Italian Ferry Ports
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Latest page update: 5 December 2024
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By Dion Protani
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The Italian Ferry Ports are an essential cog in the wheel of the country's tourism.
The total number of passengers transiting through Italy's ferry ports on their way to the various islands and regions amounts to around 50 million per year. In terms of tourists coming to Italy, the main purpose of the ferries is to take passengers to the smaller Italian islands such as Elba, Ischia, Capri and Ponza or to the island groups such as the Aeolian Islands in Sicily. |
Salerno Port, Campania
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Passengers that started their journey within Italy sometimes prefer to travel by sea instead of flying which means some of the longer ferry journeys become popular such as the overnight services between the Italian mainland and Sardinia or those that connect the northern ports to those in the south.
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Ancona
Ancona Port, Marche
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Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia, Lazio
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Bari
Porto Vecchio, Bari
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Villa San Giovanni
Villa San Giovanni, Calabria
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Salerno
Salerno, Campania
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Golfo Aranci
Golfo Aranci, Sardinia
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Portoferraio
Portoferraio, Elba
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Formia
Formia, Lazio
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Castellammare di Stabia
Castellammare di Stabia, Campania
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Busiest Italian Ferry Ports
Ranked in order of most recent passenger numbers published and rounded up or down to the nearest thousand.
1. Messina - 10,604,000
2. Reggio Calabria/Villa San Giovanni - 9,335,000
3. Naples - 7,066,000
4. Capri - 4,785,000
5. Civitavecchia - 4,120,000
6. Ischia Porto - 3,849,000
7. Piombino - 3,662,000
8. Livorno - 3,284,000
9. Olbia - 3,131,000
10. Genoa - 3,110,000
11. Sorrento - 2,306,000
12. Palermo - 1,912,000
13. La Maddalena - 1,808,000
14. Venice - 1,777,000
15. Pozzuoli - 1,713,000
16. Bari - 1,522,000
17. Casamicciola - 1,322,000
18. Savona - 1,251,000
19. Procida - 1,090,000
20. Ancona - 1,006,000
21. Trapani - 1,000,000
22. Milazzo - 700,000
23. Salerno - 660,000
24. Cagliari - 580,000
25. Brindisi - 539,000
26. La Spezia - 508,000
27. Pozzallo - 298,000
28. Catania - 244,000
29. Trieste - 199,000
30. Ravenna - 48,000
2. Reggio Calabria/Villa San Giovanni - 9,335,000
3. Naples - 7,066,000
4. Capri - 4,785,000
5. Civitavecchia - 4,120,000
6. Ischia Porto - 3,849,000
7. Piombino - 3,662,000
8. Livorno - 3,284,000
9. Olbia - 3,131,000
10. Genoa - 3,110,000
11. Sorrento - 2,306,000
12. Palermo - 1,912,000
13. La Maddalena - 1,808,000
14. Venice - 1,777,000
15. Pozzuoli - 1,713,000
16. Bari - 1,522,000
17. Casamicciola - 1,322,000
18. Savona - 1,251,000
19. Procida - 1,090,000
20. Ancona - 1,006,000
21. Trapani - 1,000,000
22. Milazzo - 700,000
23. Salerno - 660,000
24. Cagliari - 580,000
25. Brindisi - 539,000
26. La Spezia - 508,000
27. Pozzallo - 298,000
28. Catania - 244,000
29. Trieste - 199,000
30. Ravenna - 48,000
