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Palermo - Ustica Ferry Operators

  • Liberty Lines Fast Ferries
    • 5 Sailings Daily 1 hr 25 min
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4.3/5 Average
134384 Reviews

Good service I would recommend them again

I booked a ticket and by some reason the return date was wrong. I called them ( the waiting time is really long) and they sorted my problem without too many questions

Mrs Cristina Anisoara Gugeanu 4 hours ago

Very good customer service

I rang up yesterday after I made a mistake on my booking, booked 2 passengers and forgot to book the car. Spoke to Tom at about 11pm. Extremely helpful , professional and very quick to get my stuff up sorted. Had a confirmation of new booking before the call was finished. Very impressed. I wish we had this customer service in Australia.

Mr Adam Hart 5 hours ago

Cheaper than direct for me... but highlight additional charges UPFRONT.

Overall good, but 1 star dropped as although The overall price was cheaper than going direct to Stena, I'm always irritated when sites add "processing charges" at the end after you've entered all your details, and which were never mentioned previously... and for a visa delta transaction too.

Trusted Customer 15 hours ago

Easy to use site

Easy to use site, price seemed ok.

Trusted Customer 16 hours ago

Very good service and friendly

The packing slot was good,,,the security were nice too,,we liked the service. Thanks a lot

Mr Rahman Maksudur 17 hours ago

Good but Pricey

Excellent service - but pricey and lots of potential extras.

Mr Ian Binnie 18 hours ago

Excellent

The website made the booking of our ferry from France very easy and at a reasonable price too.

Trusted Customer 18 hours ago

Quick and easy

The site is easy to oversee and easy to book prices are competitive been using your site for a few years now never disappointed!

Trusted Customer 19 hours ago

Easy and quick to book.

Very easy to book with and gave plenty of other options to times and dates.

Mr RAYMOND ARMSTRONG 21 hours ago

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Palermo to Ustica Ferry

The Palermo Ustica ferry route connects Sicily with Ustica Island. Currently there is just the 1 ferry company operating this ferry service, Liberty Lines Fast Ferries. The crossing operates up to 35 times each week with sailing durations from around 1 hour 25 minutes.

Palermo Ustica sailing durations and frequency may vary from season to season so we’d advise doing a live check to get the most up to date information.

Average Palermo Ustica Prices

Prices shown represent the average one way price paid by our customers. The most common booking on the Palermo Ustica route is a car and 1 passenger.

Palermo Guide

The Italian city of Palermo is located in the north west of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city has a reputation across the world for its history, gastronomy, culture and architecture with a its origins dating back over 2,700 years. Many visitors flock to the city and it has become Sicily's main hub for culture, commerce and tourism. The city's centre has many examples of fine palaces and churches which give way to areas whose way of life doesn't seem to have changed for centuries. This is perhaps most evident in the markets in Palermo, whose Arabic origins can still be seen today thanks to the noise, aromas, colours, narrow streets and with the excellent array of produce on offer and the general 'souk's atmosphere.

From the city's port, ferry services operate to destinations include Genoa, with a crossing time of 21 hours, Civitavecchia, 14 hour crossing time, Naples, 10 hours and 30 minutes, and Tunisia, 10 hours. It is recommended that foot passengers check in 1 hour prior to departure and vehicles 2 hours prior to departure. For all departures to Tunisia check in should be 4 hours prior to departure.

Ustica Guide

The small Italian island of Ustica is located off the north coast of Sicily and boasts spectacular scenery both on land and underwater. The island, which is of volcanic origin, is a national marine park that features petrified black lava and crystal clear waters. Because of this Ustica is a popular destination with scuba divers who flock their to see first hand the submerged ancient city of Osteodos. The island is also a popular destination for overnight visitors as it is easy to get to. Popular attractions on the island include the prehistoric village of the 'Faraglioni' which is a large village with reinforced fortress walls that are about 1 meter high and six meters thick. The village along with 'Omo Morto' shows that during the Bronze Age, around 1450-1250 BC, Ustica benefited from its location along the Obsidian and other trade routes. The walls, built following the construction techniques of Mycenae and dating back to the Middle Bronze Age, are proof of the state of insecurity in which Sicily found itself following the arrival of the Mycenaeans.

You can take a ferry or hydrofoil from Palermo’s Stazione Marittima to Ustica. The crossing takes around 2 hours and 30 minutes by ferry and just over 1 hour by hydrofoil.