Ferries on the Piombino – Portoferraio (Elba) route
The ferries that allow you to reach Portoferraio, the main port of the island of Elba, from the mainland, are those departing from Piombino, the town in the province of Livorno with the second port in Tuscany, located on the southern coast of the region. The route, 14 nautical miles long, crosses the Piombino canal, which separates Elba from the mainland.
The shipping companies operating on the Piombino ➜ Portoferraio route, which takes an hour to travel, are Moby, Blu Navy and Toremar, which also uses a hydrofoil, the Schiopparello Jet; in the latter case, the duration of the navigation drops to 40 minutes. The other units used are all ships: Moby Kiss, Moby Niki, Moby Baby Two, Moby Ale, Acciarello (Blu Navy), Stelio Montomoli and Oglasa (Toremar).
Why book
The check-in procedure is carried out directly alongside, on the access ramp of the ferry. It is not necessary to go to the ticket office (thus avoiding a probable queue and saving time, in any case) to collect the boarding passes, so booking has a double advantage:
- the seat on board, also for any accompanying vehicle, is insured;
- with tickets purchased online you can check-in alongside.
Once the tickets have been purchased online, it is sufficient to go to boarding well in advance and show the tickets, in digital format, with a smartphone or other electronic device, or printed, to the on-board staff in charge of checks, with current validity identity documents (even for minors) and the registration document of any accompanying vehicle.
With Moby you must show up for boarding at least half an hour before departure if you are traveling on foot, and within ninety minutes of departure if you have a vehicle in tow.
With Toremar it is mandatory to arrive at boarding at least half an hour before the departure time.
With Blu Navy, the deadline for check-in is a quarter of an hour before departure for pedestrians, and half an hour before for passengers with a vehicle.
Once in the port area, if you have a reservation, you will need to follow the marked path that leads to the terminal of the maritime station, in Piazzale Premuda, near the pier from which the ship will sail, and not to the ticket offices.
Online tickets Piombino – Portoferraio
By purchasing tickets online for the ferries that travel on this route, you reserve your seat on board without having to go to the ticket office located in the port, either at the time of purchase or at the time of departure, to check-in. As we have seen, the check-in procedure useful for reaching the most important port of the island of Elba, in fact, is carried out on the ferry ramp just before departure.
The cost of the ticket is slightly higher due to the payment of the booking fee, but there is no risk of finding everything full in the armchairs room and / or in the garage, and you can also go directly to the ferry.
You can consult timetables and prices of all the shipping companies and buy Piombino Portoferraio tickets online by following these instructions:
- Click on the previous link.
- Choose whether to buy the return by clicking on the box with the route; choose the departure date by clicking on the box with the date; choose the number of passengers and vehicles by clicking on the appropriate box.
- Select the ride to book by clicking on the green box.
- Consult the quote.
- Fill in the fields with the required data.
- Proceed and pay securely by card or bank transfer to receive tickets online.
It is also possible to contact an operator by phone or e-mail, for assistance, during the purchase or even after sales.
Here’s how to book online, which is ultimately equivalent to purchasing a ticket, as with the coupon complete with QR code you can board directly without having to first convert it into a boarding pass at the ticket office. In fact, it will be sufficient to show the ticket downloaded from the website or received as an attachment via email at the controls, showing it in pdf format on the phone or printing a copy on paper.
