HELPFUL WEBSITES
RHODES & DODECANESE
http://www.greekhotel.com/greekislands/rhodes/home.htm
http://www.greek-tourism.gr/rodos/ialisosuk.htm
ACCOMMODATION
All hotels: http://www.rodosisland.gr/en/accommodation.asp
Rodos Hotel Association: http://www.helios.gr/exr/
Luxury hotels: http://www.luxury.gr/rhodes-hotels.html
A΄ category: http://www.sunnygreece.com/rhodes.htm
AIR CONNECTIONS
You can get to Rhodes from Athens after about 45 minutes of flight. The island has two airports but only one is used for commercial purposes. The international airport Diagoras is at 15km of distance from the city, near the village of Paradissi. There are regular daily flights to Athens, to Heraklion Crete, and to Thessaloniki. Rodos is also connected with the neighboring islands of Kastellorizo, Karpathos, and Kassos. There are also regular international flights to and from all around the world via Athens airport.
For information on flights you may call:
Olympic Airways
+30 210 9666666 (Athens)
+30 22410 24571 & +30 22410 24555 (Rhodes, Town office)
+30 22410 83400 (Rhodes, Diagoras airport)
Aegean Airlines
+30 210 6261000 (Athens)
+30 22410 98345 (Rhodes, Diagoras airport)
Transportation from airport to Rhodes city center:
The distance from the airport to the town of Rhodes is about 15km. A public bus service
connects the airport to the city (frequency: every 30min, ticket: 1,70€ per person). There are also taxis just outside the arrivals terminal (cost: approximately 12€ from the airport to the city center of Rhodes).
SEA CONNECTIONS
The commercial harbor is situated in the city. All international and domestic ferries dock here as well as all the cruise liners. There are regular ferry lines connecting Rhodes with Athens (Pireaus). Rhodes is also connected with all the neighboring islands through extensive boat and hydrofoil services. Most of them dock at the commercial port and some at the Mandraki harbor.
For information on sea connections you may call:
+30 210 4226000 (Port authority in Piraeus)
+30 22410 28888 (Pert authority in Rhodes)
Weather Conditions in Rhodes during April:
(Source: National Meteorological Service, Rhodes Station No 749, Lat.:36o24’, Long.: 28o05’).
Average Data since 1956
TEMPERATURE : 16.6 +1 oC
Rh, RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 66.5+3.7%
PRECIPITATION: 27.8 mm
WIND INTENSITY: 8.8 Knots
ATM. PRESSURE: 1012 mmHg
MEAN No OF DAYS WITH CLOUDINESS: 8.2
MEAN No OF DAYS WITH PRECIPITATION: 7.5
MEAN No OF DAYS WITH SNOW: 0
MEAN No OF DAYS WITH STORMS: 2.1
MEAN No OF DAYS WITH FOG: 0.1