The colourful harbour, Paraggi bay, the lighthouse and the abbey of San Fruttuoso, reachable only on foot or by sea: Portofino is meant to be seen from the water. This guide compares every Portofino boat tour (the promontory from Santa Margherita, the boat from Genoa, tours from Rapallo and Portofino), what it costs, the public ferry, and hour-by-hour weather with wind.
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Weather at 2:00 PM. Boat trips start from 10:00.
| Tour | From | Duration | What you see | Languages | Cancellation | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our pickMotorboatGetYourGuide | €55 | 1 h 30 | Paraggi, Portofino, San Fruttuoso | IT, EN | Free up to 24 h before | Santa Margherita, Molo Maloncello |
| Tourist boatGetYourGuide | €29 | 5 h | Ligurian coast, Portofino | Not stated | Free up to 24 h before | Genoa, Ponte Spinola |
| Boat, small groupGetYourGuide | €89 | 3 h | Lighthouse, San Fruttuoso, Camogli | IT, EN | Free up to 24 h before | Portofino |
| BoatGetYourGuide | €105 | 5 h | Santa Margherita, Portofino, San Fruttuoso, Camogli | IT, EN, ES | Free up to 24 h before | Rapallo, Rotonda Marconi |
Our pick: the Portofino promontory and San Fruttuoso tour, from €55. In an hour and a half from Santa Margherita you pass Paraggi bay and Portofino and go as far as San Fruttuoso. It runs in English, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before. All tours here are on GetYourGuide: Tiqets doesn’t sell Portofino boat trips.
1 h 30 · in English and Italian · 4.5 from 86 GetYourGuide reviews
5 h · 4.5 from 975 GetYourGuide reviews
3 h · in English and Italian · 4.9 from 58 GetYourGuide reviews · + €10 fuel in cash at boarding
5 h · in English, Italian, Spanish · 4.7 from 92 GetYourGuide reviews
Indicative prices, checked on November 2, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
Line 1 of the Servizio Marittimo del Tigullio links Rapallo, Santa Margherita, Portofino and San Fruttuoso: the promontory trip for the price of a ticket.
Tickets are sold only at the pier ticket office. The 2026 fare isn’t published online out of season: we’ll update it in spring.
The best months are May to September: highs between 21 and 28 °C and fewer than four rainy days a month in summer.
| Month | Average high | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° | 5.9 |
| Feb | 13° | 5 |
| Mar | 15° | 5.3 |
| Apr | 18° | 7 |
| May | 22° | 5.8 |
| JunBest | 25° | 4.4 |
| JulBest | 28° | 3 |
| Aug | 28° | 3.7 |
| SepBest | 25° | 5.5 |
| Oct | 21° | 7.4 |
| Nov | 16° | 8.8 |
| Dec | 13° | 6.9 |
1991–2020 averages for Genoa: mean high and rainy days. Source: table on Wikipedia (“Genoa”).
Good
Good: cloudy, 17 to 18 °C, 0.3 mm, wind up to 16 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Cloudy | 18° | – | 16 km/h |
| 15:00 | Light rain | 18° | 0.3 mm | 10 km/h |
| 16:00 | Partly cloudy | 17° | – | 12 km/h |
| 17:00 | Mostly sunny | 17° | – | 8 km/h |
Not ideal
Not ideal: heavy rain, 17 to 17 °C, 18.6 mm, wind up to 14 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Light rain | 17° | 0.3 mm | 13 km/h |
| 11:00 | Heavy rain | 17° | 2.1 mm | 10 km/h |
| 12:00 | Heavy rain | 17° | 6 mm | 11 km/h |
| 13:00 | Heavy rain | 17° | 3.7 mm | 12 km/h |
| 14:00 | Heavy rain | 17° | 2.7 mm | 14 km/h |
| 15:00 | Heavy rain | 17° | 3.2 mm | 13 km/h |
| 16:00 | Rain | 17° | 0.6 mm | 11 km/h |
| 17:00 | Cloudy | 17° | – | 8 km/h |
The best days for a boat trip are Saturday, November 14 and Monday, November 16. 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 decides: in rough seas boats and tours are suspended or shortened, and the San Fruttuoso landing may be skipped.
By train: the nearest station is Santa Margherita Ligure-Portofino, on the Genoa–La Spezia line; from there take the boat or bus to Portofino.
By car: parking in Portofino is scarce and expensive; leave the car in Santa Margherita.
The promontory and San Fruttuoso tour from Santa Margherita costs from €55; the boat from Genoa from €29; the small group from Portofino from €89 plus €10 fuel; the tour from Rapallo from €105.
On Line 1 of the Servizio Marittimo del Tigullio from Rapallo, Santa Margherita or Portofino (45 minutes from Santa Margherita), or on a promontory boat tour.
From Rapallo and Santa Margherita Ligure on the scheduled boat, and from Genoa (Porto Antico) on the tourist boat.
Yes: the promontory tour, the small group from Portofino and the tour from Rapallo all run in English.
In 2026 the scheduled boat ran until 1 November and restarts in March; in winter private tours remain, sea permitting.
Good: cloudy, 17 to 18 °C, 0.3 mm, wind up to 16 km/h.
Saturday, November 14: Perfect day: cloudy, 16 to 16 °C, no rain, wind up to 6 km/h. Sunday, November 15: Good: light rain, 14 to 14 °C, 0.6 mm, wind up to 5 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.
Portofino promontory and San Fruttuoso · from €55
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.