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Central Italy

34 ports

ports: 34
Operators: 21
Piombino to Portoferraio: 1h
Pianosa to Piombino: 3h 10m

Grimaldi Lines, GNV and nine other companies sail to Central Italy from 22 ports in nine countries, mostly Olbia, Patras and Barcelona. Within Central Italy, ferries link 31 ports. The main crossing, from Piombino to Portoferraio, takes an hour and runs 21 times a day; the longest within Central Italy, from Pianosa to Piombino, takes 3 hours 10 minutes. Some sailings take cars, others foot passengers only. Some lines are seasonal.

Ferries to Central Italy

27 routes

Sardinia

Olbia to PiombinoMoby5h 30m6 a week, in August Golfo Aranci to PiombinoCorsica Ferries6hWeekly, July to August Olbia to CivitavecchiaGrimaldi Lines · Tirrenia6h 30mTwice a day, in season Porto Torres to CivitavecchiaGrimaldi Lines8hWeekly Olbia to LivornoGrimaldi Lines · Moby9hAbout 4 a day Golfo Aranci to LivornoCorsica Ferries12hDaily Cagliari to Civitavecchia via ArbataxGrimaldi Lines15h3 a week

Greece

Igoumenitsa to AnconaSuperfast Ferries18h 30m3 a week, July to early September and late October to mid-April Patras to Ancona via IgoumenitsaSuperfast Ferries22h 30m6 a week

Sicily

Palermo to CivitavecchiaGNV13hWeekly Termini Imerese to CivitavecchiaGNV13h 45m5 a week Palermo to LivornoGrimaldi Lines19h 30m3 a week

Spain

Barcelona to CivitavecchiaGNV · Grimaldi Lines22h 15m6 a week, in season

Croatia

Mali Lošinj to PesaroGomo Viaggi3h 30m3 a week, late June to late August Zadar to AnconaJadrolinija4h5 a week, late June to August Novalja to Pesaro via Mali LošinjGomo Viaggi6hWeekly, mid-July to late August Split to AnconaJadrolinija · SNAV11h6 a week, in season

France

Bastia to PiombinoCorsica Ferries4hTwice a week, July to August Bastia to LivornoCorsica Ferries · Moby4h 30mTwice a day, in season

Tunisia

Tunis to CivitavecchiaGrimaldi Lines · GNV18h 30mTwice a week

Albania

Durrës to AnconaAdria Ferries16h 30m3 a week

Morocco

Tangier Med to Civitavecchia via BarcelonaGNV2 daysWeekly, June to September

Algeria

Annaba to CivitavecchiaGNV24h 30mTwice a week, August to September

Bay of Naples

Naples to Ventotene via CasamicciolaSNAV1h 50m5 a week, June to mid-September

Ischia

Casamicciola to VentoteneSNAV50m5 a week, June to mid-September

Gulf of Poets

Porto Venere to Marina di CarraraNavigazione Golfo dei Poeti45m5 a week, July to August

Northern Italy

Cesenatico to PesaroGomo ViaggiTwice a week, late June to August

Destinations in Central Italy

5

Lake Bolsena3 ports

Lake Bracciano3 ports

Lake Trasimeno6 ports

Pontine Islands6 ports

Tuscan Archipelago10 ports Elba3 ports

Other ports6 ports

Ancona6 destinations Civitavecchia10 destinations Livorno5 destinations Marina di Carrara2 destinations Pesaro3 destinations Viareggio2 destinations

Ferry companies in Central Italy

From Olbia, Barcelona, Palermo and three other portsCars

6h 30m–22h 15m

From Olbia and BastiaCars

1h–9h

From Barcelona, Termini Imerese, Tunis and three other portsCars

13h–2 days

Superfast Ferries

From Patras and IgoumenitsaCarsOvernight

18h 30m–22h 30m

Corsica Ferries

From Golfo Aranci and BastiaCars

4h–12h

Calls at Piombino, Portoferraio, Porto Santo Stefano and six other portsCars on some sailings

15m–3h 10m

Calls at Formia, Ponza, Ventotene and AnzioCars on some sailingsHigh speed

1h 20m–2h 30m

From OlbiaCarsOvernight

8h

Calls at Porto Santo Stefano, Giglio, Giannutri and two other portsCars on some sailings

1h–4h 35m

From DurrësCarsOvernight

16h 30m

Calls at Piombino and PortoferraioCars

1h

Calls at Passignano sul Trasimeno, Isola Maggiore, Castiglione del Lago and three other portsFoot passengers only

10m–40m

From Split and ZadarCars on some sailings

4h–11h

From Split, Naples and CasamicciolaCars on some sailingsSeasonal

50m–11h 30m

From Mali Lošinj, Novalja and CesenaticoFoot passengers onlyHigh speedSeasonal

3h 30m–6h

Consorzio Lago di Bracciano

Calls at Bracciano, Anguillara Sabazia and Trevignano RomanoFoot passengers onlySeasonal

1h 10m

Calls at Terracina and PonzaFoot passengers onlyHigh speedSeasonal

1h 15m

Calls at Anzio and PonzaFoot passengers onlyHigh speedSeasonal

1h 10m

Navigazione Golfo dei Poeti

From Porto VenereFoot passengers onlySeasonal

45m–1h

Pontina Navigazione

Calls at San Felice Circeo and PonzaFoot passengers onlySeasonal

1h

Calls at Isola Bisentina, Isola Martana and CapodimonteFoot passengers onlySeasonal

17m–42m

Questions

Where do ferries to Central Italy leave from?

From 22 ports, mostly Olbia, Patras and Barcelona. In Italy: Olbia, Golfo Aranci, Palermo and seven other ports. In Greece: Patras and Igoumenitsa. In Spain: Barcelona. In Croatia: Split, Zadar, Mali Lošinj and Novalja. In France: Bastia. In Tunisia: Tunis. In Albania: Durrës. In Morocco: Tangier Med. In Algeria: Annaba.

Which ferry companies sail to Central Italy?

Grimaldi Lines: from Olbia, Barcelona, Palermo, Tunis, Cagliari and Porto Torres. Moby: from Olbia and Bastia. GNV: from Barcelona, Termini Imerese, Tunis, Tangier Med, Annaba and Palermo. Superfast Ferries: from Patras and Igoumenitsa. Corsica Ferries: from Golfo Aranci and Bastia. Tirrenia: from Olbia. Adria Ferries: from Durrës. Jadrolinija: from Split and Zadar. And three other companies.

Can I take my car on a ferry to Central Italy?

Partly. Some sailings take cars, others foot passengers only. Zadar to Ancona, Mali Lošinj to Pesaro, Naples to Ventotene, Novalja to Pesaro, Casamicciola to Ventotene, Porto Venere to Marina di Carrara and Cesenatico to Pesaro are for foot passengers only.

Do ferries to Central Italy run all year?

Yes. Grimaldi Lines, GNV and six other companies sail all year round; some lines are seasonal.