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How to get to Genoa
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By Air
Genoa?s airport Cristoforo Colombo provides
several daily flights from other major European cities such as
Rome, Amsterdam, Munich, London, and Paris. It is situated at
Sestri Ponente, around 6 km from the city centre and is well
connected to Genoa and the train station by the bus line AMT 100
Volabus which service from Piazza Verdi (in front of Stazione
Brignole).
Coaches (Agenzia
Volpi +39 010 586511 - 581594) also
run services to and from Milano Malpensa airport and Nice in
France.
Rental car service is run by Avis tel. 010
6507280, Car rental tel. 010 6512467, Europcar tel. 010 6508532.
Pisa international airport as well as Turin
and Milan-Malpensa are good alternatives.
By Train
Trains go to Milan, La Spezia, Pisa, Ventimiglia
(France/Italy border) and others. For further information visit
www.trenitalia.it
By Car
From Milan Genoa can be reached via the A7-E62
(approx. 145 km).
An alternative route is turning off the A7 at
the deviation near Tortona and heading on the A26/A7, following
Genova, Ventimiglia, Savona, Voltri.
From Turin Genoa can be reached via the A6/E717
to Savona (137 km) and then to Genoa following the beautiful and
twisty A10 coast highway (an other 45 km) otherwise follow the
Genova Piacenza indications for the ring-road heading south.
From the French Riviera just follow the highway
A10 and enjoy the sight.
By Boat:
Ferries sails to Sardinia, Sicily, Spain and
Tunisia (www.porto.genova.it).
From June to September there are also services
from Porto Antico to Camogli, Portofino, Cinque Terre, and Porto
Venere on the Riviera Levante. For information visit
www.golfoparadiso.it.
How to move in Genoa
AMT operates the city public transport with its
office at Piazza della Vittoria at the bus terminal. A new brand
metro is also available with stations at Brin, Stazione
Principe, San Giorgio, Di Negro, Piazza dei Ferreri, Darsena.
For info
www.genovametro.com
There are two big
train stations in Genoa. Stazione Principe , on Piazza
Acquaverde just above the port on the west side of the centre,
is the main one, although a number of mainline trains also pass
through Stazione Brignole on Piazza Verdi, to the east of the
centre. Buses #33 and #37, among others, ply between the two.
There's a staffed left-luggage office at Principe (daily
6am-10pm; ?2.58 per piece for 12hr), and lockers at Brignole (daily
24hr; 2.06 for 6hr; 30hr maximum). If you're arriving at
Principe after dark, cling on to your valuables while moving
through the station and avoid the notorious Via di Pr?alley
nearby, which is the core territory of Genoa's lowlife. Buses
arrive on Piazza della Vittoria, a few minutes' walk south of
Brignole.
The Aeroporto Cristoforo Colombo ( www.airport.genova.it ) is
6km west of the city centre. "Volabus" #100 runs to Stazione
Principe, Piazza de Ferrari on the edge of the Old Town, and
Piazza Verdi outside Stazione Brignole (every 30min; takes
25min; information tel 010.558.2414). Buy your 2.58 ticket on
the bus.
Getting around the centre is best done on foot , resorting to
Genoa's AMT buses (information tel 010.558.2414), only for trips
to outlying sights. Public transport tickets, available from
tabacchi and newspaper stands, cost 0.77 for 90 minutes, or 2.58
all day, and are valid on buses, all the city's various
funiculars and lifts , the expanding metro system which serves
the suburban commuter belt, and local trains between Voltri and
Nervi (although not on the narrow-gauge mountain line to Casella
). AMT also runs Giro Giro Tour buses daily around the major
city sights with multilingual guides aboard, starting from
Piazza Caricamento (Mon-Fri 3.30pm, Sat & Sun 10am; 12.91; lasts
1hr 40min; tel 010.254.3431) - although, of course, you won't
see any of the old quarter this way. Another good way to get a
flavour of the city is from a boat
The main tourist office (toll-free tel 1674.69.838,
www.apt.genova.it ) is at the Porto Antico, in the modern
Palazzina Santa Maria on the western side of the flyover (daily
9am-6.30pm; tel 010.248.711). Additional branches are at
Stazione Principe (daily 7am-9pm; tel 010.246.2633); the airport
(Mon-Sat 8am-8pm; tel 010.601.5247); and at Stazione Marittima
near the cruise terminal (May-Sept daily 9am-6.30pm; tel
010.246.3686). Beware, though, that Genoa's tourist industry is
undergoing a complete overhaul in the build-up to the 2004
celebrations, which may well encompass new locations and changes
in opening times; for details, contact the city's tourism
administration, at Via Roma 11/3 (tel 010.576.791).
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