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RHO → Rhodes · head to head
Pre-booked private transferorRODA bus and Dodekanisos Seaways catamaran to Symi?
The short answer
These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Pre-booked private transfer reaches The medieval old town and Mandraki harbour; the RODA bus and Dodekanisos Seaways catamaran to Symi does not. This goes on by catamaran to Symi, landing at its harbour. The bus ends at Rhodes town, and the quay is a walk from its station.
The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 22 min against 2 h 35.
Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night. RODA bus and Dodekanisos Seaways catamaran to Symi: 08:00–14:00, The catamaran at 08:00 on most days all year (read for October and 10 November 2026); the ferry Panagia Skiadeni at 08:30 and 14:00 in October.
Priced against each other
Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
Travelers
Pre-booked private transfer
RODA bus and Dodekanisos Seaways catamaran to Symi
Difference
1
€36
€34.50
€1.50
2
€36
€69
€33
3
€36
€103.50
€67.50
4
€36
€138
€102
5
€72
€172.50
€100.50
6
€72
€207
€135
7
€72
€241.50
€169.50
8
€72
€276
€204
The cheaper option changes at 2 travelers, from the RODA bus and Dodekanisos Seaways catamaran to Symi to the Pre-booked private transfer. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address in Rhodes town
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
22 min
This price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size, luggage and the exact address. Confirm the total at the time you book.
22 minutes is the operator’s own estimate to Rhodes town.
RODA→Dodekanisos · RODA and Dodekanisos SeawaysRODA bus and Dodekanisos Seaways catamaran to Symi
From
The RODA stop between the old and the new terminal
To
Symi harbour, by Dodekanisos Seaways from Rhodes
Luggage
Dodekanisos Seaways lets a passenger carry hand luggage up to 40 kg and half a cubic metre; bags are stowed where passengers cannot reach them during the trip.
Runs
08:00–14:00
Journey
155 min
The operator asks you to be at the quay an hour before the boat leaves, and the RODA bus takes 45 minutes: for the 08:00 catamaran the first weekday bus, at 06:50, is too late.
Dodekanisos Seaways sells tickets at kiosks at Kolona port and Akandia port and does not say on its site which quay each boat uses; check your ticket.
On some Sundays the slower ferry goes to Panormitis, at the far end of Symi, not to Symi town, and on some days in November there is no boat.
The RODA bus ends at its station on Averof Street, by Mandraki harbour; the quay is a walk from there.
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