrivals and departures. The two terminals come well equipped with three baggage claims areas, five gates, and a total of 12 check-in desks. The terminals, however, both have limited additional facilities.

Passenger services provided by the airport are similarly limited to a police station, medical care centre, a restaurant, and a duty free shop. There are also car rental desks offering cheap car hire at Kos Airport. Bookings with these cheap car hire companies can be made online for seamless pick-up upon arrival at the airport.

By budget car rental, the drive to central Kos is relatively fast and easy since the town is only 26 kilometres from the airport. Travellers who opt for public transport, on the other hand, can take either a taxi or bus to get to Kos and other towns in the island.