Ferries in Italy

2,604 routes and 15 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

Roma / Rome - Lazio - Italia / Italy

We sell 2,604 Ferries routes in Italy, serving 68 places through 15 operators. 256 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €14.64 and the median route runs 404 km.

Checked 1 October 2026Priced for 1 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

Ferries in Italy, in numbers

What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.

  • 2,604Routes we sell
  • 68Places served
  • 15Operators
  • 2,348Domestic routes
  • 256Cross border routes
  • 404 kmMedian route
  • 899 kmLongest route
  • 7Countries
Routes

The busiest Ferries routes in Italy

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

The routes we sell in Italy, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Catania to Palermo ferry€14.647h 9m165 km
Palermo to Catania ferry€14.646h 47m165 km
Naples to Rome ferry€16.847h 29m187 km
Rome to Naples ferry€16.847h 31m187 km
Livorno to Olbia ferry€23.4411h 17m299 km
Olbia to Livorno ferry€23.4411h 7m299 km
Naples to Palermo ferry€23.9910h 40m314 km
Palermo to Naples ferry€23.9910h 45m314 km
Catania to Naples ferry€28.9412h 46m380 km
Naples to Catania ferry€28.9412h 32m380 km
Genoa to Rome ferry€30.5913h 40m402 km
Rome to Genoa ferry€30.5913h 57m402 km
Cagliari to Rome ferry€30.5913h 26m412 km
Rome to Cagliari ferry€30.5913h 25m412 km
Palermo to Rome ferry€31.6913h 48m426 km
Rome to Palermo ferry€31.6914h 7m426 km
Catania to Rome ferry€38.8417h 2m536 km
Rome to Catania ferry€38.8416h 57m536 km
Cagliari to Livorno ferry€41.0416h 18m490 km
Livorno to Cagliari ferry€41.0416h 38m490 km
Cagliari to Genoa ferry€42.6918h 12m576 km
Genoa to Cagliari ferry€42.6918h 10m576 km
Genoa to Naples ferry€44.8918h 22m588 km
Naples to Genoa ferry€44.8918h 20m588 km
Rimini to Cagliari ferry€49.2819h 3m608 km
Cagliari to Rimini ferry€50.9419h 26m608 km
Livorno to Palermo ferry€51.4921h 56m655 km
Palermo to Livorno ferry€54.2422h 18m655 km
Palermo to Rimini ferry€55.3421h 17m664 km
Rimini to Palermo ferry€55.3420h 40m664 km
Genoa to Palermo ferry€58.0924h 32m790 km
Palermo to Genoa ferry€58.0924h 15m790 km

Being on the water gives Rome a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Rome

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Rome, with free cancellation on most of it.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Ferries, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km48419%Cava Dè Tirreni, 16 km
200 to 600 km1,69665%Chiavari, 201 km
600 to 1,500 km42416%Pozzuoli, 600 km
Across the border

Where Italy connects to

Countries reachable from Italy by Ferries on a route we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Albania8834%
Greece6425%
France3213%
Croatia2811%
Tunisia208%
Switzerland125%
Spain125%
Carriers

Ferry operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

  • Grimaldi
  • Grandi Navi Veloci
  • SNCM
  • NLM
  • Jadrolinija
  • Moby
  • Saremar
  • Tirrenia
  • NLC
  • NLG

Ferry destinations

Common questions about Ferries in Italy

What Ferries routes are there in Italy?

We sell 2604 Ferries routes in Italy, serving 68 places, run by 15 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.

How much do Ferries tickets in Italy cost?

The cheapest Ferries fare in Italy is €14.64 for one passenger, across the 2,604 routes we sell there. The median route runs 404 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.

Can I travel out of Italy by Ferries?

256 of the Ferries routes we sell touching Italy cross a border and 2348 stay inside it, reaching 7 other countries including Albania, Greece, France. Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.

Which operators run Ferries services in Italy?

15 operators run Ferries services on routes we sell in Italy: ANEK Lines, Commodore Cruises, Corsica & Sardinia Ferries, Grandi Navi Veloci, Grimaldi. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.

What is the longest Ferries route in Italy?

The longest Ferries route we sell touching Italy runs from Catania to Chiavari, 899 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 404 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Distances

Other ways to travel here

The wider region

The journey ends at Roma Termini. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

Where to sleep in Rome

Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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