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Sea Dreams, which sells the Marmaris–Rhodes crossing in Rhodes, has published its January 2027 timetable. In January the boat sails only on Saturdays, leaving Marmaris at 09:00 in the morning and returning from Rhodes at 15:00 in the afternoon; there is also an extra sailing on 1 January. While there is at least one sailing every day in November, this drops to 14 days in December and 6 days in January. This means that the information found on many sites (including our earlier articles), “Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 16 November to 28 February”, does not apply this winter.
What happened?
Sea Dreams (Aegean Shipping) of Rhodes publishes its Marmaris sailings on a separate page for each month. After the November and December 2026 pages, the January 2027 page was live as of 17 October 2026; the February and March 2027 pages are not yet available. On the Turkish side, marmarisferibot.com, which acts as the sales agent for Yeşil Marmaris Lines, also shows the same sailings on sale until the end of January. We compared the two sources day by day; apart from 5 December the times are identical.
Update (25 October 2026): Yeşil Marmaris Lines confirmed to us by email that there are sailings every day in November 2026 and on 14 days in December 2026. According to the company, the catamarans belong to Yeşil Marmaris; Sea Dreams is a Greek agency working with it and also runs its own catamaran in season.
Times are local: departure from Marmaris is in Turkish time, departure from Rhodes in Greek time. After 25 October, Rhodes is one hour behind Turkey.
November 2026: There is at least one sailing every day. The 08:30 departure from Rhodes runs almost every day, with the return from Marmaris at 16:00. The morning departure from Marmaris (09:00, 11:30 or 13:30) is mostly on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; on those days there is also a 15:30 return from Rhodes.
December 2026:
| Date | From Marmaris | From Rhodes |
|---|---|---|
| 1, 2, 3 December (Tuesday–Thursday) | 16:00 | 08:30 |
| 5 December (Saturday) | 09:00 and 16:00 | 08:30 and 15:00 |
| 6–7 December (Sunday–Monday) | 11:30 | 15:30 |
| 8–9 December (Tuesday–Wednesday) | 16:00 | 08:30 |
| 12–13 December (Saturday–Sunday) | 11:15 | 15:00 |
| 19, 23 and 30 December | 09:00 | 15:00 |
| 31 December (Thursday) | 10:30 | 11:30 |
The agent’s site gives the times of the second boat (Kartepe) on 5 December as above; on Sea Dreams’ page, however, the departure and arrival times of this sailing are inconsistent with each other. Confirm the time on your ticket for that day.
January 2027: On 1 January (Friday) 11:30 from Marmaris and 13:00 from Rhodes. On 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 January (Saturdays) 09:00 from Marmaris and 15:00 from Rhodes. There are no sailings on other days in January.
Prices have not changed: on Yeşil Marmaris Lines’ website, a same-day return for an adult is €60 and a return on a different day is €95 (17 October 2026). Update (30 October 2026): Yeşil Marmaris Lines’ fare table for 21 September 2026 to 31 March 2027 lists adults at €63 one way or same-day return and €90 for a return on a different day, children born 2020–2023 at €41, €41 and €65, and infants born 2024–2026 at €5, €5 and €10; the text on its route page still says €60 and €95.
What does it mean for travellers?
- A day trip from Marmaris to Rhodes is still possible in winter, but only on certain days. On January Saturdays you leave at 09:00 in the morning and return from Rhodes at 15:00 (16:00 Turkish time), which gives you about five hours on the island. In December the same pattern runs on 5, 19, 23 and 30 December, with later departures on 6–7 and 12–13 December. In winter the museums and archaeological sites in Rhodes close at 15:30 and are closed on Tuesdays; see the Rhodes travel guide for details.
- If you are staying a night, count the week. Because the January sailings are Saturdays only, if you stay on the island the return is only the following Saturday; for Turkish passport holders using Greece’s visa-on-arrival scheme, that means the whole of the maximum 7-day stay. The visa-on-arrival application is made for a specific sailing, so choose the day first and then apply.
- New Year: The boat that leaves Marmaris at 10:30 on 31 December returns from Rhodes at 11:30, so a day trip that day is practically impossible. On 1 January it leaves Marmaris at 11:30 and Rhodes at 13:00. For those who want to spend New Year in Rhodes, going on 30 December and returning on 1 or 2 January works.
- Day trips from the island to Turkey end in mid-December. The option of going from Rhodes in the morning and returning from Marmaris at 16:00 exists throughout November and on 1–3, 5 and 8–9 December; after that it does not.
- Weather: Cancellations due to wind are more frequent in winter. In weeks with few sailings, a cancellation can push the return back by a week.
For general information on the route see our Marmaris–Rhodes ferry guide, and for planning the day see Marmaris to Rhodes day trip. You can also see our winter news of 15 October.
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Sources
- Sea Dreams - Marmaris timetable, January 2027 (checked on 17 October 2026)
- Sea Dreams - Marmaris timetable, December 2026 (checked on 17 October 2026)
- Sea Dreams - Marmaris timetable, November 2026 (checked on 17 October 2026)
- Marmarisferibot.com (Yeşil Marmaris Lines sales agent) - Rhodes–Marmaris sailings (checked on 17 October 2026)
- Yeşil Marmaris Lines - Marmaris Rhodes ferry tickets and prices (checked on 17 October 2026)
- Yeşil Marmaris Lines, email, 25 October 2026
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