Island of Elba » how to reach the island
Car ferries leave from Piombino to Portoferraio almost hourly in the summer season. There are also a couple of daily ferries for Rio Marina. The main shipping companies are Toremar and Moby Lines.Tickets can be bought online or through our hotel (we recommend pre-booking for Saturdays, even in low season).
The crossing from Piombino to Portoferraio takes one hour.
A hydrofoil service (no cars), which arrives only in Portoferraio and Cavo, takes 35 minutes.
Visit our system to know the ferry ticket prices and book on line.
From the northern Italy (click for map): from Milano, take the A1 motorway, then take the A15 at Parma Ovest to then take the A12 Genova-Livorno exit at Rosignano. Continue on the S.S. Aurelia clearway to "Venturina/Isola d'Elba" (you will see the sign to your right). Continue on the main road until you reach Piombino Marittima/Portoferraio.
From north-eastern Italy (click for map): take the A1 motorway Bologna-Firenze-Pisa-Livorno, exit at Rosignano and continue as above.
Alternatively: take the S.G.C. (not a motorway but a very good road) Firenze-Pisa-Livorno, exit at Firenze Scandicci and follow the clearway to Collesalvetti. At Collesalvetti re-join the motorway and exit at Rosignano, then take the S.S. Aurelia clearway as above to Piombino.
From southern Italy (click on map): Take the A12 Roma-Grosseto motorway, continue on the S.S. Aurelia clearway: exit at Venturina-Isola d'Elba then follow as above for Piombino.
During the summer Elba is connected by many flights through Italian and foreign companies from the following airports: Milan, Pisa, Zurich, Bern, Friedrichschafen, Münich. The small airport is located in La Pila, about 20 km from our hotel.
The Piombino Marittima train station is 50 meters from the ferry departures (see www.trenitalia.it).
