Rhodes Town, capital of the largest Dodecanese island, is built around one of Europe's best-preserved medieval walled cities. More about Rhodes →
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56% quieter than a typical day in Rhodes. Busiest 00:00 – 00:00, when 1 ship is alongside.
Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Rhodes day.
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Cruise ships berth at the Tourist Port (also called the Central or Kolona port), the harbour immediately east of the Medieval City walls. The Municipal Port Fund's cruise berths are Akromolio, 140, Myloi, Prometheus and Colossus; the OSM-marked Cruise Terminal is on this quay. From there it is a flat walk of about 650 m (10 min) to the Marine Gate and about 900 m (15 min) to the Liberty Gate by Mandraki.
When the Tourist Port is full, ships may use the Akandia ferry and cargo port just to the south (about 500 m, 5 min, from the Akandia Gate to the Marine Gate) or anchor and tender. Taxis wait at the Kolona rank by the port.
Akandia Port has no map position yet.
1 km · 10–15 min by car
Walk along the harbour front: the Marine Gate opens straight into the lower town and Sokratous Street, while the Liberty Gate leads in from Mandraki. The route is flat but unshaded.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
There is no Uber or Bolt on Rhodes; taxis use fixed fares for set destinations and a meter otherwise. KTEL Rodou runs the east coast (Lindos, Faliraki) from Mandraki, and RODA runs the town, the west coast and the airport line. Day-trip boats to Lindos and Symi leave from Mandraki and Kolona.
2 terminals
The main international cruise port just east of the Old Town walls, with the Akromolio, 140, Myloi, Prometheus and Colossus berths; Myloi and Prometheus can be combined for ships over 300 m. Berths are allocated by the Municipal Port Fund of South Dodecanese and vary by ship.
The commercial and ferry port south of the Old Town, used by Blue Star and other domestic ferries and occasionally by cruise ships when the Tourist Port is full. Few facilities for walking passengers; about 5–20 minutes on foot to the Old Town depending on the berth.
Rhodes is used as a port of call; passengers arrive by ship and walk into the Medieval City, which is largely closed to traffic. No cruise parking was found.
Pick the area first. Typical nightly prices, approximate.
Medieval town by the port
Typical hotel
Boutique hotels in the walled Old Town and the New Town around Mandraki, walkable from the cruise port.
Port times are measured to the cruise port.
Prices are approximate. Service is usually included; rounding up is customary.
Cafes and tavernas just inside the Marine Gate.
Harbour-front cafes and the arcaded New Market.
Rooftop restaurants and cafes in the lanes below the acropolis, for those who make the trip south.
Rhodes Town, capital of the largest Dodecanese island, is built around one of Europe's best-preserved medieval walled cities. The Knights of St John ruled here for two centuries, leaving massive walls and gates, the cobbled Street of the Knights lined with their national inns, and the rebuilt Palace of the Grand Master. The Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is still lived in, with shops, tavernas and quiet lanes beyond the busy Sokratous Street.
Ships berth right below the walls, so most passengers walk in through the Marine or Liberty Gate within ten minutes. Next door, Mandraki harbour has its windmills, the St Nicholas fortress and the deer statues said to mark the Colossus site. About an hour south, Lindos combines a whitewashed village with a cliff-top acropolis above the sea.
Walk in through the Marine Gate and explore the UNESCO-listed walled city: the cobbled Street of the Knights with the inns of the Order's national 'tongues', Hippocrates Square, Sokratous Street's shops and the quieter lanes of the old Jewish and Turkish quarters. Free, flat at first, and 10 minutes from the ship.
The towered palace at the top of the Street of the Knights, rebuilt in the 20th century, has mosaic floors, period furniture and exhibitions on ancient and Byzantine Rhodes. Entry EUR 20 (reduced EUR 10) with a timed e-ticket; open 08:00–20:00 in summer (to 31 Oct) and 08:30–15:30, closed Tuesdays, in winter.
Stroll from the Liberty Gate to the old harbour with its three medieval windmills, the St Nicholas fortress lighthouse and the two deer statues at the entrance, where tradition places the Colossus. Free, and the starting point for Lindos and Symi boat trips.
Go about 70 minutes south by taxi or KTEL bus to the whitewashed village of Lindos and climb to its acropolis, with the Temple of Athena Lindia and the Knights' castle above the sea. Entry EUR 20 with a timed e-ticket; the climb is steep and unshaded, so it suits a long call.