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Port of Rhodes

Ferry port for Rhodes Town, Greece

The main port of the Dodecanese, beside the walled Old Town of Rhodes. Blue Star ferries sail from here to Piraeus, and Dodekanisos Seaways catamarans and SAOS Ferries serve Symi, Halki, Tilos, Nisyros, Kos, Patmos and Kastellorizo. Passenger ferries to Marmaris and Bodrum in Turkey also leave from Rhodes.

Ferries from Port of Rhodes

24 ferry routes on FerryConnect. Tap a route for timetables, operators and booking.

To / from	Crossing time	Operators	Carries
Anafi	11h – 16h 45m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Astypalea	9h 40m – 10h	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
BodrumSeasonal	About 2h 20m	Yeşil Marmaris Lines	Foot only
Fethiye	About 1h 30m	Makri Travel	Foot only
Halki	1h 10m – 2h 30m	Dodekanisos Seaways, SAOS Ferries	Cars & foot
Heraklion (Crete)	11h – 11h 30m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Kalymnos	2h 45m – 3h	Dodekanisos Seaways	Cars & foot
Karpathos	About 4h 20m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Karpathos (Diafani)	3h 35m – 3h 50m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Kasos	5h 45m – 7h 10m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Kastellorizo	2h 20m – 5h	Dodekanisos Seaways, SAOS Ferries	Cars & foot
Kos	2h 30m – 3h 30m	Dodekanisos Seaways, Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Leros	3h 35m – 3h 50m	Dodekanisos Seaways	Cars & foot
Lipsi	7h 10m – 9h 10m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Marmaris	About 1h	Yeşil Marmaris Lines	Foot only
Nisyros	About 2h 35m	Dodekanisos Seaways	Cars & foot
Patmos	4h 25m – 5h	Dodekanisos Seaways	Foot only
Piraeus (Athens)	13h – 17h (often overnight) 🌙	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Samos (Vathy)	About 8h 10m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Santorini	11h 40m – 15h 35m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Sitia	8h 20m – 9h 40m	Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Symi	50m – 1h 30m	Dodekanisos Seaways	Foot only
Syros	10h 55m – 11h 10m	Superfast Ferries, Blue Star Ferries	Cars & foot
Tilos	1h 50m – 4h	Dodekanisos Seaways, SAOS Ferries	Cars & foot

Sailing patterns from Port of Rhodes

Piraeus (Athens) → Rhodes
Blue Star Ferries runs daily routes between Piraeus and Rhodes, with a journey from 15 hours 40 minutes; exact departure times are shown when booking.
Source: Blue Star Ferries Rhodes destination page, checked 2026-10-03
Rhodes → Halki
Dodekanisos Seaways catamaran on the Rhodes-Halki-Tilos-Nisyros-Kos line on selected days; SAOS Ferries Rhodes-Halki on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (14 Sep-4 Oct 2026)
Source: Dodekanisos Seaways itineraries; SAOS Ferries Saonisos schedule, checked 2026-09-29
Rhodes → Kastellorizo
Dodekanisos Seaways Rhodes-Kastellorizo about once a week (Tuesday, returning Wednesday morning); SAOS Ferries Rhodes-Kastellorizo on Tuesday evening and Thursday morning (Sep-Oct 2026)
Source: Dodekanisos Seaways itinerary feed (sampled 3-9 Aug, 29 Sep-5 Oct, 10-14 Nov 2026); SAOS Ferries F/B Saonisos schedule 14.09-04.10.2026, checked 2026-09-29
Rhodes → Tilos
Dodekanisos Seaways Rhodes-Halki-Tilos about 2 days a week; SAOS Ferries on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays (Sep-Oct 2026)
Source: Dodekanisos Seaways itinerary feed (sampled 3-9 Aug, 29 Sep-5 Oct, 10-14 Nov 2026); SAOS Ferries F/B Saonisos schedule 14.09-04.10.2026, checked 2026-09-29
Rhodes → Patmos
Daily morning departure from Rhodes on the Rhodes-Patmos catamaran line
Source: Dodekanisos Seaways itineraries, checked 2026-09-29
Rhodes → Marmaris
Daily; at the end of September 2026 Rhodes departures are 09:00 and 16:30 (60 minutes)
Source: Yeşil Marmaris Lines Marmaris – Rhodes booking page, checked 2026-09-29
Rhodes → Bodrum
Selected days in season; late-season sailings on 2 and 4 October 2026, leaving Rhodes at 15:30 (arrive Bodrum 17:50)
Source: Yeşil Marmaris Lines Bodrum-Rhodes page, checked 2026-09-29
Rhodes → Karpathos
Up to 3 routes a week on the Rhodes – Chalki – Karpathos – Kasos – Crete – Piraeus line
Source: Blue Star Ferries destination page and 2026 itinerary notices, checked 2026-09-29
Rhodes → Nisyros
Selected days (e.g. Wed and Thu in the week of 30 Sep 2026)
Source: Dodekanisos Seaways itinerary search, checked 2026-09-29
Rhodes → Kalymnos
Daily Dodekanisos Express (08:00 from Rhodes), plus Dodekanisos Pride on some days
Source: Dodekanisos Seaways itinerary search, checked 2026-09-29

Ferry Operators at Port of Rhodes

Blue Star Ferries Dodekanisos Seaways SAOS Ferries Yeşil Marmaris Lines Superfast FerriesMakri Travel

Ground Transport & Railway Links

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The harbour is walking distance from Rhodes Old Town

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Dodekanisos Seaways catamarans leave from Kolona port, about 600 m (7 minutes’ walk) from Mandraki; its car ferry Panagia Skiadeni uses Akantia port, about 2 km from Mandraki

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Diagoras airport is about 15 km away (around 20 minutes by taxi); buses run from the airport to Rhodes centre daily from 06:30 to 23:15

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A local bus links Mandraki with the Rhodes ports from 07:00 to 15:00

Sources: bluestarferries.com · 12ne.gr · saos.gr · 12ne.gr · Verified 2026-09-29 · How we verify

Nearby Ferry Ports

Gialos Harbour, SymiAbout 40 km away · 11 routes Tilos (Livadia)About 75 km away · 9 routes Kos Town PortAbout 97 km away · 14 routes Nisyros (Mandraki)About 99 km away · 9 routes Pothia Port, KalymnosAbout 124 km away · 12 routes KastellorizoAbout 127 km away · 9 routes

Ferry Routes from Port of Rhodes

Piraeus (Athens) → Rhodes

Crossing: 13h – 17h (often overnight) · Blue Star Ferries