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BY PLANE
You get to Rhodes from Athens after about 45 minutes of flight.
The island has two airports but only one is used for commercial
purposes.
The international airport Diagoras is located at 17km from the
city, near the village of Paradissi. There are regular daily
flights to Athens, to Heraklion Crete, and to Thessaloniki.
Rodos is also connected with the neighbouring islands of
Kastellorizo, Karpathos, and Kassos.
There are also regular international flights to and from Italy,
England, Germany and Israel, mostly during the summer, as well
as a big number of chartered flights to and from all around the
world.
A public bus service connects the airport to the city.
For information on flights you can call:
Olympic Airways at 210 9666666 (Athens) or 22410 24555 (Rhodes)
or 22410 92839 (Diagoras airport)
Aegean Air / Air Greece at 22410 36095 (Rhodes)
For more info see Olympic Airways Site or Click Here for Olympic
Airways Schedules
BY BOAT
The commercial harbour is situated in the city. All
international and domestic ferries dock here as well as all the
cruise liners.
There are regular ferry lines connecting Rhodes with Athens (Pireaus),
Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Cyprus and Turkey.
Rodos is also connected with all the neighbouring islands
through extensive boat and hydrofoil services. Most of them dock
at the commercial port and some at the Mandraki harbour.
Schedules information is available at the Harbour's Master
Office.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The ferries sail when the weather is considered
suitable and stable conditions are predicted. If the weather is
bad, sailings will be cancelled (not often - but there are a few
such days every year), and you should be accommodated on the
next available sailing.
ADVICE: Allow flexibility in your schedule when traveling by
ferry as part of an ongoing journey. If delayed, see some of the
sights of interest you may have missed! The shipping companies
are prone to changing which ships they use on any given route -
so as always, call to check if you want to book on a particular
ship.
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