Kos handles the airport role here, so book flights around that end of the trip. Patmos has no airport of its own, so the return usually means retracing the ferry to Kos — check that sailing before setting a flight time home.

Dodecanese · 7 days

Kos and Patmos in 7 days

A north Dodecanese trip that moves from the resort island of Kos through the climbing town of Kalymnos to the monastery quiet of Patmos, saving the slowest island for last.

Day by day

Day 1–2 Kos
Fly into Kos and spend two nights around Kos Town's castle, the ancient Asklepion, and Tigaki beach before a 35-minute fast ferry to Kalymnos.
Kos → Kalymnos · 35m · from €24
Day 3–4 Kalymnos
Kalymnos holds two nights for the sponge-diving harbor of Pothia and the climbing crags above Vathy valley before the ferry to Patmos.
Kalymnos → Patmos · 1h 10m · from €32
Day 5–7 Patmos
Patmos closes the trip with three nights for the Cave of the Apocalypse, the fortified monastery of St John, and the harbor at Skala, reached by a 1h 10m fast ferry from Kalymnos.

Dodecanese Explorer Dodecanese north to south 11 nights · from €590

Times, prices and frequencies are indicative and change by season and operator. Always confirm the live timetable before you book.