How do I get from Rhodes airport to Symi?

Q: How do I get from Rhodes airport to Symi?

RODA bus and Dodekanisos Seaways catamaran to Symi: €34.50 for one traveler, 155 min. It leaves you at Symi harbour, by Dodekanisos Seaways from Rhodes. The RODA bus is EUR 2.50 and Dodekanisos Seaways' catamaran EUR 32.00, two tickets, EUR 34.50 in all; the slower ferry Panagia Skiadeni is EUR 18.00 on some days. Be at the quay an hour before: the first weekday bus, at 06:50, is too late for the 08:00 catamaran.

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1 way to Symi

For Rhodes generally we recommend the RODA bus to Rhodes town; for Symi the answer changes.

Recommended

The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

RODA bus and Dodekanisos Seaways catamaran to Symi

RODADodekanisos · RODA and Dodekanisos Seaways

155 min rideAt your booked time08:00–14:00, 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

The RODA stop between the oldSymi harbour

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Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. The RODA stop between the old and the new terminal

Two tickets: EUR 2.50 on the RODA bus and EUR 32.00 on the Dodekanisos Seaways catamaran, one way, the price its booking page showed in October and November 2026. The slower ferry Panagia Skiadeni is EUR 18.00 on the 08:30 and 14:00 sailings in October. Neither ticket covers the other.

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.

Hours. The catamaran leaves Rhodes at 08:00 and reaches Symi 45 to 50 minutes later; the slower ferry leaves at 08:30 and, from 13 October, at 14:00. Be at the quay an hour before, so the 06:50 weekday bus is too late for the 08:00: take the 05:45 on a Saturday or Sunday.

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The RODA bus is EUR 2.50 and Dodekanisos Seaways' catamaran EUR 32.00, two tickets, EUR 34.50 in all; the slower ferry Panagia Skiadeni is EUR 18.00 on some days. Be at the quay an hour before: the first weekday bus, at 06:50, is too late for the 08:00 catamaran.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Airport Diagoras into Rhodes

Your destination

Straight there.

The island harbour town of painted houses, 50 minutes by catamaran from Rhodes.

Rhodes Airport Diagoras

Follow the signs

The RODA stop between the old

RODA bus and Dodekanisos Seaways catamaran to Symi · 155 min

Symi

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Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the RODA bus and Dodekanisos Seaways catamaran to Symi cannot be counted on from arrivals: the first ride to the port on some days, at 06:50, is too late for its last boat, at 08:00; on some days also 08:00 at weekends, by the 05:45 bus. Leave arrivals later and the next boat is on a later day. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Symi

Find the stop

The RODA stop between the old. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose RODA bus and Dodekanisos Seaways catamaran to Symi

Booked ahead, so confirm the pickup point.

Arrive at Symi

155 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Bounce keeps bags in shops and hotels around Rhodes: 11 places by its own count, booked by the day for the hours before check-in.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

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Before you travel

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