Isola Pescatori ferry ticket from Stresa: Flexible dates

Reach the fishermen's island on your schedule, with no penalty to reschedule

A flex ferry ticket from Stresa to Isola Pescatori on Lake Maggiore, valid on any available date you choose and changeable at no cost if your plans shift. The motorboats carry 30 to 60 passengers and run between the Borromean Islands with captains speaking English, Spanish, Italian, French and German. The crossing takes 1.5 to 2 hours, and you can spend as long as you want on the island before returning on a later boat.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Isola dei Pescatori from Stresa

• Embark motorboat at Stresa
• Stop at Borromean Islands
• Explore Isola dei Pescatori
• Enjoy local crafts and lake fish dishes
• Return by motorboat to Stresa

The experience

The motorboats depart from Stresa, a lakeside town built around eighteenth-century villas and grand hotels that once drew European royalty and writers like Dickens and Flaubert. You board one of the Consorzio Motoscafisti Associati fleet, vessels holding 30 to 60 seats, and the captain will point out your stop as the boat moves between the three Borromean Islands. Isola Pescatori, the smallest and most densely settled of the three, sits where the gulf opens widest.

The island's name comes from the fishing families who still live there, and the streets keep their archaic simplicity: whitewashed houses, narrow passages, and the smell of lake fish from the trattorias and restaurants lining the waterfront. You can wander the local craft shops, eat at one of the established restaurants, or simply sit by the water. When you're ready to leave, you catch a return boat back to Stresa. The ticket gives you the freedom to stay an hour or stay all afternoon.

The Flex-Ticket service means you can book for any date on the calendar and change it free if your plans shift: no voucher fees, no penalties, just a request for a new date. VAT and fuel surcharge are included in the price. Captains speak five languages, so the journey is narrated in whichever one suits your group.

What’s included

• Ferry passage from Stresa to Isola Pescatori.
• multilingual captain commentary.
• VAT and fuel surcharge.
• return passage to Stresa on a later boat of your choice.

Before you book

Days and timesNext departure: 24 Feb 2027

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AgesAdult (18 to 64 years) · Senior (65 and older) · Youth (15 to 17 years) · Child (2 to 14 years): free · Infant (under 2): free

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Navigazione per le Isole Borromee e Lago Maggiore

Is this one for you?The captains speak five languages, so if your group travels in English, Spanish, Italian, French or German, you'll hear the journey narrated in your own language. The Flex-Ticket is built for travelers whose plans might shift: book any date, change it free if something comes up, and spend as long as you want on the island before catching a return boat.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (15 to 17 years); Child (2 to 14 years): free; Infant (under 2): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

How do I get from Stresa to Isola Pescatori?

You board a motorboat at Stresa operated by the Consorzio Motoscafisti Associati. The captain will announce your stop as the boat passes the Borromean Islands. The crossing takes 1.5 to 2 hours depending on which islands the boat visits that day.

Can I change my travel date if my plans change?

Yes. The Flex-Ticket lets you request a new date at no cost. You simply ask for a voucher for the date that works instead, with no change fee.

What is there to do on Isola Pescatori?

Isola Pescatori is a working fishing village with whitewashed houses, narrow streets, and local craft shops. You can eat at the waterfront restaurants and trattorias serving lake fish, or walk the island and sit by the water. There are no major monuments or museums. The appeal is the village itself and the lakeside setting.

How many people travel on each boat?

The motorboats in the fleet hold between 30 and 60 passengers depending on which vessel operates your crossing.