Ferries in the Mediterranean

{{style|Several sections are outdated needs to be overhauled. Also, a general cleanup is needed. This page aims to provide an overview of all the ferry services in the Mediterranean Sea between Europe|southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The Mediterranean Sea is sub-divided into a number of smaller seas, each with their own designation (from west to east). The ferries are - as far as feasible - ordered by sea which they traverse.

Discounts

As of Oct 2023, Grimaldi Ferries provides free passage (no seat or berth) for children under 2 years old (and for children under 12 on some routes to Sicily), and 50% off ship passage (not including fixed dues for children under 12 years old). It offers a 20% discount (fixed dues excluded) for passengers over 60 for voyages from/to Spain, Sicily and Sardinia. Mediterranean Relief - 650px|Map of the Mediterranean Sea.

Alboran Sea

The Alboran Sea is between Spain and Morocco. Ferries leave from Algeciras on the Spanish side and arrive at Tangier and Melina in Morocco. There is also a connection from Barcelona to Tangier.

Balearic Sea

The Balearic Sea is between mainland Spain and its Balearic Islands.

• You can arrive to Barcelona by boat from the Balearic Islands, from Genoa and from Rome. For further information, check and Web:

The cheapest cabine-less ticket is cheaper then the Europe#By_bus|bus Rome - Barcelona.

Ligurian Sea

The Ligurian Sea is between Corsica and Liguria (Italy).

Italy

• From Genoa: nv-routes Grandi Navi Veloci crosses to Barcelona weekly, and takes about eighteen hours. It also offers a weekly crossing to Tangiers, which takes around forty-six.

Other direct ferry routes from Genoa are; Bastia (Corsica), Olbia, Palermo (Italy) and Porto Torres. It is best to book early to avoid over-booking on the ferries.

Tyrrhenian Sea

The Tyrrhenian Sea is enclosed by Sardinia, Italian peninsula and Sicily.

Italy

Civitavecchia harbour 2018 1 - A ferry leaving the port of Civitavecchia

• From Civitavecchia (near Rome)
• To Barcelona (Spain). You get 20% discount with the Rail_travel_in_Europe#RailPlus_card|RailPlus card. Takes approx. 22hr.

  The cheapest cabine-less ticket is cheaper then the Europe#By_bus|bus Rome - Barcelona.

• To Golfo Aranci (Sardinia), Corsica & Sardinia Ferries
• To Olbia (Sardinia), com Moby Lines, Tirrenia or Snav
• To Palermo (Sicily), Grandi Navi Veloci or Snav
• To Porto Torres (Sardinia), web.it/en/tw_compagnie.php?compagnia=grimaldi Grimaldi Lines
• To Toulon (France), GLD Lines
• To Tunis, Grandi Navi Veloci / Grimaldi Ferries

For detailed info of all these lines, see ale_eng Guide to Mediterranean Ferries Napoli-Fährhafen, Kreuzfahrtschiff - The port of Naples is one of the busiest of the Mediterranean Sea

• From Naples to:
• Aeolian Islands – Lipari (16hr), Panarea (14hr), Stromboli (12hr), Salina (15hr), Vulcano (17hr). iremar/naples-ferry Siremar or https://en/ Snav.
• Cagliari (Sardinia) – ardinia/naples-cagliari/ Tirrenia. Takes approx. 13½hr.
• Gulf of Naples – Capri, Ischia (45min by hydrofoil or 1hr by ferry), Procida. Snav
• Milazzo (Sicily) – iremar/naples-ferry Siremar. Takes approx. 18hr.
• Palermo (Sicily) – Takes about 10¼hr with ardinia/naples-cagliari/ Tirrenia or 10½hr with nv-routes/naples-palermo Grandi Navi Veloci.
• From Salerno to:
• Catania (Sicily) – Grimaldi Lines. Takes about 13hr.
• Valletta (Malta) – Grimaldi Lines. Takes about 26½hr.
• Palermo (Sicily) – Grimaldi Lines. Takes about 10hr.
• Tunis (Tunisia) – Grimaldi Lines. Takes about 25hr.

Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is between the Italian peninsula and the coasts of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Albania.

Albania

Panorama of Durres Port - Durrës

• From Durrës to:
• Ancona (Italy) – Adria ferries
• Bar (Montenegro) – bi-weekly connection with Montenegro Lines
• Bari (Italy) – Agemar or Azzurra Line
• Kotor (Montenegro)
• Trieste (Italy) – ndex_eng.htm Agemar

Bosnia

• The coastal town of Neum does not seem to be served by any ferry line. Nearest larger ports are Split and Dubrovnik, both in Croatia.

Croatia

• From Pula
• To Venezia during summer pula.html
• From Rijeka
• All along the Croatian coast to Split, Starigrad, Dubrovnik
• From Split
• To Pescara (Italy), via Starigrad (Hvar)
• To Ancona (Italy)
• Numerous local lines, detailed schedules for local lines plit.html
• From Dubrovnik
• To Bari (Italy)
• Numerous local lines
• From Zadar
• To Ancona (Italy)
• From Ploče
• local lines.

