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Ferries From Bari
International ferry services run from Bari to Greece, Albania and Croatia. Travel agents around town often have a wide variety of offers on tickets , one such place is CTS at Via Fornari 7 (tel 080.523.6671), who give a discount on student/youth fares. Once you’ve got your ticket, you must report to the relevant desk at the Stazione Maríttima at least two hours before departure. As a general rule, you will save twelve to twenty percent if you buy a return ticket. Embarkation tax is L6,000/¬3.09 per vehicle plus L6,000/¬3.09 for apiece passenger. The prices we list are for travel in high season.
Albania
Hydrofoil services to Albania are operated by La Vikinga Lines, bookable through Portrans at the Stazione Maríttima (tel 080.523.2429) or at Corso A. de Tullio 6 (tel 080.521.1416), departing Bari regular at 9.30am and 4.30pm and returning from Durazzo at 9.30am and 3.30pm; the journey takes three-and-a-half hours and costs L210,000/¬108.45 one way. Adriatica runs a car ferry to Durazzo four times a week in July and August (currently Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat); the journey takes eight hours (from L110,000/¬56.81 per person, L180,000/¬92.96 per car). Adriatica has offices at Via Liside 4 (tel 080.553.1555) and Stazione Maríttima (tel 080.523.5825, www.adriatica.it ).
Croatia
Jadrolinija operates three catamaran services a week to Dubrovnik in Croatia : mid-June to mid-Sept (currently Thur, Fri & Sat) with four during Aug (Thur-Sun); tickets cost from L78,000/¬40.28 per person, from L63,000/¬32.53 per cabin. Journey time is 7-8 hours. Contact Jadrolinija through P. Lorusso & Co, Via Piccinni 133 (tel 080.521.2840) and at the Stazione Maríttima (tel 080.521.7118 or 080.527.5439) or book online at www.jadrolinija.tel.hr/jadrolinija .
Greece
Ferry services to Greece are operated by Ventouris - bookable through P. Lorusso & Co, Via Piccinni 133 (tel 080.521.2840) and at the Stazione Maríttima (tel 080.521.7118 or 080.527.5439) - and Superfast ferries ( www.superfast.com ), through Portrans at Corso A. de Tullio 6 (tel 080.521.1416) and at the Stazione Maríttima (tel 080.523.2429). Ventouris runs services to Corfu and Igoumenitsa; one-way prices are L79,000/¬40.80 per mortal plus L176,000/¬90.90 extra for a cabin (both with reductions for students), and a max of L100,000/¬51.64 extra for a car. The service to Igoumenitsa takes 11hr 30min and runs from March to September (March 4 weekly: Apr-Sept daily). The service to Corfu takes 10 hours and runs from the end of June to late August (high season daily; beginning and end of the season twice weekly). Superfast runs to both Igoumenitsa and Patras from mid-Feb to end of December and the seats cost L89,000/¬46.00; the journeys take nine and fifteen hours respectively.
