Ferry Service Routes and Times in Brindisi

Since antiquity, Brindisi has been southern Italy's gateway to the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, offering access to Greece, Turkey and the Balkan Peninsula as well as taking people and goods to other trading towns and ports along Puglia's coastline. Today, Brindisi's modern port is not just engaged in commercial shipping, but runs many tourist ferry services throughout the week.

Ferry companies like Grimaldi Lines, European Seaways and Red Star Ferries offer weekly sailings to Kefalonia, Corfu, Patras, Zakynthos and Igoumenitsa in Greece as well as Vlora and Saranda in Albania.

Grimaldi Lines provide tourists with three weekly sailings to Corfu. The voyage takes 6 hours and 30 minutes. European Seaways also offer a Corfu service that takes off 6 times a week and takes 8 hours to reach Corfu.

Igoumenitsa is one of the most popular destinations and Grimaldi Lines offer therefore 11 weekly sailings. The crossing takes 7 hours and 30 minutes with Grimaldi Lines, and 10 hours with European Seaways, who offer this service 6 times a week.

Red Star Ferries provide tourists with one weekly sailing to Sami on Kefalonia, which takes 14 hours. Albania being a very popular destination, Red Star Lines offer 6 weekly sailings to Vlora and one weekly crossing to Saranda. The voyage to Vlora takes 5 hours; the crossing to Sarranda takes 10 hours. The ferry operator also runs a crossing to Zakynthos once a week, which takes 17 hours to complete.

European Seaways also sail to Albania's Vlora six times a week. The voyage takes 7 hours and 30 minutes.