Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:24 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €28.94, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 15h 8m over 471 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €28.94, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€28.94
- 178%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Cava de' Tirreni
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:24First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Grimaldi runs this service and does not sell it here. Direct Ferries takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Direct Ferries holds the sailings between these two ports, with the crossing times and the fares.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €77.33Mon21
- about €52.04Tue22
- about €54.24Wed23
- about €58.09Thu24
- about €55.33Fri25
- about €54.24Sat26
- about €60.29Sun27
- about €48.74Mon28
- about €38.29Tue29
- about €43.79Wed30
- about €40.49Thu1
- about €53.68Fri2
- about €41.59Sat3
- about €43.23Sun4
- about €36.64Mon5
- about €28.94Tue6
- about €33.89Wed7
- about €36.09Thu8
- about €33.89Fri9
- about €43.24Sat10
- about €41.04Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into La Maddalena. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in La Maddalena for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €39.9490 days
- €34.9960 days
- €29.4945 days
- €27.8430 days
- €41.0421 days
- €43.2314 days
- €60.297 days
- €54.243 days
- €77.331 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €27.84.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 178 percent. The dearest point is €77.33, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
471 km
449 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
53,130 → 10,297
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 471 km against 449 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Castellammare di Stabia, Pozzuoli, Ischia, Procida. The gap between arriving and leaving is 62 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
La Maddalena is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Surrau railway station
Most of the points near Surrau railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena?
The fastest journey from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena takes 15h 8m door to door, of which 15h 23m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 16h 16m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena?
The cheapest fare from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena is €28.94, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €43.79. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena?
The cheapest way from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena is by ferry, at €28.94 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 16h 53m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena?
Fares from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €27.84. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 178 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena, at €38.29. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena, at €25.09 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena?
Grimaldi publish service areas covering both Cava de' Tirreni and La Maddalena, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena?
20 percent of the services we sell from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena are direct. The rest connect at Castellammare di Stabia, Pozzuoli, Ischia, Procida, with about 62 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena use?
Services from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena by ferry leave from Minori and arrive at LA MADDALENA. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Cava de' Tirreni to La Maddalena on 20 September 2026: 471 km of route against 449 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €28.94, and 15h 8m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives La Maddalena a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of La Maddalena and across Italy
Day trips that leave La Maddalena in the morning and cover a good part of Italy by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Cava de' Tirreni reaches 44 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 19 to 662 km. La Maddalena reaches 41 places in 3 countries, from 33 to 685 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Cava de' Tirreni
- 44Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in La Maddalena
Leaving La Maddalena
- 41Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 3Operators