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Ferries from Rhodes to Kos, Symi, Santorini, Crete, Piraeus and Turkey

Which ferries leave Rhodes for Kos, Symi, Santorini, Crete, Piraeus and the Turkish coast: operators, crossing times as the booking site lists them, and when we last checked.
The white and blue ferry Blue Star 1 at the quay in Rhodes
Photo: Jebulon, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Rhodes is the main port of the southern Dodecanese. Blue Star Ferries sails to Piraeus, Santorini and Crete, Dodekanisos Seaways, Saos Ferries and Blue Star serve Kos and Symi, and small boats cross to Marmaris and Fethiye in Turkey. Each card gives the figures as the booking site states them and says when we last checked.

How it works

Ferries

Rhodes Piraeus (Athens)

Operators: Blue Star Ferries

Journey time: The shortest listed crossing is 12 hours from Rhodes; the reverse listing shows 10 hours 40 minutes.

When it runs: Listed year-round, 6 to 7 days a week.

This is a booking-site page, not the operator's own page; it says its figures are the shortest listed and can vary by sailing and weather.

Schedule checked 23 October 2026. Sources: Ferryhopper: Rhodes ferries

See the sailings on Ferryhopper

Rhodes Kos

Operators: Saos Ferries, Dodekanisos Seaways, Blue Star Ferries

Journey time: The shortest listed crossing is 2 hours.

When it runs: Listed year-round, every day.

This is a booking-site page, not the operator's own page; it says its figures are the shortest listed and can vary by sailing and weather.

Schedule checked 23 October 2026. Sources: Ferryhopper: Rhodes ferries

See the sailings on Ferryhopper

Rhodes Symi

Operators: Saos Ferries, Dodekanisos Seaways, Blue Star Ferries, Sebeco Lines

Journey time: The shortest listed crossing is 45 minutes.

When it runs: Listed year-round, every day.

This is a booking-site page, not the operator's own page; it says its figures are the shortest listed and can vary by sailing and weather.

Schedule checked 23 October 2026. Sources: Ferryhopper: Rhodes ferries

See the sailings on Ferryhopper

Rhodes Santorini

Operators: Blue Star Ferries

Journey time: The shortest listed crossing is 10 hours 45 minutes from Rhodes and 11 hours in the reverse listing.

When it runs: Listed year-round, 3 to 7 days a week.

This is a booking-site page, not the operator's own page; it says its figures are the shortest listed and can vary by sailing and weather.

Schedule checked 23 October 2026. Sources: Ferryhopper: Rhodes ferries

See the sailings on Ferryhopper

Rhodes Crete (Heraklion and Sitia)

Operators: Blue Star Ferries

Journey time: The shortest listed crossing is 10 hours 5 minutes to Heraklion and 7 hours 20 minutes to Sitia.

When it runs: Listed year-round: 2 to 4 days a week to Heraklion and 2 to 6 days a week to Sitia.

This is a booking-site page, not the operator's own page; it says its figures are the shortest listed and can vary by sailing and weather.

Schedule checked 23 October 2026. Sources: Ferryhopper: Rhodes ferries

See the sailings on Ferryhopper

Rhodes Marmaris and Fethiye (Turkey)

Operators: Sea Dreams (Marmaris), Tilos Travel, IDO and Sky Marine Ferries (Fethiye)

Journey time: The shortest listed crossing is 1 hour to Marmaris and 1 hour 25 minutes to Fethiye (the reverse listing shows 25 minutes, so the page is inconsistent).

When it runs: Listed year-round, 3 to 7 days a week.

This is a booking-site page, not the operator's own page; it says its figures are the shortest listed and can vary by sailing and weather. Entry rules for Turkey were not checked.

Schedule checked 23 October 2026. Sources: Ferryhopper: Rhodes ferries

See the sailings on Ferryhopper

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Timetables and journey times change by season and operator, and a ticket is not a guaranteed seat. Every card says when we last checked and links the page we read; confirm on the operator's own page before you plan around a departure. We list operators' own pages and do not earn commission on these links.