Rhodes to Symi runs about 27 times a day, with the first departure around 06:09 and the last around 20:51. One passenger pays £10.18, every fee included. Services cover 42 km and are run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at £10.18, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
£10.18
When it runs, leaving Rhodes
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:09First departure
- 20:51Last departure
- 27Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:09
20:51
27
100%12Go issues the ticket, and you book it here on Orlero.
Buying this journey
Pick a departure for Rhodes to Symi and pay on tickets.orlero.com, our booking site.
The price is the one 12Go sets, with every fee shown before you pay.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £10.18Mon5
- about £10.18Tue6
- about £10.18Wed7
- about £10.18Thu8
- about £10.18Fri9
- about £10.18Sat10
- about £10.18Sun11
- about £10.18Mon12
- about £10.18Tue13
- about £10.18Wed14
- about £10.18Thu15
- about £10.18Fri16
- about £10.18Sat17
- about £10.18Sun18
- about £10.18Mon19
- about £10.18Tue20
- about £10.18Wed21
- about £10.18Thu22
- about £10.18Fri23
- about £10.18Sat24
- about £10.18Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Symi. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Symi for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Rhodes to Symi
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £10.1890 days
- £10.1860 days
- £10.1845 days
- £10.1830 days
- £10.1821 days
- £10.1814 days
- £10.187 days
- £10.183 days
- £10.181 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £10.18.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 0 percent. The dearest point is £10.18, 90 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 1 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Rhodes to Symi and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
42 km
40 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
56,128 → 2,354
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 42 km against 40 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
Symi is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Datça Şehirlerarası Otobüs Terminali
Most of the points near Datça Şehirlerarası Otobüs Terminali open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Rhodes to Symi
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Rhodes to Symi?
Rhodes to Symi covers 42 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from Rhodes to Symi?
The cheapest fare from Rhodes to Symi is £10.18, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £10.18. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Rhodes to Symi?
The cheapest way from Rhodes to Symi is by ferry, at £10.18 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Rhodes to Symi?
Fares from Rhodes to Symi bottom out around 90 days before departure, at £10.18. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 0 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Rhodes to Symi?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Rhodes to Symi, at £10.18. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Rhodes to Symi?
October is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Rhodes to Symi, at £10.18 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Rhodes to Symi?
3 operators sell services from Rhodes to Symi across 1 mode: Dodekanisos Seaways, SAOS Ferries, Sebeco Lines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Rhodes to Symi?
Every service we sell from Rhodes to Symi is direct. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Rhodes to Symi use?
Services from Rhodes to Symi by ferry leave from Esperides and arrive at Ferry Terminal. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Rhodes to Symi?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Rhodes to Symi allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Rhodes to Symi on 4 October 2026: 42 km of route against 40 km in a straight line, 27 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of £10.18, and 3h 1m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Symi a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Symi and across Greece
Day trips that leave Symi in the morning and cover a good part of Greece by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Rhodes reaches 159 places in 31 countries on services we hold, over distances from 40 to 3,343 km. Symi reaches 6 places in 1 countries, from 40 to 399 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Rhodes
- 159Places you can leave for
- 31Countries
- 78Operators
31
78Arriving in Symi
Leaving Symi
- 6Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators