E-scooters in Rhodes: Hoppy and Hopp, what a ride costs, and why you can’t ride in the Old Town

Which e-scooter apps work on Rhodes?

Two operators hire out shared e-scooters on Rhodes, the stand-up kind you unlock with an app and pay for by the minute. (Most “scooter rental” shops on Rhodes hire mopeds and quads, which need a driving licence.)

• Hoppy, a Belgian company whose app is called Hoppy Mobility. It covers the north and east coast: Rhodes town, Ixia and Ialysos, Kallithea, Faliraki, the coast below Afantou, and Kolymbia.
• Hopp, an Icelandic brand run here by a franchise, in Faliraki only, out to the edges of Kallithea and Kalythies.

On the afternoon of 14 October 2026, a stormy day, the map of Rhodes town showed 241 Hoppy scooters, and Hoppy had 554 across its five areas from Ialysos to Kolymbia; the Faliraki map showed another 134 Hopps. These are map counts, not fleet sizes.

We found no third operator: Scoot, a Greek company from Patras, lists Rhodes only among its “next cities”.

Does it work with a foreign phone and card?

Yes, as far as the operators’ terms and help pages go: neither asks for a Greek card or a Greek number.

• Hoppy Mobility needs a valid credit or debit card in the app before your first ride.
• Hopp lets you sign up with an Apple or Google account, or with any mobile number: pick your country code and a PIN arrives by text or automated call. It takes debit and credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay.

You need no driving licence. The legal minimum age is 17, but Hopp’s terms ask for 18. Hoppy’s app-store pages say riders must be 18 or over, although one clause of its terms allows 16 or the local legal age. Carry your passport or ID card when you ride: Greek law asks e-scooter riders for ID, and the operator’s insurance can be shown in the app. New to shared scooters? See how to rent an e-scooter.

How much does an e-scooter cost in Rhodes?

Both operators charge €1 to unlock, then by the minute, moving or not. Hoppy sets its rate scooter by scooter, so it can vary within one area; the app shows it before you unlock.

A handful of Hoppys showed €0.33 or €0.30 elsewhere. Hopp’s website still lists Rhodes at €0.28 a minute, but its open data showed €0.33 on 14 and 15 October: go by the app.

Hoppy’s terms add two costs worth knowing: an insurance excess of up to €1,000 per claim if you cause damage to others, and €50 if an under-age rider is caught.

The town plans a cheaper option: 55 shared e-bikes at eight stations, free for the first two hours, then €4 an hour. The council adopted its rules in June 2026; we found no start date.

Can you ride an e-scooter in Rhodes Old Town?

No: you can’t ride or park inside the walls of the Medieval Town. Three separate rules say so:

• The app. Hoppy makes the whole walled town a no-ride zone: you can’t start a ride there, end one or ride through. Hopp doesn’t reach Rhodes town at all.
• The town. Council decision 140/2025 closes Ippoton (the Street of the Knights), Sokratous down to Hippocrates Square, Ermou, Aristotelous and other lanes to every vehicle from 09:00 to 01:00, 1 April to 31 October.
• The law. Greece bans e-scooters on pedestrian streets, squares and pavements: €350 and 30 days’ licence removal.

Hopp’s website invites riders through the island’s “storied streets, from the Palace of the Grand Master to sun-soaked beaches”. You can’t ride to the Palace on any shared scooter: it stands inside the no-ride zone, and Hopp’s scooters work only in Faliraki.

Leave the scooter outside and walk in. Hoppy has parking zones just outside the no-ride area, about 100 metres from Hippocrates Square, and more along Mandraki. Don’t leave one at the entrance to a pedestrian street: that costs €150.

Mandraki, Elli and the coast: where you can ride and park

Outside the no-ride zones Hoppy lets you ride anywhere in its area, but rides start and end only in its parking zones, 153 of them from Ixia to Kolymbia. Hopp’s rides end inside its Faliraki area.

• Mandraki. You can ride along the harbour, but Hoppy slows you to 18 km/h on the seafront and won’t let you start or end a ride on the quay itself. There’s a zone right by the RODA town-bus terminus.
• Elli beach. A parking zone sits about 70 metres from the beach. In the hotel streets behind it, around G. Amarantou Street in Neochori, Hoppy limits you to 15 km/h.
• Ixia and Ialysos. Covered, with 19 parking zones between them, at €0.35 a minute.
• Kallithea and Faliraki. The only stretch where you can choose between Hoppy and Hopp. Anthony Quinn Bay, south of Faliraki, is a no-ride zone in both apps.
• Kolymbia. Hoppy’s southernmost area, with 27 parking zones at €0.33 a minute; the Kolymbia map shows where the scooters stand.
• Villages. The centres of Afantou, Koskinou and Kremasti are no-ride zones.

Greek law adds its own limits wherever you stop: no parking on a pedestrian crossing or within 5 metres of one, within 12 metres of a bus stop, or on ramps and disabled bays. The fine is €30, or €150 for ramps, disabled bays and the entrances to pedestrian streets.

Airport, Lindos and the ferry port: where the scooters stop

No scooter reaches Rhodes airport, Lindos or the ferry quay. Both apps also block the main Rhodes–Lindos road, and wherever its limit is over 50 km/h, as OpenStreetMap shows for stretches near Faliraki, the law bans e-scooters there anyway. Take the bus instead:

The airport. The nearest Hoppy zone is about 3.6 km away in a straight line, so take line 25 to Faliraki, or the town’s RODA bus or a taxi into Rhodes town. KTEL Rodou publishes its timetable a few weeks at a time, so check its website for the one after 15 October.

Lindos. It lies about 18 km beyond Hoppy’s last zone at Kolymbia: take the bus all the way.

The ferry port. The central port lies inside Hoppy’s no-ride zone. End your ride in the nearest parking zone, about 140 metres away, and walk to the boat: Greek law bans parking where passengers board.

Island-hopping? A shared scooter can’t come on the ferry, but Hoppy runs on Kos too: see our Kos guide.

Greek e-scooter rules for visitors

E-scooters are legal on Rhodes and ridden much like bicycles. We found no municipal e-scooter rules, so national law applies: the Highway Code (KOK, law 5209/2025) as amended by law 5322/2026, published in the Government Gazette (ΦΕΚ Α΄ 117) and in force since 24 July 2026.

Helmets, heat, storms and winter

• Helmet. Compulsory for every e-scooter rider in Greece, adults included. Neither Hoppy nor Hopp supplies one, so pack your own.
• Heat. In July and August, ride early or late and carry water.
• Storms. On 14 October 2026 heavy rain closed schools and stopped the town buses.
• Winter. Neither operator publishes a winter season. Hoppy’s open data say “24/7”, and the two operators had nearly 700 scooters out in mid-October, but check the app before an off-season trip.

Did you know?

• The Old Town’s guards ride e-scooters too. The municipality’s 2026 tender for patrolling the Medieval Town asks for at least six, with wheels of at least 8.5 inches “suitable for cobbles”, plus drones.
• The walled town covers about 53 hectares and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988.
• Two bronze deer, Elafos and Elafina, guard the mouth of Mandraki harbour, where legend places the Colossus of Rhodes.