Highlights of the Bari – Igoumenitsa route
To get from Italy to Igoumenitsa, a city in Greece that represents the main gateway to the Hellenic peninsula for those who prefer to travel by sea, the port of Bari is an excellent starting point.
The Bari – Igoumenitsa ferries travel about 190 nautical miles with a travel time of 8 and a half or 9 hours for direct journeys, and 9 and a half, 10 hours, for journeys with a stopover on the island of Corfu. The races are daily in high and mid season, while in the low season there are six a week.
They leave both in the evening, continuing the crossing at night, and during the day. The shipping companies engaged on the route are Superfast Ferries and Anek Lines, which operate in joint service and, just in summer, Ventouris Ferries.
The port of Bari, north-west of the old city, is the main Italian passenger port on the Adriatic Sea. The piers from which the ships leave for Igoumenitsa are the Darsena di Ponente and the Molo di Ridosso.
The port of Igoumenitsa, near the center, is located in the bay of Thesprotia, in the homonymous region of which the town is the capital, opposite the island of Corfu, and it is the closest Greek port to Italy.
Times, days of departure and prices
For information on timetables and prices of the Bari – Igoumenitsa ferries in real time, you can consult the updated data by opening the page indicated at the previous link.
Superfast Ferries and Anek Lines
With Superfast Ferries and Anek Lines the departure times from the Bari port are 7:30 pm and 1:30 pm (in high season some daytime runs depart at noon). In the first case, with the direct service the arrival in the Greek port is scheduled for 05:30 the next morning, with the one with an intermediate stop in Corfu arriving at 06:00. When you leave at 13:30, however, the race is always direct and the arrival is at 23:00. The line is guaranteed daily, except in low season, when the crossing is not carried out on Sundays. Dates when ships will be offline for routine maintenance are not specified.
Prices are variable and depend on seasonality (high, medium or low season), on the type of accommodation on board (armchairs, airplane type armchairs, double, triple or quadruple internal or external cabins, camping on board) and whether or not to travel with vehicles or animals.
The deck passage costs, in low season, about € 70, the seat € 80, with an increase of € 10 in mid season and € 30 in high season. An inside cabin for two people costs around € 330, with an average increase of € 410 and around € 490 in high season. These are indicative rates for some types of accommodation, which may vary over time due to various factors.
Ventouris Ferries
With Ventouris Ferries the departures for the Italian-Greek route are only in summer. Departure times are at 08:00 pm, 11:59 pm and 10:00 am. In July there are seven direct trips and eleven with an intermediate stop in Corfu. In August there are only two direct ones, and sixteen with a stopover. In September only direct runs (five in total), which have a travel time of twelve hours. When you make a stopover, the duration of the navigation increases by 30 minutes.
In low, medium and high season the prices are respectively about € 40, € 50 and € 70 for the deck passage, € 50, € 60 and € 80 for the airplane seat, € 260, € 320 and € 420 for an inside cabin for two people. Also in this case the rates are only indicative and may also undergo variations.
Bari – Igoumenitsa ferry tickets
To purchase tickets for the Bari – Igoumenitsa ferry, you can proceed by clicking on one of the links previously reported in this article and following these instructions:
- choose if you want a one-way or return ticket;
- select a date;
- enter the number of passengers, age and type of any accompanying vehicle;
- click on “Search”;
- select one of the available trips to get an accurate quote;
- click on “Continue and book”;
- pay by card or bank transfer;
- receive tickets via email or from the website.
Tickets are valid for one year from the date of issue (not from the date of printing or booking) with the exception of those with special fares, they are not transferable and the person authorized to travel is the one indicated (travel contract).
Ferry ships and check-in
The ferry of the service in collaboration between Superfast Ferries and Anek Lines is the Superfast II; almost 200 meters long and about 26 meters wide, it can accommodate up to 938 passengers. On-board amenities include a self-service restaurant, shop, casino and Wi-Fi.
Passengers must show up for boarding at least three hours before departure, presenting the purchased tickets to the check-in staff, and then presenting to the on-board staff in charge the boarding passes, valid passports or identity cards and the vehicle registration certificate of any vehicle.
To collect the boarding passes it is necessary to check in, with the tickets purchased and identity documents, at the port agents offices of Italy or Greece, at the port of departure, no later than three hours (in high season four hours) before departure. In Bari the port agent is located on Lungomare Starita 6, at the Check-in Booth (New Cruise Terminal), while in Igoumenitsa it is located at the Terminal Station, New Port Egnatia.
The Ventouris Ferries carrier is Rigel VII, a ferry that can carry 1500 passengers (500 beds), 450 cars, with a length of 165 meters, a width of 26 meters, and on-board services such as the self-service refreshment point, the bar, the duty-free shop, the casino and Wi-Fi.
Passengers must go to the boarding area at least two hours before the scheduled departure, showing their boarding pass and a valid passport or identity card, and their driving license and vehicle documents if you are not traveling as a pedestrian. Check-in (the necessary procedure for collecting boarding passes with the presentation of purchased tickets) must be carried out at the port agents office which, in Bari, is located at the New Maritime Station (Cruise Terminal), and at Igoumenitsa at Ioniou Pelagous street (New Port Egnatia).
