The rotunda and colonnades
Built in the Italian period as a thermal spa and restored as a monument. The architecture is the reason to come; the swimming is the bonus.
Δ.Ε.Σ. ΡΟΔΑ Seasonal timetable — check the current edition before you travel
Rhodes Town to Kallithea Springs by bus
The shortest worthwhile trip out of Rhodes Town: a restored 1920s spa on a small rocky bay, close enough that you can go for the afternoon and be back for dinner.
- One way
- Not published
- Buses a day
- Not published
- First out
- Not published
- Last back
- Not published
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.
Two operators stop here, and the bus fare is not the entry fee. Kallithea sits on the municipal Line 40 between Rhodes Town and Faliraki, and the KTEL coaches stop here too — so you have more ways back than the thin corridors further out. What is not covered by any of them is the site itself: admission is charged at the gate, separately from your ticket. The swimming is off rock terraces rather than a beach, so bring something for your feet.
Both operators pass Kallithea — RODA’s line 40 runs Rhodes – Kallithea Avenue – Faliraki, and KTEL sell onward journeys from Kallithea Avenue — but neither publishes a Rhodes ↔ Kallithea fare in any 2026 document, and neither prints a timetable for Kallithea as a destination in its own right. Use the line 40 times below.
Departures
Departure times change. Δ.Ε.Σ. ΡΟΔΑ publishes the current timetable.
Check both directions and save your return before you set off.
Checked against Municipality of Rhodes — Δ.Ε.Σ. ΡΟΔΑ publications ↗ on 18 August 2026. Timetables change with the season — confirm before you travel.
Where the stop is
Δ.Ε.Σ. ΡΟΔΑ publish this line’s timetable but not where it leaves from, so we do not name a stand. It goes from the Mandraki / New Market block along with everything else — ask there rather than trusting a stand name you read online, including ours.
Do this before you go
A short trip is the easiest one to mistime. The site closes before the evening, and the useful thing to have on your phone is the last departure that gets you back into town afterwards.
Get the Rhodes Bus app ExperiencesAt Kallithea
The site itself is the destination — the domed rotunda, the colonnades and the terraced bay below them.
The bay
The bay
Rock terraces stepping down to clear, deep water, with ladders in. Popular with snorkellers and busy with day boats by midday.
Onwards to Faliraki
Onwards to Faliraki
The same coast road carries on south to Faliraki, so Kallithea works as a first stop on a longer day rather than as a trip on its own.
About this route
Which operator runs the bus to Kallithea Springs?
The Municipality of Rhodes publishes a Δ.Ε.Σ. ΡΟΔΑ line running Rhodes – Kallithea Avenue – Faliraki. That is the publication this page reconciles to; the KTEL east-coast services are published separately and use a different stand.
Is there an entrance fee?
Yes. Kallithea Springs is a ticketed site and admission is charged at the gate, independently of the bus fare. We do not quote the amount here because it is not something either bus operator publishes and it has changed more than once.
Is it a beach?
Not in the usual sense. Swimming is from rock terraces and small sandy pockets, with ladders down into deep water. It is excellent for snorkelling and poor for anyone who wants to walk into the sea.