Symi to Rhodes: update
I am writing today’s post on Saturday. I usually prepare Monday’s on a Sunday but we are aiming to get up early and walk to Nimborio on Sunday morning, so I thought I should put something up and ready today. It’s only a few updates anyway.
I was talking about the boats from Rhodes to Symi the other day, and how to book tickets on line. Well, Andy from the Symi Visitor Travel blog I mentioned contacted me with a clarification. Thank you for that, and here it is:
“Dodekanisos Seaways on line bookings can be converted into real tickets at any of their offices/agencies, they just find your booking on the computer system and print the tickets. This includes the hut at Akandia, but if for some bizarre reason you wanted to collect a Rhodes-Panormitis ticket while you’re on Samos, you could. The days of “only on the island, you’re travelling from” are long gone, thank goodness. The Sea Dreams Sunday night service has been running since early July and runs to the end of September. There is no Saturday night service – this appeared on one timetable draft, but never happened.
You can book Rhodes-Panormitis and Panormitis-Symi as separate tickets. The fare for Panormitis-Symi is €0.00, and the fare from Rhodes – Symi is the same regardless of which port you get to first. Or just book and pay for Panormitis and ask for the leg to Yialos when you collect the tickets, which you’ll have to do before leaving Rhodes for both legs anyway, as there’s no ticket office/agency at Panormitis. Panagia Skiadeni operates non-stop Rhodes-Yialos on both Tuesdays and Thursdays, the days when there’s no 08:30 catamaran from Rhodes.”
Today’s photos, by the way, were taken on Friday when we popped into Yialos to see if there was any post, stopped for a bite to eat and had a bit of a day off. There were many people waiting for the taxi boats, having the photos taken at the anchors and milling about. Apparently it has been very busy in Yialos with the Poseidon’s day trips being popular and often nearly full. Book early!
