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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 →
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.