There are 5 ways to get from Nice to Portoferraio by train, ferry, plane, or bus
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Train, ferry via Genoa
best- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Campiglia Marittimatrain Fb / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry A2 / ...
9h 41m€58–151Ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Port of Bastiaferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Piombinoferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry A2 / ...
14h 7m€44–90Fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport, ferry
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane NCE - BIA
- Take the ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Piombinoferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry
9h 57m€123–402Train, ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Cecinatrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry A2 / ...
10h 23m€58–141Fly to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)plane NCE - CLY
- Take the bus from Calvi piazza trasputadore d'acqua to Bastia a gara di busbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Piombinoferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraioferry
11h 43m€173–433
Nice to Portoferraio by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Portoferraio is to ferry which costs €40 - €90 and takes 14h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Portoferraio is to train and ferry via Genoa which takes 9h 41m and costs €55 - €160.
No, there is no direct ferry from Nice to Portoferraio. However, there are services departing from Port of Nice Lympia and arriving at Port of Portoferraio via Port of Bastia and Port of Piombino. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 7m.
The distance between Nice and Portoferraio is 467 km.
Book your Nice to Portoferraio ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Nice to Portoferraio without a car is to train and ferry via Genoa which takes 9h 41m and costs €55 - €160.
It takes approximately 9h 41m to get from Nice to Portoferraio, including transfers.
There are 2318+ hotels available in Portoferraio.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Portoferraio, Italy?
You can take a ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Port of Portoferraio via Port of Bastia and Port of Piombino in around 14h 7m.
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Cecina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- transports@isula.corsica
- Website
- corsicabus.org
Bus from Calvi piazza trasputadore d'acqua to Bastia a gara di bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Schedules at
- corsicabus.org
- Phone
- +49 611-14020
- info@mobylines.de
- Website
- toremar.it
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.toremar.it/en/
- Phone
- (+39) 0565 269 710
- info@blunavytraghetti.com
- Website
- blunavytraghetti.com
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Portoferraio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- blunavytraghetti.com
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Piombino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
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