Piombino – Portoferraio
Ferries to Elba
Piombino – Portoferraio
Ferries to Elba
The Piombino Portoferraio ferry is serviced by 3 ferry companies; Moby Lines, Toremar & Blu Navy.Piombino Portoferraio ferries take around 1 hour. The ferry costs between €90.65 and €330.73, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get live pricing and availability for ferries from Piombino to Portoferraio.
The first Piombino Portoferraio ferry typically departs from Piombino at around 05:30. The last ferry usually departs at 22:30.
The Piombino Portoferraio ferry trip can take around 1 hour. The fastest sailings are approximately 40 minutes. Sailing times can vary between ferry operators and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 198 weekly sailings from Piombino to Portoferraio provided by Moby Lines, Toremar & Blu Navy. Timetables can change from season to season.
Moby Lines provide 46 sailings weekly. Toremar provide 103 sailings weekly. Blu Navy provide 55 sailings weekly.
Piombino Portoferraio ferry prices typically range between 91€* and 331€*. The average price is typically 215€*. The cheapest Piombino Portoferraio ferry prices start from 91€*. The average price for a foot passenger is 80€*. The average price for a car is 229€*.
Pricing will vary depending on number of passengers, vehicle type, route and sailing times. Pricing is taken from searches over last 30 days and exclusive of service fees, last updated 1 May 2025.
The distance between Piombino to Portoferraio is approximately 17.3 miles (27.8km) or 15.0 nautical miles.
Yes, Moby Lines, Toremar & Blu Navy ferries allow cars on board ferries between Piombino and Portoferraio. Use our Deal Finder to get live pricing for car ferries between Piombino and Portoferraio.
Yes, foot passengers can travel with Moby Lines, Toremar & Blu Navy ferries between Piombino and Portoferraio.
Pets are allowed on ferries travelling from Piombino to Portoferraio with Blu Navy. Please also note that your pet may have to stay in the vehicle during the journey unless the ferry operator supplies pet accommodation.
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| Piombino - Portoferraio Route summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Departure Country | Italy | |
| Destination Country | Italy | |
| No. of Operators | 3 | |
| Operators | Blu Navy, Moby Lines & Toremar | |
| Average Price | 168 €* | |
| Average Daily Sailings | 24 | |
| Average Weekly Sailings | 148 | |
| Average Sailing Duration | 57m | |
| Fastest Sailing Duration | 40m | |
| First Ferry | 05:30 | |
| Last Ferry | 22:20 | |
| Distance | 15 nautical miles | |
* Prices subject to change, pricing is taken from last 30 days, last updated 2024-11-05.
The Italian town of Piombino is located in the Province of Livorno in Tuscany. It lies on the border between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ligurian Sea, in front of the island of Elba and on the northern side of Maremma. The town can trace its origins back to when it was an Etruscan Port which then became an important port in the Middle Ages of the Republic of Pisa. A great time to visit is in August when "Agosto con Gusto" is in full swing. It is a significant food and wine fair that celebrates the gastronomy and culinary traditions of Piombino. Other visitor attractions in the town include the Museum of the Citadel and the City where the town's prehistoric, Etruscan and Roman past can be further explored. For the more energetic visitor, there are a number of trekking and bicycle paths along the coastline which lead through Mediterranean scrub towards the modern port of Salivoli.
From the port of Piombino ferries depart direct to the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago (Elba Island is just 10km from the coast), as well as to Sardinia and Corsica.
The town of Portoferraio is located on the north east coast of the Italian island of Elba, on a headland that closes the gulf towards the north. Portoferraio is one of the island's most ancient towns and can trace its origins back to the Ligurians, the Etruscans and the Greeks, before finally becoming a Roman colony named Fabricia. Cosimo I dei Medici is responsible for the town's layout who began to change it after 1548, when the town's name was changed to Cosmopoli, in order to strengthen the town's defences. Popular attractions in or near the town include the Romanesque Church of Santo Stefano alle Trane, the Villa dei Mulini and Villa San Martino, the Etruscan Fortress of Castiglione, the Pinacoteca Foresiana, the International Art Centre of Italo Bolano and the Botanical Garden at Ottone.
A few kilometers from Portoferraio, towards Bagnaia, in the hamlet of Le Grotte, where visitors can see the remains of a Roman villa from the Imperial period. These were covered by plants and shrubs until 1960 when digging brought to light the great complex with walls in opus reticulatum, big terraces overlooking the sea and a pool with heating and a water circulation system.
