Rhodes, being an island around Greece does not have many International carriers flying in directly. Therefore, if it is a vacation with a tight schedule, it is always advisable to fly with all bases covered. Pricing is by far the most important factor while selecting the Airline that is chosen to get to a destination, however, since time can be a constraint at the same time, there could be a few direct flights that can be used to get to Rhodes.
Diagoras, which is the lone international airport in Rhodes is located a little over 16 kms south-west of the main town of Rhodes and is very close to the Paradisi village. Travelling to the main town in Rhodes, once you arrive, should not be an issue since you can pre-book some local transport to/from your hotel and the airport. The flip side is that direct flights are lesser in frequency and heavier on the pocket. At the same time, there could be scenarios where a direct flight to Rhodes could be more economical if the origin of the trip is somewhere within Europe and close to the Greek coast. In such a case, it is better to compare the flight cost by taking into consideration an indirect journey via one of the Greek towns.
Besides getting to Rhodes directly, there are economical options by arriving at the most convenient place in mainland Greece, like Athens and then boarding a connecting flight to Rhodes. This turns out more economical since the flights to Rhodes from Greece is higher in frequency and is a domestic flight. This works out even better during the Greek summer since there are quite a few flights from various towns in mainland Greece to Rhodes as well as other islands around the coast. Being summer, it is one of the better climate conditions to visit a holiday destination that’s an island and can be one of those warm & relaxing holiday trips.
A piece of advise is to look through every piece of information on flying options to the Rhodes island which will help in reducing the time taken to travel and keep up with the schedule with time constraints.