Day trips from Cinque Terre
Levanto is a short train ride north of Monterosso, and Portovenere half a day by boat.
- Levanto
- €5–10 (Cinque Terre tariff
- Portovenere
- €15–18 (return)
Beyond the five villages you go in two directions and both need half a day. The order runs from the nearest: Levanto by train, then Portovenere by boat.
Nearest, by train
Levanto is north of Monterosso and reached by train, train (Cinque Terre Express), 5 min (from Monterosso) one way. The ticket is €5–10 (Cinque Terre tariff, by season). Allow half a day.
By boat
To Portovenere you go by boat, boat (Cinque Terre – Portovenere), about 1 h 25 (from Monterosso). A return ticket is €15–18 (return), day pass €25–35, and you allow half a day. The boats run in the season.
Genoa
Genoa is a second way into the region, and the train from there to the villages runs without a change.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
How do you get from Cinque Terre to Levanto?
By train, train (Cinque Terre Express): 5 min (from Monterosso) from Monterosso, ticket €5–10 (Cinque Terre tariff, by season).
How do you reach Portovenere?
By boat, about 1 h 25 (from Monterosso) from Monterosso; a return ticket is €15–18 (return), day pass €25–35.
Do the boats run all year?
No, in the season; Levanto is reached by train all year.
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Where to next
Where to stay in Cinque Terre
→Monterosso has the beach and most of the rooms; La Spezia is cheaper and further, with a city in the evening.
Genoa · 63 km
→A port and an old town squeezed between the sea and the hills, with a lift up to a lookout and a fishing village of pastel façades right at the waterline.
How well does Cinque Terre suit you?
→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
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