Fodor's Travel Talk Forums

Fodor's Travel Talk Forums (https://www.fodors.com/community/)
-   Europe (https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/)
-   -   Direct flight from Santorini to Rhodes ?? (https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/direct-flight-from-santorini-to-rhodes-364390/)

Marko Oct 7th, 2003 11:45 PM

Direct flight from Santorini to Rhodes ??
 
Is there a direct flight between these two islands, april 04. My travel agent says no, has to go thru Athens which stuffs up a day ! If it is the case what about a direct ferry ? Your valued advice would be appreciated.

brotherleelove2003 Oct 8th, 2003 08:12 AM

At this time there is no direct flight from Santorini to Rhodes scheduled for April 4, 2004. April 4 is a Sunday, and the timetable for Olympic Airways indicates that there is a flight on Sunday, but the airlines don't publish their timetables so far in advance. Check again when it's closer to your departure date, sometime after the first of January.

There is no ferry to Rhodes from Santorini. The best you can do is from Santorini to Crete then another ferry from Crete to Rhodes. The ferry schedule for April 2004 is also not yet available, but you can be sure it will most likely mean spending a night on Crete and changing your departure date since the current schedule does not show a Sunday departure from Crete to Rhodes. Also, the ferry timetables will change between now and then, so any ferry information you can gather now will not be current next April.

Old_One Oct 8th, 2003 02:08 PM

Get to Milos and the Vitzentsos Kournaros runs via Crete (Ag Nik, Sitia) to Rhodes 3x/week.Thur,Fri,Sun(23:55). This is not reliant on tourists so seems to be all year. Getting from Santorini to Milos could be difficult out of hi season, also Santorini to Crete. Just relax and take your time, there are are some very attractive islands on the way.

Marko Oct 8th, 2003 04:53 PM

What about the 7th of April ?

brotherleelove2003 Oct 9th, 2003 07:35 AM

No timetables for April 2004 are available, it's too early. Check with Olympic Airways after the first of the year.

http://www.olympic-airways.gr/

Old_One Oct 9th, 2003 01:47 PM

Ferry Santorini to Piraeus, Piraeus to Rhodes. That is it. End of story.

Patrick Oct 9th, 2003 01:56 PM

Maybe things have changed in the past two years, but I could find no flights direct from Rhodes to Santorini, even in June. Although Olympic listed flights that way, I still found out they all went through Athens. I nearly booked one until I realized the times seemed very long, and discovered it was in two segments.

yipper Oct 9th, 2003 04:03 PM

Hi,
Two years ago we flew direct from
Santorini to Rhodes.We were there at the end of June. I think it was on Agean Air. Try again in Feb. or so and see if there is a flight available.

brotherleelove2003 Oct 9th, 2003 06:06 PM

For Patrick

The flights listed for October 2003 to and from Santorini/Rhodes are direct flights that take 50 minutes. They definitely do not connect in Athens.

Marko Oct 9th, 2003 10:49 PM

brotherlee, is that with olympic?

brotherleelove2003 Oct 10th, 2003 08:07 AM

For Marko

Yes, Olympic. Did you see the link I left you to their website in my answer to your question about April 7th?

Marko Oct 11th, 2003 04:08 AM

Thanks B. domestic blindness got me the first time ;)


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:49 PM.