Reaching the hard places
Most travel sites stop at the airport. A great many of the places families actually want to reach — a Greek island, Sardinia, the Croatian coast, Corsica — finish with a boat. These are the crossings that matter, with the airport your journey flies into first, so the ferry is part of the plan instead of a problem you discover later.
Sample estimates, not a quote. The ports, islands and vessel types are facts. The crossing times and fares are our own estimates — no ferry operator is connected to us yet, so we hold no live timetable, no availability and no booking. We would rather say that plainly than show you a number that looks real and is not.
26 crossings.
from Piraeus (Athens) · Greece
Long crossing; the fast boats are the ones that finish in a morning. Check-in closes well before sailing.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Piraeus (Athens) · Greece
Rafina port is often quicker from the airport than Piraeus — we route to whichever fits your arrival.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Rafina (Athens) · Greece
Rafina is closer to the airport than Piraeus, which matters on a same-day arrival.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Piraeus (Athens) · Greece
Usually an overnight sailing with cabins — a real alternative to a second flight with luggage.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Piraeus (Athens) · Greece
Frequent in summer, thin in winter. We hold a buffer before every sailing cut-off.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Volos · Greece
Hydrofoils cancel in strong wind more readily than car ferries — worth a flexible day either side.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Naples · Italy
Short and frequent. Large suitcases are awkward on the island — porters are the norm.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Naples · Italy
Good family choice — quieter than Capri, and the ferries take cars.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Milazzo (Sicily) · Italy
Reached by road from Catania first; sea state cancels hydrofoils before car ferries.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Civitavecchia (Rome) · Italy
Overnight cabins available; the sensible way to take a hire car to Sardinia.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Villa San Giovanni · Italy
The short strait crossing — trains are loaded onto the ferry as well as cars.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Salerno · Italy
Far calmer than the coast road in summer, but it stops running out of season.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Split · Croatia
Catamarans land in Hvar town; car ferries land at Stari Grad, a bus ride away.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Split · Croatia
Frequent and easy with children; take the car ferry if you want your own wheels.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Split · Croatia
Sailings thin out sharply outside summer — a winter trip may need the Orebić route instead.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Dubrovnik · Croatia
Mostly a summer service; the national park is the reason to go.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Dubrovnik · Croatia
Car-free islands — plan for walking with whatever you bring ashore.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Barcelona · Spain
Overnight sailings with cabins; fast day ferries cost more and run in season.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Valencia · Spain
Denia is the shorter crossing if you are happy to drive down the coast first.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Palma (Mallorca) · Spain
Island-to-island hop that avoids a second flight through the mainland.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Huelva · Spain
A long ocean sailing, normally only worth it if you are taking a vehicle.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Marseille · France
Usually overnight with cabins — arrive rested rather than flying twice.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Nice · France
Seasonal daytime crossing straight from the coast you have already flown into.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Toulon · France
Car-free island; bicycles are the transport once ashore.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Funchal (Madeira) · Portugal
The beach island next to Madeira; crossings can be rough in winter swell.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
from Ponta Delgada (Azores) · Portugal
Inter-island sailings are summer-weighted; flights cover the same hops year-round.
We plan your door-to-door journey as far as the port. The crossing itself is not bookable here yet.
A missed sailing is worse than a missed train: on many of these routes the next one is tomorrow. So when your plan ends with a crossing, our calculation holds a deliberate buffer before the sailing cut-off, counts the road or rail leg to the port, and tells you when a same-day connection is too tight to trust — instead of leaving you to work it out at the quayside.