Getting from Rhodes to Symi

If you are heading to Symi from Rhodes you are making a short trip to a neighbouring island to the northwest. The colourful neoclassical mansions stacked up the hillside above the port make for one of the most striking harbour approaches in the Greek islands.

Take the ferry

There is a direct ferry from Rhodes to Symi running several times a week year-round, taking around 1 to 1.5 hours. Faster vessel options and day boats are also available in summer. It is one of the most straightforward connections in the Dodecanese.

Getting there by air

Symi has no airport. The ferry from Rhodes is the only realistic option and at under 1.5 hours it is one of the shortest trips in the Dodecanese.

Your best option

Take the ferry from Rhodes. It is direct, short and the arrival into Symi harbour is one of the finest in the Greek islands. Give yourself at least two nights. The island transforms completely once the day visitors leave.