Travel information for Ferries.
Ships and Ferries to Rhodes - Dodecanese Islands.

Rhodes and the Dodecanese in general are connected
to the port of Piraeus. From Rhodes you can also visit
the nearby Dodecanese islands, the Cycladic islands
and Crete through other ports.

Your trip to Rhodes can be with a conventional ferry
boat or Highspeed depending on the day, the time
and the ferry company you wish to travel with.

If you select to visit Rhodes with the conventional
ferry your trip will take about 15-17 hours while with
a Highspeed ferry 11-13 hours depending on how
many ports the ferry will call at on the way.

Ferries from Piraeus to Rhodes run all year round
on a daily basis. In summer of course there are more departures to choose from.

1. Piraeus - Patmos - Leros - Kasos - Kalymnos
Kos - Nisyros - Rhodes
2. Piraeus - Syros - Patmos - Leros - Kalymnos
Kasos - Nisyros - Rhodes
3. Piraeus - Syros - Mykonos - Patmos - Leros
Kalymnos - Kasos - Nisyros - Rhodes
4. Piraeus - Syros - Mykonos - Patmos - Leros
Nisyros - Rhodes
5. Rhodes - Nisyros - Kalymnos - Leros - Lipsi
Patmos - Arki - Agathonissi - Pythagorion
(Samos)
6. Rhodes - Symi - Nisyros - Kalymnos - Leros
Patmos

Attention !
The above mentioned information is subject to alteration. To be sure about correct schedules, departure and arrival times of conventional and highspeed ferries check the ONLINE Booking System.

Rhodes Ferries Dodecanese Islands

Ships and Ferries to the island of Rhodes in the Dodecanese
Travel Information for ferries to Rhodes. Island of Rhodes Dodecanese.

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Starting your reservation through the online booking system you can select to have your tickets
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before departure simply by giving your reservation code and showing your ID card.

We wish you a pleasant trip!

Travel Guide Rhodes Island Dodecanese Greece

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Rhodes Island - Dodecanese

RHODES > HISTORY

Strategically placed, the island has had a tumultuous past linked to the sea. Rhodes was already inhabited in prehistoric times. The island gradually expanded its influence and became the main commercial link in the Mediterranean. In 408 BC the island's three important Doric cities, Ialissos, Lindos and Kamiros, united to found the city of Rhodes on the island's north eastern edge. This marked a new era in the history of the island.

The sun-worshipping city of Rhodes became an important political, commercial and religious centre. Its golden era lasted from the 5th to the 3rd century BC. Rhodes extended its rule, minted its own coins, introduced the first maritime law rules, advanced the arts, theatre and sports. Its School of Rhetoric became famous and attracted many well-known Romans and Greeks. In the 2nd century BC Rhodes became an ally of Rome. This led to a gradual weakening of the island, which from the 2nd century AD became a Roman prefecture.

St Paul visited the island and recruited the first Christians in 57 AD. When the Roman Empire split in 395 AD, Rhodes and the other islands of the "Provincia insularum" were included in the Byzantine Empire. New seafarers attacked and often looted the city in the following centuries.

The Knights of the Order of St. John were established in Rhodes in 1309. Their stay has endowed the city with a series of majestic buildings protected by a fortified wall. From 1522 onwards the Dodecanese islands formed part of the Ottoman Empire until, in 1912, they fell under Italian rule. The Treaty of Paris ended foreign occupation, and in March 1948 the islands were united with Greece.

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