Vulcano – Salina
Ferry to Aeolian Islands
Vulcano – Salina
Ferry to Aeolian Islands
Depending on the season their are usually 14 daily and 98 weekly sailings between Vulcano and Salina. 2 ferry operators provide the ferries from Vulcano to Salina, Liberty Lines Fast Ferries & Siremar. Vulcano Salina ferries take around 45 minutes. The ferry costs between $45.48 and $127.25, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get live pricing and availability for ferries from Vulcano to Salina.
The earliest Vulcano Salina ferry typically departs Vulcano at about 07:30 and the last ferry usually leaves at 20:45.
Ferries from Vulcano to Salina sail in around 45 minutes. The fastest ferry is approximately 40 minutes. Ferry duration can vary by ferry provider and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 98 weekly sailings from Vulcano to Salina provided by Liberty Lines Fast Ferries & Siremar. Timetables can change from season to season.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries provide 91 sailings weekly. Siremar provide 9 sailings weekly.
The price of a ferry from Vulcano to Salina typically range between $45.48* and $127.25*. On average the Vulcano Salina ferry is $57.45*. The cheapest Vulcano Salina ferry prices start from $45.48*. The average price for a foot passenger is $57.45*. The average price for a car is $164.82*.
Pricing will vary depending on number of passengers, vehicle type, route and sailing times. Pricing is taken from searches over last 30 days and exclusive of service fees, last updated 1 April 2025.
The distance between Vulcano to Salina is approximately 11 miles (18km) or 10 nautical miles.
Yes, Vulcano Salina ferries allow cars onboard with Siremar between Vulcano and Salina. To view car ferry tickets and prices between Vulcano and Salina use our Deal Finder.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries & Siremar allow foot passengers on Vulcano Salina ferries.
Liberty Lines Fast Ferries allow pets on ferries from Vulcano to Salina. Please also note that your pet may have to stay in the vehicle during the journey.
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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.
The Italian island of Salina is one of the Aeolian Islands and is a destination of nature lovers who will fall in love with the island's beautiful landscape that is made up of volcanic rocks and slopes of olive trees and capers. The island is less crowded that Lipari and is the greenest and most fertile of all the Aeolian Archipelago islands and is known for its charming villages where the progress of time seems to have stopped. For example, in Rinella, there is a lovely small harbour which is the perfect place to watch the beautiful sunsets and the way the locals decorate their houses always seems to catch the attention of tourists. In the east of the island is the village of Pollara where if you take the winding stairway down to the sea you will find the famous coastline where the famous Italian film director Massimo Troisi filmed the movie Il Postino (The Postman). This is Salina's most beautiful beach where visitors will find shallow, warm, clear waters filled with sponges, Moray Eels and Groupers. this is also a good spot for scuba diving and has some excellent underwater photography opportunities.
The island can be reached by hydrofoil and SNAV ferry from Messina on the island of Sicily.