For detailed info of all these lines, see rries_croatia.htm Croatia Ferry Guide or All international and local ferries in Croatia

Montenegro

• From Bar it is feasible to take a ferry to:
• Ancona (Italy) - twice a week, only in the summer. It takes approx 16h.
• Bari (Italy) - daily
• Durrës (Albania) – bi-weekly with Montenegro Lines
• From Kotor it is feasible to take a ferry to:
• Bari (Italy) - weekly, only during the summer

Italy

• From Venice to:
• Izola (Slovenia)
• Piran (Slovenia) ng/routes.asp
• Greece
• From Ancona to:
• Bar (Montenegro) - Twice a week, only in the summer. Takes approx 16h.
• Split (Croatia) Snav or Jadrolinija ferries or Blu Line Ferries
• Zadar (Croatia) rries_croatia.htm
• From Pescara to:
• Split (Croatia) via Starigrad (Hvar) rries_croatia.htm or web.it/en/tw_compagnie.php?compagnia=snav or tti.com/en/cat/compagnie/snav/ Snav ferries
• From Bari to:
• Bar (Montenegro) – Jadrolinija
• Dubrovnik (Croatia) – Jadrolinija
• Durrës (Albania) – ines/linea-bari-durazzo Adria Ferries or Ventouris Ferries
• Kefalonia (Greece) – Ventouris Ferries
• Patra (Greece) via Corfu and/or Igoumenitsa – i/en/ Superfast Ferries
• Zakynthos (Greece) – Ventouris Ferries
• From Brindisi to:
• Corfu (Greece) – European Seaways, x.php?lang=it Red Star Ferries or Grimaldi Lines
• Igoumenitsa (Greece) directly or via Corfu – European Seaways or Grimaldi Lines
• Kefalonia (Greece) – European Seaways, x.php?lang=it Red Star Ferries
• Patras (Greece) – Grimaldi Lines
• Saranda (Albania) – x.php?lang=it Red Star Ferries
• Vlorë (Albania) – European Seaways, x.php?lang=it Red Star Ferries
• Zakynthos (Greece) – European Seaways, x.php?lang=it Red Star Ferries

Slovenia

• From Izola
• to Venice (Italy)
• From Piran
• to Venice (Italy) ng/routes.asp

Ionian Sea

The Ionian Sea is between Italy, Greece, and Albania.

Greece

• From Patras to:
• Ancona (Italy) – Anek Lines or rete Minoan Lines or Superfast Ferries
• Bari (Italy) – Superfast Ferries
• Brindisi (Italy) – Grimaldi Lines
• Venice (Italy) – Anek Lines or rete Minoan Lines

Aegean Sea

The Aegean Sea is between Greece and Türkiye. Within it and there are some smaller seas, including the Thracian and the Myrtoan Sea and the Sea of Crete.

• Between Lesvos (Greece) and Dikili and Ayvalik (Turkey) there are regular ferry-services.

Sea of Marmara

The Sea of Marmara is between the Aegean and Black Sea. Lots of ferry and fast ferry lines connect northern and southern coasts of Marmara, some examples are:

• From Istanbul to Princes' Islands, Yalova, Guzelyali (near Bursa), Mudanya (also near Bursa), Marmara Islands, and Bandirma
• From Tekirdağ to Marmara Islands, Erdek, Bandirma, and Gemlik
• From Silivri to Marmara Islands
• From Şarköy to Marmara Islands

Also ferries run between Gelibolu/Eceabat on the northern bank of Dardanelles Strait (which links Aegean Sea and Marmara) and Lapseki/[[Çanakkale on the southern bank, respectively.

Cilician Sea

The Cilician Sea is between Türkiye and Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean countries such as Lebanon.

• Between Türkiye and Cyprus
• Ferry between Limassol or Larnaca and Lebanon, Greece (Rhodes, Kos), Egypt, Palestine and Syria om/]
• also ferries run between Mersin, Tasucu, Anamur, and Alanya in Türkiye and Kyrenia, and Famagusta in Northern Cyprus
• Between Türkiye and Lebanon
• Twice-weekly ferry between Tasucu, just outside Mersin, Türkiye to the Lebanese city of Tripoli. Run by Akgunler Denizcilik.

Black Sea

The Black Sea is between Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Türkiye, Georgia and Russia.

• UKR Ferry - this shipping company provides passenger transportation on its routes | ☎ +380 (482) 34-40-59
  Odessa Ilyichevsk to Poti/Batumi ng/tariffs/tariffs-pass-poti-batumi.php
  Odessa Ilyichevsk to Varna ng/tariffs/tariffs-pass-varna.php
  Odessa Ilyichevsk to Derince (Turkey, port on Marmara Sea) ng/tariffs/tariffs-cargo-derince.php
  Kerch to Poti ng/tariffs/tariffs-pass-kerch-poti.php
  Varna to Poti/Batumi ng/tariffs/tariffs-pass-varna-poti-batumi.php
• Navibulgar - Navigation Maritime Bulgare | ☎ +359 52 683 409, +359 887 000 469, +359 888 449 052 - German/Bulgarian-owned company provides passenger transportation between:
  Varna (Bulgaria) and Poti/Batumi (Georgia) -- passenger €100, vehicle €220
  Varna (Bulgaria) and Chernomorsk (near Odessa, Ukraine)
  Chernomorsk (Ukraine) and Poti/Batumi (Georgia)
  
• From Russian port of Sochi ferries go to Trabzon (Turkey) and Batumi (but you have to be a citizen of Georgia, Russia or CIS to board this one). Website of the port in Sochi