Anthony Quinn Bay
A rocky inlet south of the resort, named after the actor who bought the land around it. Clear water, very little sand, and busy by mid-morning.
KTEL Rodou 6 July – 10 September 2026
Rhodes Town to Faliraki by bus
The shortest useful hop on the east coast and the one most people make first. Worth knowing before you set off: both operators publish services along this stretch, and they do not leave from the same place.
- One way
- €2.50
- Buses a day
- 24
- First out
- 06:15
- Last back
- 22:25
Where it stops
Neither operator publishes a stop-by-stop sequence for this corridor in a form we can reproduce accurately, so we do not print one. The services call at the settlements along the coast road; the driver and the schedule at the stand are the reliable answer for a specific stop.
Take Line 40, not the intercity coach. Two operators run to Faliraki and they are not equivalent. The municipal Line 40 goes at roughly twenty-minute intervals from early morning until around midnight; the KTEL intercity coach only passes through on its way south. If you simply want to get to Faliraki and back, Line 40 is the one — and it is a different stand and a different ticket from the coach.
RODA’s line 40 also reaches Faliraki, more often and from a different stand. This row is the KTEL coastal service only.
Departures
Departure times change. KTEL Rodou publishes the current timetable.
Check both directions and save your return before you set off.
KTEL Rodou timetable ↗ Buy online ↗
Checked against KTEL Rodou — official schedule ↗ on 18 August 2026. Timetables change with the season — confirm before you travel.
Where the stop is
KTEL Rodou give one starting point for their island services, and this is the wording they use for it: Bus Station 1 – Mandraki, on the New Market block. Their numbered bays are not published, so if your service is not at the first stand, ask — we would rather say that than invent a layout for you to look for.
Do this before you go
Two operators, two timetables, and the one you want is whichever leaves next. Having both saved offline is the difference between a five-minute wait and an hour of standing at the wrong stand.
Get the Rhodes Bus app ExperiencesAround Faliraki
Full Faliraki guide →The resort strip is what Faliraki is known for; the reason to stay on the bus a little longer is what lies just past it.
Faliraki beach
A long, organised sand beach with loungers, water sports and a solid wall of tavernas behind it. The easiest swim to reach from Rhodes Town.
Ladiko
Ladiko
The smaller bay next along, quieter than Faliraki and sheltered from the wind that makes the open coast choppy in the afternoon.
About this route
Which operator runs the bus to Faliraki?
Both, and knowing which you want is the whole game. Δ.Ε.Σ. ΡΟΔΑ runs Line 40 — Rhodes, Kallithea Avenue, Faliraki — at roughly twenty-minute intervals across the day. KTEL Rodou’s east-coast coaches also call here on their way to Archangelos and Lindos. Line 40 is far more frequent; the coach is what you take if you are carrying on south afterwards.
Can I get to Anthony Quinn Bay by bus?
Not directly to the water. The bay is off the main road south of the resort and the last stretch is on foot, downhill on the way there and uphill on the way back. Allow for that when you pick your return.
Is Faliraki a good base without a car?
It is the best on the island, and the frequency is why. Line 40 alone runs at about twenty-minute intervals from early morning to around midnight, and the intercity coaches south to Lindos pass through on top of that. Nowhere else outside Rhodes Town gives you that much slack in a day.