How to get to Portofino

Airport Transfers

The closest international airport to Portofino is Christopher Columbus in Genoa. From the airport, its a 45kms drive following the A12 south and exiting at Rapallo where you will pick up direction to Portofino. The journey will take around 1 hour.

Genoa is served by many international carriers such as AirItalia and budget airlines such as Ryanair.

By Train & Bus

From Genoa, you can get the train to Santa Margherita Ligure. There are typically 1-2 trains per hour and the journey takes approximately 40 minutes. From Santa Margherita, buses run every 15 minutes to Piazza della Liberta in Portofino and the journey takes around 20 minutes.

By Boat

One of the best ways to get to Portofino is to take one of the ferries. The ferries run frequently from...

  • Genoa
  • Rapallo
  • Santa Margherita Ligure
  • La Spezia