Genoa port to Portofino

[floridababa]

Will be visiting on cruise ship in April 2022. Would love to spend all day in Portofino.  Ship tours do not give us enough time in Portofino. What would be the quickest and safest way to get from port to Portofino? I believe a taxi or car service will take 40 minutes. Am  wrong? Any suggestions?

[euro cruiser]

You could post on your roll call to see if there are other couples who would be interested in sharing the cost of a car service there and back.

 

If you are there when they are running, it's possible to get a ferry from Genova to Portofino:   Linee turistiche - Golfo Paradiso

 

On your own it's easy to take the train from Piazza Principe to Santa Margherita Ligure.  The regionale train (most frequent) takes 50 minutes and costs 3,60 euro.  The intercity train takes 27 minutes and costs 8,50 euro.

 

From Santa Margherita Ligure you could take a bus to Portofino, a boat, a taxi or walk (3.3 miles/5.4 km) a little over an hour.

 

The ferry from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofino takes just 15 minutes and runs every hour in season:  smt linea 1 A4.cdr (traghettiportofino.it)

Edited October 13, 2021 by euro cruiser