The Centro Velico Caprera only organises transport La Maddalena-Caprera-La Maddalena.
From Olbia to Palau (40km)
In addition to taxis, there is a regular bus service from the port or airport of Olbia to the port of Palau.
Bus timetable
ARST - toll free number 800 865 042
TURMOTRAVEL - tel 0789/21487
From Palau to Maddalena
There is a regular ferry every 15 minutes (journey time about 15 minutes).
From La Maddalena to Caprera
Every Saturday in La Maddalena at 13:45, on the seafront via Amendola, motorboat Apollo II with a CVC sign will take the students to Caprera (appointment 10/15 minutes before).
Before 1 May and after 31 October, the motorboat will be replaced by a coach, same time and meeting point.
For Skipper courses you will be given instructions at the time of confirmation.
Return from Caprera to La Maddalena
Students are taken by motorboat back to La Maddalena, where they arrive at approximately 12.00 noon.
Before 1 May and after 31 October, the motorboat will be replaced by a coach.
CONVENTIONS AND DISCOUNTS
Travel: Moby Lines, Tirrenia and Grimaldi Lines.
Grimaldi.
Other: Palau Maritime Station.
Agreements with Moby Lines and Tirrenia are handled through the CVC secretariat.
To use it, send an email to info@centrovelicocaprera.it after confirmation of course registration, to receive a form to send to Moby/Tirrenia with your progressive number to be included in the request.
VALID DATES FOR THE CONVENTION:
from Livorno, Piombino and Civitavecchia to Olbia and v.v.: February to December 2023 (except for periods excluded from the agreement - below);
Discount of 25% off the regular rate available at the time of booking, applicable to No. 2 associates plus one vehicle (car with height less than 2.20 meters - motorcycle);
from Genoa to Olbia and Porto Torres and v.v.: February to December 2023 (except for periods excluded from the agreement - below);
20% discount on the regular rate available at the time of booking, applicable to No. 2 associates plus one vehicle (car with height less than 2.20 meters - motorcycle).
PLEASE NOTE:
The discount is valid until the number of seats allocated to it is exhausted;
The discount will be applicable only with the Best Offer fare (NO RESIDENTS/NATIVES);
The discount cannot be combined with other promotions or vouchers issued for other initiatives;
Anything not specified above (additional passengers not registered with the Sailing Center, accommodations, etc.) will be quoted at the day and list rates;
In the event of requests for changes or cancellation, the penalties specified in our General Conditions of Carriage will be applied;
Port taxes, fees, charges and other costs are always excluded and to be added to the booked categories;
It is important that the measurements (height and length) of the vehicles stated in the reservation turn out to be accurate when boarding. Should the port assistance staff find any anomalies in the reservation, compared to what is present at boarding, they will require payment of a penalty and vehicle boarding will not be guaranteed.
PERIOD EXCLUDED FROM THE CONVENTION:
Go (mainland to island): April 05 to 08; April 21 to 28; May 24 to 30; June 01 to 04; June 23 to 25; every Friday and Saturday in AUGUST and SEPTEMBER and every day from June 30 to August 15 inclusive;
Returns (island to mainland): 09 to 11 April; 25 to 26 April; 02 to 04 June; 09 to 11 June; 24 to 26 June; 30 June to 03 July; every Saturday and Sunday in JULY, AUGUST and SEPTEMBER and every day from 05 August to 19 September inclusive.
Said discounts will be given to vehicles and to passing members upon presentation of the credential, complete with the progressive no.
issued by the CENTRO VELICO CAPRERA secretariat at the time of registration.
IMPORTANT: Reservations and tickets may be requested via e-mail.
In order to access the benefits, members must contact our booking agents by sending the credential complete in all
its parts to one of the following e-mail addresses:
moby.portoferraio@moby.it; moby.firenze@moby.it; moby.milano@moby.it; moby.bologna@moby.it; moby.roma@moby.it; convenzioni@tirrenia.it
The agreement with Grimaldi Lines is managed through the CVC Secretariat.
To use it, please contact info@centrovelicocaprera.it after the course enrolment confirmation, to receive the discount code to be used for booking with Grimaldi Lines.
GRIMALDI LINES OPTIONS
15% discount for departures from 18 November 2021 to 21 July 2022.
10% discount for departures from 22 July to 18 September 2022.
15% discount for departures from 19 September to 31 December 2022.
The discount is valid for the purchase of ferries to Sardinia operated by Grimaldi Lines.
It is advisable to visit the website www.grimaldi-lines.com for timetables and itineraries.
HOW TOBOOK
After obtaining the discount code from the secretariat, it is possible to book Grimaldi Lines ferry connections in one of the following ways.
On the website www.grimaldi-lines.com by entering the discount code in the relevant field.
By contacting the Grimaldi Lines Call Center at the number 081496444 indicating the agreement and the code
discount.
By sending an email to info@grimaldi.napoli.it indicating the agreement and the discount code.
At the port ticket offices of Civitavecchia, Livorno, Olbia and Porto Torres.
At Grimaldi Tours points of sale indicating the agreement and discount code:
- Naples, Via Marchese Campodisola, 13
- Rome, Via Rasella 157
- Cagliari, Via della Maddalena 3
Only one discount code can be used per booking, either one-way or return
booked at the same time.
Conditions of application
The discount:
applies to the purchase of maritime connections to/from Sardinia, to the ship passage fees,
accommodation supplement, accompanying vehicle and pets.
Does not apply to fixed charges, meals, travel cancellation insurance and on-board services.
Can be combined with any offers active at the time of booking unless otherwise specified
in the relevant conditions of applicability available on the grimaldi-lines.com website.
It is not combinable with the native/resident fares, the senior fare, conventions and partnerships.
It does not apply in conjunction with events on board.
It applies to the customer who booked the course at Centro Velico Caprera and in possession of the
discount code at the time of booking and travelling together (same booking).
It is not retroactive and must be requested at the time of booking.
Promotion valid for bookings from 18 November 2021 to 31 December 2022.
Agreement with Stazione Marittima Palau
To all Caprera students leaving for a course, 10% discount on all products on sale (except newspapers and tobacco) and fixed price 12€ on lunch (a first course, a second course, a drink, a coffee). Menu and information at the cash desk.
We highlight the Facebook page (not moderated by CVC) Arrivals & Departures CVC, where trainees,
independently, get in touch to organise themselves among themselves.