La Spezia to Monterosso Question

[mizteriuz]

Is there a ferry that goes straight from La Spezia to Monterosso without stopping in Portovenere? I've been looking at the schedules for the ferries but I have to say I'm confused.

 

We'd like to ferry to Monterosso and then visit a couple of the villages on the way back to La Spezia via train.

[CruiserBruce]

Not that I am aware of. The ferry is like a bus...it stops at each town as it goes north and south.

[Bobal]

It only stops in Portovenere for a very short time, enough to unload and load passengers so really isn't any hassle or much longer in time.

[kuldalai]

Dont dismiss Portovenere a lovely town in itself on the Gulf of Poets .

 

Option A. From La Spezia take Bus P from Stop P in Via Garabaldi (near Corso Cavour) to Portovenere, a 30 minute trip . Bus departures at 25 and 55 minutes past the hour . Then ferry from Portovenere on quayside at 0945, 1100 and 1240 to CT and Monterosso . Look for the blue and white striped pill box .

 

Option B. Take the ferry from La Spezia at 0915, 1000 or 1210 to CT and Monterosso calling at Portovenere, Riomaggiore, Manarola, Vernazza and Monterosso . (Like an aquatic bus service, very brief stops to pick up and set down pax at each stop .)

 

Return by ferry departing Monterosso at 1430 terminating Portovenere then bus P to La Spezia, or ferries from Monterosso at 1500, 1600 or 1700 all to both Portovenere and La Spezia .

 

Alternatively return from Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola or Riomaggiore by train to La Spezia Centrale.

Train timetables at CT Tourist Offices in all CT train stations and La spezia Centrale station .

 

Notes : 1. If pushed for time then forget Corniglia and Monterosso .

2. Monterosso has two halves OLD and NEW joined by a shared use pedestrian/road tunnel . Ferries arrive on the headland in OLD Monterosso, BUT the railway station is on the beachfront in NEW Monterosso .

 

Great video clip from a previous contributor to cruise Critic :

 

Edited August 5, 2016 by kuldalai

[mizteriuz]

Dont dismiss Portovenere a lovely town in itself on the Gulf of Poets .

 

Option A. From La Spezia take Bus P from Stop P in Via Garabaldi (near Corso Cavour) to Portovenere, a 30 minute trip . Bus departures at 25 and 55 minutes past the hour . Then ferry from Portovenere on quayside at 0945, 1100 and 1240 to CT and Monterosso . Look for the blue and white striped pill box .

 

Option B. Take the ferry from La Spezia at 0915, 1000 or 1210 to CT and Monterosso calling at Portovenere, Riomaggiore, Manarola, Vernazza and Monterosso . (Like an aquatic bus service, very brief stops to pick up and set down pax at each stop .)

 

Return by ferry departing Monterosso at 1430 terminating Portovenere then bus P to La Spezia, or ferries from Monterosso at 1500, 1600 or 1700 all to both Portovenere and La Spezia .

 

Alternatively return from Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola or Riomaggiore by train to La Spezia Centrale.

Train timetables at CT Tourist Offices in all CT train stations and La spezia Centrale station .

 

Notes : 1. If pushed for time then forget Corniglia and Monterosso .

2. Monterosso has two halves OLD and NEW joined by a shared use pedestrian/road tunnel . Ferries arrive on the headland in OLD Monterosso, BUT the railway station is on the beachfront in NEW Monterosso .

 

Great video clip from a previous contributor to cruise Critic :

 

 

Thanks so very much for the clarification and info. I'm printing this out and putting it in my trave binder!

[kuldalai]

The times for the Portovenere bus P and ferries are the current times as at early August, 2016 . Unfortunately the Italians have a habit of altering train, ferry and bus timetables at the drop of a hat . So check schedules as soon as you hit the area. Train times between La Spezia and Monterosso (CT) you get from Cinque Terre Tourist Offices at La Spezia, Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso stations .

 

Ferry schedules La Spezia - Portovenere - Riomaggiore - Manarola - Vernazza - Monterosso you can check as links below :

 

NB: Corniglia is up on the hill top with the train station 350 steps below !!! Ferries do NOT call at Corniglia .

 

If you buy a CT Daily Pass at the aforementioned CT Tourist Offices at any station between La Spezia and Monterosso then that Pass allows 1. Access to the walking trails of the CT . 2. Unlimited train travel between La Spezia and the 5 villages of the CT for that day . 3. Use of the shuttle bus between Corniglia station at sea level, and Corniglia village high up on the hill . Do NOT forget to validate your Daily CT Pass in the station validating machine before making your first train journey .

 

These are the ferry times till 4 September, 2016 Originating/terminating at La Spezia .

 

http://www.navigazionegolfodeipoeti.it/polopoly_fs/1.3094781.1464966137!/httpFile/file.pdf

 

Then from early September, 2016 the ferry service is advertised as originating at Portovenere and operating to this timetable . :

 

http://www.navigazionegolfodeipoeti.it/polopoly_fs/1.2813593.1461144357!/httpFile/file.pdf

 

Suggest you check latest ferry tt before you leave home .

Edited August 8, 2016 by kuldalai