Rhodes to Arki Ferry

By Dave Briggs

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Rhodes to Arki at a glance

Next published sailing: 30 September 2027

The next published sailing on this route is on 30 September 2027. The operators have published no sailings before that date. Over the last 12 months it had sailings in 2 of those months, busiest in October (about once a week).

Sailings a day, last 12 months

Tap a month to see how it ran

Month by month
MonthSailingsDays with a sailingHow often
October 202544 of 31about once a week
November 202500 of 30no sailings
December 202500 of 31no sailings
January 202600 of 31no sailings
February 202600 of 28no sailings
March 202600 of 31no sailings
April 202600 of 30no sailings
May 202611 of 31less than once a week
June 202600 of 30no sailings
July 202600 of 31no sailings
August 202600 of 24no sailings
September 202600 of 30no sailings

October 2025 · this month, a year ago

Days with a sailing4 of 31
Sailings4 about once a week
Usual departure10:00
OperatorsDodekanisos Seaways (Pride)

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Check the latest sailings on Ferryscanner

These are the sailings we recorded on this route from October 2025 to September 2026. They show what ran then, not a forecast: timetables change from year to year.

Rhodes to Arki is about as far up the Dodecanese chain as a single sailing goes, run by Dodekanisos Seaways with the Dodekanisos Pride. The journey takes around eight and a half hours, calling at most of the islands between the two, so it is more a full day of island-hopping than a point-to-point crossing.

Arki is a tiny island north of Lipsi with a very small permanent population, a single harbour settlement and almost nothing in the way of tourist infrastructure. Facilities are minimal, so anyone stopping should assume limited accommodation and few shops, and plan supplies accordingly.

This runs roughly once a week, which makes it a route to check carefully rather than count on. Current departures, journey times and fares are listed in the table below. Most travellers reach Arki via Patmos, Lipsi or Leros, all of which are far better connected and closer, so it is worth looking at those as staging points.

Last published timetable

Shown as history: these sailings are no longer bookable, but they are how the route ran when it was last scheduled.

DepartsArrivesDaysValidOperatorVessel
10:0014:50Thuuntil 22 Oct 2026Dodekanisos SeawaysDodekanisos Pride