Aiglon Viaggi - Island of Elba: how to reach the island of Elba by car, flight, rail ...

Car ferries leave Piombino almost hourly for Portoferraio in the summer season. There are also a couple of daily ferries to Rio Marina and Cavo. The main shipping companies are the Toremar and Mobylines.
The crossing Piombino-Portoferraio takes one hour.

A hydrofoil service (no cars) takes 40 minutes.

By car:

From the North of Italy (click for map): from Milano take the A1 motorway, change to the A15 at Parma Ovest to join the A12 Genova-Livorno exit later at Rosignano. Continue on dual-carriageway as far as right-hand sign to " Venturina/Isola d'Elba". Continue on the main road until you reach Piombino Marittima/Portoferraio.

From the North -East (click for map): Take the A1 motorway Bologna-Firenze-Pisa-Livorno exit later at Rosignano and continue as above.

Alternatively: take the S.G.C.( not a motorway but a very good road) Firenze-Pisa-Livorno, exit at Firenze Signa and follow the main road as far as Collesalvetti. At Collesalvetti re-join the motorway and exit at Rosignano, then dual carriageway as above down to Piombino.

From the South (click on map): Take the A12 Roma-Grosseto, continue on the main road "the Aurelia": exit at Venturina-Isola d'Elba then follow as above for Piombino.

By plane:

During the summer Elba is connected by numerous flights by italian and foreign companies from the following airports: Milano, Pisa, Zürich, München, Friedrichshafen, Hamburg. The airport is located in La Pila, approx. 15 km from our agency.

By train:

The train station of Piombino Marittima is 50 meters far to the ferries departures (see www.trenitalia.it).