Vulcano, in May, can be reached by hydrofoil from Milazzo and Messina and by ferry boat from Milazzo and Napoli.
Milazzo (from where there are many departures to Vulcano) can be reached by bus from Catania airport and Reggio Calabria airport or by train from many Italian cities (Rome, Naples, Venice, Turin, Palermo and Messina). The main ship companies navigating the Aeolian Islands, are:

• Siremar (departures from Naples and Milazzo)
• Ustica Lines (departures from Messina, Milazzo, Palermo)

In the following table there are a few travel hints. For confirmation of departure times and for the return trips please refer to the official timetables of each company. Another useful link is: http://www.ferries.it/

AIRPORT OF ARRIVAL	FROM THE AIRPORT	TO	BOAT OR HYDROFOIL DEPARTURES TO VULCANO - Siremar -	HYDROFOIL DEPARTURES TO VULCANO - Ustica Lines -
Naples	shuttle bus (Alibus)	Naples port	BOAT: Tue. and Fri. h. 20:00	-
Catania	Catania-Milazzo with the airport shuttle or Catania-Messina-Milazzo with SAIS+Giuntabus Giuntabustrasporti	Milazzo port	HYDROFOIL: 06:00, 07:00, 08:30, 12:15, 13:30, 17:00 BOAT: 7:00, 9:00, 18:30	h. 7:20, 9:30, 15:00, 18:15*, 19:00 * no on Saturday
		Messina port	-	h. 14:00
Reggio Calabria	shuttle bus (Atam or RFI) to Reggio Calabria port where you can take a hydrofoil to Messina	Messina port	-	h. 14:00
	shuttle bus (SOGAS) to Messina
	bus or hydrofoil to Messina and then bus Messina-Milazzo	Milazzo port	see above	see above

Unfortunately the hydrofoil leaving all year round from Reggio Calabria port has been cancelled. We suggest to arrive at Catania airport from where it is more confortable to reach Milazzo port.