Getting around Italy by ferry

How to get around Italy by traghetto (ferry) and aliscafo (hyrdofoil)

Italy has 5,275 miles of shoreline, a whole passel of islands—from giants like Sicily and Sardegna to smaller, popular vacation islands like Capri, Elba, and the Aeolians—some world-famous coastal regions (Amalfi Coast, Cinque Terre), and several large lakes.

That means, at some point, you will likely have to get into a boat to explore the best bits of Italy.

I'll get to posting more intel here soon, but for now, to the right are links to ferry info for getting popular islands and coastal spots, and below are some other key links you need:

• www.traghettilines.it - One of the most complete set of listings, especially for ferries within Sicily.
• www.traghetti.com - For routes and timetables of most ferries in Italy.
• www.aferry.co.uk - A good search engine to find all ferries on a given route.
• www.directferries.com - Another good search engine.
• www.traghettionline.com - Links to many main ferry lines.

Regional ferry lines

• Campania - www.alilauro.it, www.caremar.it, www.snav.it, www.vetor.it (islands of Ponza, Ventotene, Ischia, Procida)
• Sicily / Aeolian Islands - www.snav.it, www.gnv.it, www.siremar.it, www.usticalines.it
• Sardinia - www.gnv.it, www.mobylines.it, www.saremar.it, www.corsicaferries.com
  
• Liguria / Cinque Terre - www.navigazionegolfodeipoeti.it
• Adriatic Coast - www.tirrenia.it
• Lazio - www.alilauro.it
• Tuscan Islands (Elba, Giglio, Capraia) - www.toremar.it, www.mobylines.it

Ferries on the lakes

• Major northern lakes (Como, Garda, Maggiore) - www.navigazionelaghi.it
• Lake Iseo - www.navigazionelagoiseo.it

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