Cinque Terre Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Car & motorcycle

Private vehicles are not allowed beyond village entrances. If you’re arriving by car or motorcycle, you’ll need to pay to park in designated car parks (€2.30 per hour or €19 per 24 hours). Getting from the car parks to the villages involves a steep hike of 1km or more, although in some villages, minibus shuttles depart from the car parks (one way/return €1.50/2.50) – park offices have seasonal schedules.

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Boat

In summer Cooperativa Battellieri del Golfo Paradiso runs boats to the Cinque Terre from Genoa.

Seasonal boat services to/from Santa Margherita (one way/return €14/21) are handled by Servizio Marittimo del Tigullio.

From late March to October, La Spezia–based Consorzio Maritimo Turistico Cinque Terre Golfo dei Poeti runs daily shuttle boats between all of the Cinque Terre villages, except Corniglia, costing €16 one way including all stops, €21 return on weekdays and €23 on weekends.

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Train

Between 6.30am and 10pm, one to three trains an hour trundle along the coast between Genoa and La Spezia, stopping at each of the Cinque Terre’s villages. Unlimited 2nd-class rail travel between Levanto and La Spezia is covered by the Cinque Terre Card. Otherwise, a train ticket between the two costs €1.10 on weekdays and €1.20 on weekends, and is valid for six hours in one direction.

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