| The
Kos town buses offer service within roughly 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) of
the town center, while the Kos island (KTEL) buses will get you nearly
everywhere else. For the latest schedules, consult the town bus office,
on the harbor at Akti Kountourioti 7 (tel. +3022420/26-276), or the island
bus station, at Odos Kleopatras 7 (tel. +3022420/22-292), around the corner
from the Olympic Airways office. The majority of DEAS town buses leave
from the central bus stop on the south side of the harbor.
For a taxi, drop by or call
the harbor taxi stand beneath the minaret and across from the castle (tel.
+3022420/23-333 or +3022420/27-777)
Kos is a island for cyclists.
Most of Kos is quite flat, and the one main road from Kos town to Kefalos
has all but emptied the older competing routes of traffic. Rentals are
available throughout Kos town and can be arranged through your hotel.
Rent
a car offices exist in almost every corner of the island The principal
ones have branches at the airport.
Rent
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| Company |
Address |
Telephones |
fax |
| BUDGET |
KOS
TOWN |
+3022420
29816 |
+3022420
29818 |
| EUROPCAR |
Airport |
+3022420
51898 |
|
| EUROPCAR |
KOS
TOWN |
+3022420
24070 |
+3022420
24071 |
| HERTZ |
Airport |
+3022420
51400 |
|
| HERTZ |
KOS
TOWN |
+3022420
28002 |
|
| KOSMOS |
PSALIDI |
+3022420
28956 |
+3022420
21683 |
Petrol
station hours:
07.00-19.00
daily
07.00-15.00
Saturdays
Some
stations are open 24 hours, 7 days the week.
The
following speed limits are in force:
100
km /hour on the national network for passenger cars and 70km/hour for other
vehicles and motorbikes, whenever there are no signs starting otherwise.
Outside
residential areas 50km /hour, and 70 km/hour on provincial roads for all
vechicles.
The
travel agencies in town offer day trips around the island as well as cruises
to the other islands nearby.urist areas. Tourist shops are open 9
am-10 pm. 7 days the week. |
