We will be staying in Sirminone in August and I'm trying to find information on how long it will take us by boat to Limone Sul Garda and Malcesine. An online search shows me how much, but there are no updates on timetable, at least that I could find.
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A panoramic tour by boat takes about 2 hours, see: https://gardaescursioni.com/escursioni/biglietti/giro-lago-di-garda/#:~:text=La%20gita%20inizia%20costeggiando%20la,e%20tempo%20libero%202%20ore.
If you want to rent a private boat and do it on your own, the issue will not be the time but the availability of the boat, you need to book far in advance (and it's pricey).
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San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
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This is the official ferry website for Lake Garda, Lake Como, Lake Maggiore.
https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/
You can enter the city of departure and destination, date and time and check. Make sure you select the proper lake.
The only available timetable now is until Jun21. You need to wait a bit longer for the summer timetable.
From the same website you can also download the full PDF timetable. Here it is:
https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/doc/pdf/orari/garda/BATTELLI%2015%20maggio%20-%2013%20giugno%202021.pdf
It's a 4 hour journey one way with the ferry and runs are limited. There might be faster hydrofoils in summer and also more frequent service. Since the lake is long and narrow, the preferred way to travel for locals is the bus. There is also a frequent ferry that crosses the lake east to west at midpoint (from Maderno to Torri del Benaco and viceversa), but from north to south (and viceversa) people take the buses (or drive), buses run on both eastern and western shores from Desenzano to Riva (West shore) and from Desenzano to Peschiera and Riva (East Shore).
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Saint Helens, OR, USA
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Grazie Roberto, this was exactly what we were looking for. We trust your information. You guided us to Noli in 2019 and we fell in love with the place!