How ferries work in Italy
Italy has no national ferry timetable. Each line is published by whoever runs it, and several companies can sail the same route with separate timetables and tickets.
In the Bay of Naples and on the crossings to Elba different shipping companies operate, while in the Venetian lagoon the boats are part of local public transport. Each operator publishes its timetable, fares and notices in its own way; this site brings them together for each route, with a link to the source.
Fares follow no common pattern. Ferry and hydrofoil are priced differently, vehicles have their own fares, and some islands add a landing fee to the ticket. Each page lists the fares as the operator publishes them.
Timetables change with the season, and several lines have summer and winter timetables with fixed changeover dates. Where the next timetable is already published, the page switches to it on its first day; where it is not, the page says so. All times are Italian local time in 24-hour format.
Rough seas, strong wind, fog in the lagoon and strikes can change or cancel sailings. The operator publishes these notices, and they appear here as a dated note when they were known at the time of checking.