How to get to Italy Getting
There & Away
Now going to Italy
has become more and more easier, prices are going down and more
routes are open monthly by low cost terrier such as Ryan
Air, departing especially fron the main hub of London.
At the moment air
travel within Italy is still expensive, making it a less-attractive
option than travel by train or bus. Sometimes it is cheaper
to go from Rome to London than from Rome to Milan. Buses
are fast and reliable, whether they are traversing local routes
linking small villages or zooming along
autostrade
between cities. They come into their own to reach destinations
not serviced by the trains. State and private railways service
the country and are generally simple, cheap and efficient. Ferries
service Sicily from Naples, while Sardinia can be reached from
Genoa, Livorno and Naples. If you want to see more of the country,
renting a car is a great way of getting off the beaten track.
Roads are generally good throughout the country, and there is
an excellent network of freeways, although you do have to pay
tolls.
Italy is a modern
Nation with a good quality trasport network. Trains is a good
cheap way to move around.
The rail service,
called Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), operates many different
types of train. The fastest, most comfortable service is the
costly Eurostar, also called Pendolino. Seat reservations
are compulsory on this train. On other types of train, such
as the so called Intercity, reservations are optional and cost
a small amount extra. It's worth paying in order to guarantee
a seat. On the cheapest regional trains sometimes seat reservations
aren't possible.
You can buy your
ticket directly inside any train station in Italy, Also it is
possibile to buy tickets from the automatic machines inside
the stations. You can also go to the Ferrovie dello Stato web
site and buy a ticket online, however you must be a resident
in Italy to do so.
Remenber that in
Italy you must always validate your ticket in the yellow stampimg
machine on the platforms inside the train stations. There officers
that can be quite nasty if they find you without a valid ticket.
To reach the small
turistic place around Italy the best way is to use a bus. The
bus network works more efficiently than the train
network and most of the time is on time. It is also ny far the
cheapest solution. Remeber you have to ask for ?Stazione degli
Autobus? while your are in Italy.
AIRPORTS
Aeroporti di Roma:
http://www.adr.it
Milan airports:
http://www.sea-aeroportimilano.it/
Aeroporto di Firenze: http://www.safnet.it/
Airports Europe:
http://www.atlasnavigator.com/directory/apeuro.html
Directory of airports worldwide:
http://www.azfreight.com/links/azlinks1.htm
Directory of airports worldwide:
http://www.azfreight.com/links/azlinks1.htm
Airlines and airports page:
http://www.airline.myweb.nl/en
Airport Shuttle:
http://www.airportshuttle.it
FERRY TRAVEL
Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries:
http://www.corsicaferries.com
Ferries routes, including Italy to Greece:
http://www.ferries.gr
Ferry connections and tickets:
http://www.ocean24.com
Ferry lines worldwide:
http://www.grijns.net/seatravel/ferries.html
SNCM Ferryterranee:
http://www.sncm.fr/us/index.htm
Moby Lines:
http://www.mobylines.it
CMN Ferries (Marseille-Corsica-Sardegna):
http://www.cmn.fr
Happy Lines:
http://www.happylines.it
Tris Traghetti:
http://www.tris.it
BICYCLE TRAVEL
Bicycletrips SHP:
http://www.bicycletrips.com
Florence by bike:
http://www.florencebybike.it
Travel to the horizon world bike:
http://travel.to/the.horizon
Ciclismo classico:
http://www.ciclismoclassico.com
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