Vulcano to Naples Mergellina Ferry

The Vulcano Naples Mergellina ferry route connects Aeolian Islands with Italy and is currently operated by 2 ferry companies. The SNAV service runs up to 7 times per week with a sailing duration of around 6 hours 30 minutes while the Alilauro service runs up to 7 times per week with a duration from 6 hr 30 min.

So that’s a combined 14 sailings on offer per week on the Vulcano Naples Mergellina route between Aeolian Islands and Italy. Compare now and get the best fare at the time that you want to travel.

Vulcano - Naples Mergellina Ferry Operators

  • SNAV
    • 7 Sailings Weekly 6 hr 30 min
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  • Alilauro
    • 7 Sailings Weekly 6 hr 30 min
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Average Vulcano Naples Mergellina Prices

Prices shown represent the average one way price paid by our customers on this route. Prices shown are per person.

Vulcano Guide

The small Italian volcanic island of Vulcano lies in the Tyrrhenian Sea and is around 25 km to the north of Sicily, and is the most southerly of the eight islands that make up the Aeolian Islands. The island is only around 21 sq. km and its highest point is just under 500 m above sea level. There are a number of volcanos on the island, and includes one of four active, non-submarine, volcanoes in Italy. The most recent volcanic activity is the Gran Cratere at the top of the Fossa cone, the cone having grown in the Lentia Caldera in the middle of the island, and has had at least 9 major eruptions in the last 6,000 years. However, the island's volcanoes have been quiet since around 1890 when Fossa erupted and deposited around 5 meters of pyroclastic material on the summit. The island is also famous for its hot springs which are located a short walk from the harbour. For the brave, visitors are able to walk to the crater of a volcano where you can observe smoke coming out of the ground!

Hydrofoil and ferry services connect Vulcano to the other Aeolian Islands and to Sicily and the mainland. Access from Milazzo in Sicily is convenient, as Vulcano is the boat's first stop from there as they continue to the other islands.