Vulcano – Salina
Ferries to Aeolian Islands
Vulcano – Salina
Ferries to Aeolian Islands
The Vulcano Salina ferry is serviced by 2 ferry companies; Liberty Lines Fast Ferries & Siremar.Vulcano Salina ferries take around 45 minutes. The ferry costs between €23.85 and €66.74, 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 Vulcano to Salina.
The first Vulcano Salina ferry typically departs from Vulcano at around 07:30. The last ferry usually departs at 22:50.
The Vulcano Salina ferry trip can take around 45 minutes. The fastest sailings are approximately 40 minutes. Sailing times can vary between ferry operators and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 100 weekly sailings from Vulcano to Salina provided by Liberty Lines Fast Ferries & Siremar. Timetables can change from season to season.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries provide 92 sailings weekly. Siremar provide 11 sailings weekly.
Vulcano Salina ferry prices typically range between 24€* and 67€*. The average price is typically 30€*. The cheapest Vulcano Salina ferry prices start from 24€*. The average price for a foot passenger is 30€*. The average price for a car is 86€*.
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 April 2025.
The distance between Vulcano to Salina is approximately 11.3 miles (18.2km) or 9.8 nautical miles.
Yes, Siremar ferries allow cars on board ferries between Vulcano and Salina. Use our Deal Finder to get live pricing for car ferries between Vulcano and Salina.
Yes, foot passengers can travel with Liberty Lines Fast Ferries & Siremar ferries between Vulcano and Salina.
Pets are allowed on ferries travelling from Vulcano to Salina with Liberty Lines Fast Ferries. 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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| Vulcano - Salina Route summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Departure Country | Italy | |
| Destination Country | Italy | |
| No. of Operators | 2 | |
| Operators | Liberty Lines Fast Ferries & Siremar | |
| Average Price | 30 €* | |
| Average Daily Sailings | 13 | |
| Average Weekly Sailings | 88 | |
| Average Sailing Duration | 49m | |
| Fastest Sailing Duration | 40m | |
| First Ferry | 07:30 | |
| Last Ferry | 22:50 | |
| Distance | 9 nautical miles | |
* Prices subject to change, pricing is taken from last 30 days, last updated 2024-09-04.
The small Italian volcanic island of Vulcano lies in the Tyrrhenian Sea and is around 25 km to the north of Sicily, and is the most southerly of the eight islands that make up the Aeolian Islands. The island is only around 21 sq. km and its highest point is just under 500 m above sea level. There are a number of volcanos on the island, and includes one of four active, non-submarine, volcanoes in Italy. The most recent volcanic activity is the Gran Cratere at the top of the Fossa cone, the cone having grown in the Lentia Caldera in the middle of the island, and has had at least 9 major eruptions in the last 6,000 years. However, the island's volcanoes have been quiet since around 1890 when Fossa erupted and deposited around 5 meters of pyroclastic material on the summit. The island is also famous for its hot springs which are located a short walk from the harbour. For the brave, visitors are able to walk to the crater of a volcano where you can observe smoke coming out of the ground!
Hydrofoil and ferry services connect Vulcano to the other Aeolian Islands and to Sicily and the mainland. Access from Milazzo in Sicily is convenient, as Vulcano is the boat's first stop from there as they continue to the other islands.
The Italian island of Salina is one of the Aeolian Islands and is a destination of nature lovers who will fall in love with the island's beautiful landscape that is made up of volcanic rocks and slopes of olive trees and capers. The island is less crowded that Lipari and is the greenest and most fertile of all the Aeolian Archipelago islands and is known for its charming villages where the progress of time seems to have stopped. For example, in Rinella, there is a lovely small harbour which is the perfect place to watch the beautiful sunsets and the way the locals decorate their houses always seems to catch the attention of tourists. In the east of the island is the village of Pollara where if you take the winding stairway down to the sea you will find the famous coastline where the famous Italian film director Massimo Troisi filmed the movie Il Postino (The Postman). This is Salina's most beautiful beach where visitors will find shallow, warm, clear waters filled with sponges, Moray Eels and Groupers. this is also a good spot for scuba diving and has some excellent underwater photography opportunities.
The island can be reached by hydrofoil and SNAV ferry from Messina on the island of Sicily.
