Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso look their best from the sea, colourful houses clinging to the rock. This guide compares every Cinque Terre boat tour (a full day from La Spezia, short trips from the villages, sunset with aperitivo), what it costs, the scheduled ferry, and hour-by-hour weather with wind.
Budget option → · La Spezia, Liguria
Weather at 12:00 PM. Boat trips start from 09:00.
| Tour | From | Duration | What you see | Languages | Cancellation | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our pickScheduled ferryTiqets | €69 | 8 h | The five villages from the sea, stops in Riomaggiore and Monterosso | Guide IT, EN, FR | Free up to 24 h before | Molo Italia, La Spezia (10 am) |
| Small boat with skipperGetYourGuide | €66 | 2 h 30 | The five villages from the sea, swim stop | Captain IT, EN | Free up to 24 h before | Depending on the option (3 points, incl. Monterosso) |
| Boat with skipperGetYourGuide | €85 | 2 h 30 | The five villages and the coast | IT, EN, FR, ES | Free up to 24 h before | Via San Giacomo 82, Riomaggiore |
| Boat with driverGetYourGuide | €100 | 2 h 30 | The coast at sunset | Guide EN | Free up to 24 h before | Via Visconti 39, Vernazza |
| Boat, small groupGetYourGuide | €120 | 3 h | The coast and one village | Captain IT, EN, ES | Free up to 24 h before | HopHop Boat pontoon, La Spezia |
Our pick: the guided ferry day from La Spezia, from €69. It’s Cinque Terre Ferries’ day out with a guide on board: you pass all five villages and get free time in Riomaggiore and Monterosso. It has few reviews on Tiqets, but the same tour has more than 3,500 on GetYourGuide, averaging 4.5. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Most small-boat trips run mainly from April to October; in winter departures are few and depend on the sea.
8 h · guide in Italian, English, French · 5.0 from 3 Tiqets reviews
2 h 30 · captain speaks Italian and English · 4.9 from 712 GetYourGuide reviews
2 h 30 · Italian, English, French, Spanish · 4.8 from 143 GetYourGuide reviews
2 h 30 · guide in English · 5.0 from 111 GetYourGuide reviews
3 h · Italian, English, Spanish · 4.8 from 940 GetYourGuide reviews
Indicative prices, checked on November 2, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
The Navigazione Golfo dei Poeti scheduled ferry links La Spezia, Porto Venere and the Cinque Terre villages.
From 2 November to 8 December 2026 a reduced winter timetable applies. In rough seas sailings may be cancelled. The regional train is cheaper but doesn’t show you the coast from the sea.
The best months are May to September: highs of 22 to 29 °C and little rain in summer.
| Month | Average high | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° | 9 |
| Feb | 13° | 9 |
| Mar | 15° | 10 |
| Apr | 19° | 10 |
| MayBest | 22° | 6 |
| JunBest | 26° | 6 |
| Jul | 29° | 4 |
| Aug | 29° | 4 |
| SepBest | 26° | 6 |
| Oct | 21° | 10 |
| Nov | 17° | 11 |
| Dec | 13° | 12 |
2004–2020 averages for La Spezia: mean high and rain days. Source: Climi e viaggi, table on Wikipedia (“La Spezia”).
Fair
Fair: heavy rain, 16 to 17 °C, 3.3 mm, wind up to 23 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Heavy rain | 16° | 1.4 mm | 14 km/h |
| 13:00 | Rain | 16° | 1 mm | 14 km/h |
| 14:00 | Light rain | 17° | 0.4 mm | 19 km/h |
| 15:00 | Rain | 17° | 0.4 mm | 23 km/h |
| 16:00 | Light rain | 17° | 0.1 mm | 16 km/h |
| 17:00 | Mostly sunny | 16° | – | 11 km/h |
| 18:00 | Mostly sunny | 16° | – | 12 km/h |
| 19:00 | Partly cloudy | 16° | – | 12 km/h |
Not ideal
Not ideal: heavy rain, 16 to 17 °C, 21.4 mm, wind up to 35 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Light rain | 17° | 0.2 mm | 9 km/h |
| 10:00 | Rain | 17° | 0.6 mm | 9 km/h |
| 11:00 | Rain | 17° | 0.9 mm | 12 km/h |
| 12:00 | Heavy rain | 17° | 1 mm | 20 km/h |
| 13:00 | Heavy rain | 17° | 3.5 mm | 24 km/h |
| 14:00 | Heavy rain | 17° | 4.2 mm | 32 km/h |
| 15:00 | Heavy rain | 17° | 3.5 mm | 35 km/h |
| 16:00 | Heavy rain | 17° | 2 mm | 32 km/h |
| 17:00 | Heavy rain | 17° | 3.1 mm | 33 km/h |
| 18:00 | Heavy rain | 16° | 1.5 mm | 32 km/h |
| 19:00 | Rain | 16° | 0.9 mm | 32 km/h |
The best days for a boat trip are Saturday, November 14, Monday, November 16 and Tuesday, November 17. The rating only looks at rain and wind during tour hours.
Today and tomorrow are accurate hour by hour; up to day seven the trend is reliable; the last days give a rough idea. Above 30 km/h the water gets choppy and small boats may postpone departures. Updated every hour.
The sea matters more than rain: in rough seas ferries skip the most exposed landings or don’t sail, and small boats stay in port.
By train: La Spezia Centrale is linked to Genoa, Pisa and Florence; the harbour is about a 15-minute walk away.
By car: parking in the villages is nearly impossible; leave the car in La Spezia or Levanto.
The guided ferry day from La Spezia costs from €69; two-and-a-half-hour trips from the villages €66 to €100. The scheduled ferry day ticket costs €42.
The ferry lets you get off wherever you like, but there’s no guide. The tour has a guide on board and planned stops; small-boat trips get closer to the coast and stop for a swim.
From La Spezia (Molo Italia), Porto Venere, Lerici and Levanto. Short trips leave directly from Monterosso, Vernazza and Riomaggiore.
No: Corniglia is on the cliff and has no landing. You see it well from the sea, but to visit you need the train or the path.
Yes, on a reduced timetable (2 November to 8 December 2026), and in rough seas sailings may be cancelled.
Yes: the ferry day from La Spezia, the Vernazza sunset trip and the small-boat trips all have English-speaking guides or captains.
Fair: heavy rain, 16 to 17 °C, 3.3 mm, wind up to 23 km/h.
Saturday, November 14: Perfect day: cloudy, 10 to 15 °C, no rain, wind up to 10 km/h. Sunday, November 15: Not ideal: rain, 10 to 11 °C, 5.7 mm, wind up to 9 km/h.
Reliable forecasts go about 10 days ahead: here you get the next 10, hour by hour (with wind) for today and tomorrow and as a trend after that. To choose the month, see the climate month by month.
Forecasts come from MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates and updated every hour during the day and every 3 hours at night. Tour prices and conditions are checked on the sellers’ pages, with the date.
From La Spezia: guided ferry day to Riomaggiore and Monterosso · from €69
Forecast by MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates. Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated every hour. Updated: November 2, 2026.