During the summer season car ferries leave from Piombino to Portoferraio almost hourly. There are also a couple of daily ferries for Porto Azzurro and Rio Marina. The shipping companies are (Toremar and Moby Lines).
The crossing from Piombino to Portoferraio takes one hour.

A hydrofoil service (no cars), which arrives only in Portoferraio and Cavo, takes 35 minutes.

FERRY TIMETABLE  ISLAND OF  ELBA  2008 PIOMBINO              ---> Portoferraio PIOMBINO            ---> Porto Azzurro PIOMBINO                ---> Rio Marina PORTOFERRAIO          ---> Piombino PORTO AZZURRO         ---> Piombino RIO MARINA               ---> Piombino