Cheap Flights from Glasgow to Kos

Flights from Glasgow to Kos depart from Glasgow International Airport (GLA). You can find cheap flights from Glasgow to Kos with EasyJet twice a week during most months of the year. You can also find flights from Glasgow to Kos with Thomas Cook Airlines once a week during the spring and summer.

Finding your way to Glasgow International Airport is easy. There are buses running from the city centre and other local destinations. Or, you can take the train from the city to Paisley Gilmour Street station and connect with McGill's 757 bus service from there. Taxis are available, and it is advised to pre-book one. If you prefer to drive your own car, the main M8 goes right past the airport, and there is plenty of parking for either long or short-term stays. Once in the airport, there are cafés, bars, restaurants and shops, such as Starbucks, Deli Kitchen Cafe and WHSmith, in the departure terminal.

It's best to arrive 90 minutes before your flight boards. You'll need your passport or personal identification card if you are a European Union citizen for flights from Glasgow to Kos.

Kos International Airport (KGS) is also called Hippocrates Airport, named after the Father of Medicine whose home was on the island. It's not a large airport, so you should get through passport control and pick up your baggage easily. You can stop in the arrivals area for a quick bite to eat at Everest, a snack bar and coffee shop, or pick up necessary items in the duty-free shop.

Arrival and Transportation in Kos

When your flight from Glasgow to Kos arrives, be sure to turn your clocks ahead two hours. If you've arranged to rent a car or would like to, the car rental offices are outside the baggage area. The airport is 14 miles from the main city of the island. To get the bus for the city, go outside the main gate of the airport at the roundabout area. There are also buses for Mastihari, Kardamena, and Kefalos. You can also find taxis outside the arrivals area.

Weather in Kos

Traveling from Glasgow to Kos means a change in climate from Glasgow's cooler range of 3 to 15 °C. Kos has a typical Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. The average temperature in August is 26 °C, and in February it's about 10 degrees.

Expenses and Attractions in Kos

Another difference you'll find are prices. Consumer prices are around 15 percent lower in Kos, and a meal for two at a restaurant runs about 35 percent lower in price in Kos than in Glasgow.

When you book cheap flights from Glasgow to Kos, you can relax under the sun, swim in the warm Aegean Sea and have fun with water sports like kite surfing or wind surfing. There is also a vibrant nightlife in the town of Kos. Check out the clubs, bars and tavernas with live music or romantic restaurants for a quiet meal next to the sea.