If your plans include a holiday in Bodrum, make a getaway for a few days and stop by Kos Island.. Maybe it doesn’t have a fascinating view like Santorini, a crazy nightlife like Mykonos, but there are plenty of cheap shopping opportunities, the opportunity to taste the most delicious Greek dishes and the most beautiful peace.. Before going into Kos transportation details, I should first mention that Kos Island requires a visa. If you do not have a green passport, you must have a Schengen visa for Kos Island. If you wish, you can also apply for the Visa at the Door. (I talked about it in detail below) If you are wondering how to get to Kos Island, which is in the first place among Greek Islands close to Bodrum, let’s get started.
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How to go to Kos from Bodrum? ?
You have two options to go from Bodrum to Kos. Taking the ferryboats, the first one is from Bodrum and the other one is from Turgutreis.. It takes about 45 minutes by ferry from Bodrum to Kos.. The distance between Turgutreis and Kos is 30 minutes. We preferred to go by ferry departing from Turgutreis D-marin. Kos Island ferry fee one person round trip 20 Euros. (For return on separate days) 1 person one way departure price 17 Euros, same day round trip 20 Euros.
The ferry departs from Turgutreis Marina at 9.30 and reaches Kos at 10:00.. The feeling of being in a different country in half an hour is incredible.. It doesn’t hurt to lose such a close island while breathing in the beautiful sea air.
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this summer If your holiday plans include going to Bodrum, how about combining your trip with the Greek Islands?🇬🇷A Schengen visa is required to enter the Greek Islands. Green and gray passport holders are exempt from visa.. There is a gate visa application for some Greek Islands, but the fee for a 7-day and single-entry visa is almost the same as Schengen.. That’s why it’s best to apply for a multiple-entry long-term visa.🙌🏻 Do not forget that you cannot enter Greece if you have a TRNC entry-exit stamp in your passport. 💙Rhodes Island 💙Patmos Island 💙Samos Island
It is highly likely that you will encounter an apocalyptic crowd after getting off the ferry.. If you are going during the summer season, you can wait at customs for about 1 hour.. When we went in August, we waited in the passport queue for 1 hour because only one officer was at the customs.. Frequent visitors to the island mentioned that this is generally the case during the summer season.. For this reason, if you want to visit Kos Island properly, arrange your trip to stay at least 2 nights, not for a day.
How to Get a Visa to Greece at the Door? strong>
If you do not have a Schengen visa, you can use visa at the door to visit Greek islands. The visa application at the gate, which includes more tourists coming to the Greek Islands from Turkey, comes into effect every year.. 2019 Visa at Door application Rhodes, Kos, Meis, Samos, Valid for Lesbos and Chios. For Visa at the Door, you need to prepare the following documents at least 3-4 days before your trip and send them to the company you bought the ticket from.
Required Documents for Greek Islands Visa at the Door
- Copy of the photo page of the passport
- Copy of the page with the old visas, if any
- Copy of the ID
- 2 biometric photos
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- Print of hotel reservations for long-term stay
- Round-trip ferry ticket
- Greek visa application form
- Copy of current bank card
- Copy of the photo page of the passport
- Copy of the page with the old visas, if any
- Copy of the ID
- 2 biometric photos
- Print of hotel reservations for long-term stay
- Round-trip ferry ticket
- Greek visa application form
- Copy of current bank card
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The validity of your passport for at least 3 months and the absence of a TRNC entry stamp are also important considerations.. 2019 Gate Visa fee varies between 55-65 Euro depending on the island you want to go to. However, it should not be forgotten that the Gate Visa is 7 days and single entry.
If you have the opportunity and time, you must get a visa to Greece before your trip to Kos Island. you can apply. Who knows, so you may not be satisfied with the island of Kos, also known as Kos, and you may want to sail to other islands as well.
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