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Bad weather in the southern Aegean continues this week. According to the Turkish news agency İHA, sailings between Bodrum and Kos were cancelled on Monday 26 October. The Municipality of Rhodes has put Rhodes and the Dodecanese on Red Code (a state of mobilisation) from 26 to 29 October, and the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY) has issued a red warning for the Dodecanese on Wednesday 28 October. If you are crossing from Bodrum, Marmaris, Fethiye or Datça to the islands in the coming days, confirm your sailing with the company.
What happened?
- Bodrum-Kos: According to İHA’s report published at 11:12 on 26 October, that day’s Bodrum-Datça ferries were cancelled because of the expected bad weather, and sailings between Bodrum and Kos were reportedly cancelled too. The report does not name the company or say how many sailings were affected. As of the morning of 27 October we found no report of cancellations for today’s sailings.
- Orange warning for Muğla: In the Turkish State Meteorological Service’s warning for Tuesday 27 October, Muğla is the only province on orange; 10 provinces, including İzmir, Çanakkale and Balıkesir, are on yellow (TGRT Haber, 27 October). Locally severe to very severe downpours are expected in the south and east of Muğla. Strong north to northeasterly winds with short storm-force gusts of 50-70 km/h are expected on the northern Aegean coast.
- The Greek side: Under EMY’s warning, upgraded to an emergency bulletin on 25 October, the Dodecanese are on orange from the afternoon of 27 October and on red on Wednesday 28 October; the East Aegean islands (including Lesvos, Chios and Samos) are on orange on 27 and 28 October. Winds of 7-8 Beaufort are expected locally in the Aegean.
- Red Code on Rhodes: Because of the high risk of flooding, the Municipality of Rhodes’ Civil Protection Office has put Rhodes and the Dodecanese on Red Code from Monday 26 to Thursday 29 October. It asks residents and visitors to travel only when absolutely necessary during the severe weather, follow the authorities’ instructions and respect road closures. The emergency number in Greece is 112.
- Archaeological sites: According to Newsbomb, the Dodecanese Ephorate of Antiquities closed six sites on Rhodes from 14:00 on 26 October: Lindos, Kamiros, the acropolis of Ialysos-Filerimos, the Acropolis of Rhodes, the walkway on the medieval city walls and the garden of the Palace of the Grand Master. Reopening depends on the weather.
What it means for travellers
- Crossing this week: Cancellations are decided by the company or the port authority on the day. Check the website or SMS notices of the companies listed in our Bodrum to Kos ferry guide, and for Rhodes in our Marmaris to Rhodes and Fethiye to Rhodes guides, before you head to the port. Coming the other way, see Kos to Bodrum and Rhodes to Marmaris.
- Day trips: With Lindos and Kamiros closed, much of a Rhodes day trip is affected. Winter opening hours are in our museum winter hours news; for planning, see our Rhodes day trip from Marmaris and Kos day trip from Bodrum guides.
- Visa on arrival (Turkish passport holders only): If your sailing is cancelled and moved to another day, ask your company whether your visa application carries over to the new sailing. Other nationalities follow the normal Schengen rules. Details in our visa-on-arrival guide.
- 28 and 30 October: 28 October is a public holiday in Greece. On 30 October there is a 24-hour seafarers’ strike in Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio; if you are continuing from the islands to Athens, see our strike news. Routes between the Turkish coast and the islands are not covered by that strike.
- Winter timetables: From November sailings become less frequent, so a cancelled sailing may be replaced by one several days later rather than the next day. Winter sailings by route are in our winter timetable news.
We will update this article if the situation changes.
Update: for storm Agneta on 1-3 November, floods and closed roads on Rhodes, see our 2 November report.
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Sources
- Son Dakika / İHA - Rain and wind cancel Bodrum’s Datça and Kos ferries (26 October 2026, Turkish)
- Yeni Şafak - Storm and downpours hit ferry services (26 October 2026, Turkish)
- TGRT Haber - 27 October 2026 weather, yellow and orange warnings (27 October 2026, Turkish)
- The President - EMY emergency bulletin until 28 October (26 October 2026, Greek)
- Ekklisia Online - EMY bulletin for Tuesday 27 October (Greek)
- SKAI - Red Code on Rhodes until 29 October (26 October 2026, Greek)
- iefimerida - Rhodes on Red Code due to bad weather (26 October 2026, Greek)
- Newsbomb - Dodecanese on red alert until Thursday, sites closed (26 October 2026, Greek)
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