The port of Rhodes is connected to Athens with daily ferry routes that operate all year round from the port of Piraeus. The Piraeus - Rhodes trip takes about 15 hours.

Also, the port of Rhodes has regular ferry connections with the rest of the islands of the Dodecanese throughout the year. In the summer there are also routes to the Cyclades, Crete and the coasts of Turkey.

The city of Rhodes has three ports. Mandraki, the Megalo Limani and the port of Akadia.

The port of Mandraki is shallow, suitable only for yachts and small ships that make excursions to the beaches of Rhodes and the neighboring islands. At its entrance, on two tall columns, are the symbols of the island, a bronze stag and a bronze doe. According to a tradition, the Colossus once stood in the place of the deer. Ships sailed under his feet and the passage was closed at night with a chain.