Cheapest€34.99
- Grimaldi G152006:0718h 45m00:52Cagliari Stazione MarittimaFerry Portofino
Door to door 20h 15mCO2 68.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Cagliari to Rapallo costs €34.99 at the cheapest and takes 18h 37m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 598 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Ferry.
At a glance
- Distance
- 598 km
- Fastest
- 18h 37m
- Average
- 20h 7m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €34.99
- CO2 per passenger
- 68.8 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 19h 39m | 18h 9m | 1h 30m | €43.24 | 68.8 kg | 5 |
- 19h 39mFastest, by Ferry
- €43.24Cheapest, by Ferry
- 68.8 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
- 598 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€94.93
- Trenitalia T727707:304h 17m11:47CagliariGenova Piazza Principe
- Grimaldi G691813:241h 3m14:27Genova Stazione MarittimaFerry Portofino
Changes at Genoa, with 97 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 8h 4mCO2 21.9 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cagliari to Rapallo | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | €94.94 | €86.14 | €55.89 | €71.84 | €65.24 | €75.14 | €69.09 | €61.94 | €55.89 | €45.44 | €52.59 | €48.19 | €56.44 | €43.24 |
| Train | €154.88 | €169.73 | €130.68 | €121.88 | €114.73 | €164.23 | €137.28 | €143.33 | €98.23 | €86.13 | €114.73 | €109.78 | €130.68 | €84.48 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €34.99
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A room in Rapallo for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Cagliari to Rapallo
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €53.6990 days
- €26.1960 days
- €31.1445 days
- €37.1930 days
- €44.8921 days
- €43.2414 days
- €69.097 days
- €55.893 days
- €94.941 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €26.19.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 263 percent. The most expensive point is €94.94, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €55.89Sun
- €45.44Mon
- €52.59Tue
- €48.19Wed
- €56.44Thu
- €44.89Fri
- €61.94Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €71.84Sep
- €38.29Oct
- €34.44Nov
- €33.34Dec
- €35.54Jan
- €32.24Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 598 km against 569 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 Porto Torres, Olbia, Alghero, Genoa. The gap between arriving and leaving is 79 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Cagliari at 06:07 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cagliari
Rail
- Cagliari
- Cagliari railway station
- Cagliari Elmas railway station
Bus
- Cagliari Piazza Matteotti
- Autostazione ARST
Air
- CAG
Ferry
- Cagliari Stazione Marittima
Rapallo
Rail
- Santa Margherita Ligure-Portofino railway station
- Rapallo
- Zoagli
Bus
- Rapallo FS Capolinea
- Autorimessa di Torriglia "G. Malacalza"
Ferry
- Ferry Portofino
- Santa Margherita Ligure
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Grandi Navi Veloci | €38.84 | 18h 37m |
 Grimaldi | €34.99 | 18h 43m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €30.00 | 86% |
| Taxes | €3.00 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €34.99 | 100% |
We cannot promise Santa Margherita Ligure-Portofino railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Baggage storage near Santa Margherita Ligure-Portofino railway station
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Questions about Cagliari to Rapallo
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Cagliari to Rapallo?
The fastest journey from Cagliari to Rapallo takes 18h 37m door to door, of which 18h 9m is spent moving, on the Ferry. Most services take around 20h 7m, 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 Cagliari to Rapallo?
The cheapest fare from Cagliari to Rapallo is €34.99, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €56.99. 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 Cagliari to Rapallo?
The cheapest way from Cagliari to Rapallo is by Ferry, at €43.24 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 19h 39m 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 Cagliari to Rapallo?
Fares from Cagliari to Rapallo bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €26.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 263 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cagliari to Rapallo?
Friday is the cheapest day to depart from Cagliari to Rapallo, at €44.89. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cagliari to Rapallo?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cagliari to Rapallo, at €32.24 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 service from Cagliari to Rapallo?
2 operators sell services from Cagliari to Rapallo across 1 modes: Grandi Navi Veloci, Grimaldi. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Cagliari to Rapallo?
33 percent of the services we sell from Cagliari to Rapallo are direct. The rest connect at Porto Torres, Olbia, Alghero, Genoa, with about 79 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 Cagliari to Rapallo use?
Services from Cagliari to Rapallo by Ferry leave from Cagliari Stazione Marittima and arrive at Ferry Portofino. 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 Cagliari to Rapallo?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Cagliari to Rapallo 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Cagliari to Rapallo on September 11, 2026: 598 km of route against 569 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €34.99, and 18h 37m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The ferry is the simple part. What you do once you are in Rapallo is somebody else's catalog.
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