Getting there, destination by destination
Each card opens the matching section of the destination guide.
RomeAirports · Late & early · By trainOpen the Rome guide →MilanAirports, trains and arrivalOpen the Milan guide →FlorenceFLR vs Pisa vs Bologna · Florence Airport (FLR) · Pisa Airport (PSA)Open the Florence guide →VeniceSanta Lucia, Piazzale Roma, Tronchetto · Marco Polo (VCE) · VCE transfer by addressOpen the Venice guide →NaplesAirport & Centrale → hotel · From other cities · Trains & portOpen the Naples guide →VeronaAirports, trains and arrivalOpen the Verona guide →BolognaFrom Bologna Centrale / Marconi AirportOpen the Bologna guide →Turin & PiedmontAirports, trains and arrivalOpen the Turin & Piedmont guide →Lake ComoCar, ZTL and parking · Private transfer is the realistic choiceOpen the Lake Como guide →Lake GardaStations, airports and local linksOpen the Lake Garda guide →Maggiore, Orta, Iseo & LuganoAirports, trains and arrivalOpen the Maggiore, Orta, Iseo & Lugano guide →Amalfi CoastArrival nodes by town · SITA Sud — the backbone · Travelmar — routes, fares and seasonalitOpen the Amalfi Coast guide →Capri, Ischia, Procida & ElbaAirports, trains and arrivalOpen the Capri, Ischia, Procida & Elba guide →TuscanyAirports, trains and arrivalOpen the Tuscany guide →UmbriaFrom Rome / Florence by rail · Perugia airport — Umbria Airlink · From Perugia to the named townsOpen the Umbria guide →Bergamo, Padua, Trieste & moreAirports, trains and arrivalOpen the Bergamo, Padua, Trieste & more guide →Cinque Terre & GenoaAirports, trains and arrivalOpen the Cinque Terre & Genoa guide →Sanremo & RivieraRail corridor · Nice Côte d’Azur Airport to the Italian · Parking and ZTLOpen the Sanremo & Riviera guide →Versilia & Forte dei MarmiPisa airport → Forte dei Marmi · Pisa airport → the other areas · Car, ZTL and parkingOpen the Versilia & Forte dei Marmi guide →Dolomites & mountainsThe whole chain · By region · From VeniceOpen the Dolomites & mountains guide →SicilyEastern Sicily · Western SicilyOpen the Sicily guide →SardiniaAirports, trains and arrivalOpen the Sardinia guide →Puglia & MateraAirports, trains and arrivalOpen the Puglia & Matera guide →Venice: getting thereDedicated guideOpen →Venice: getting aroundDedicated guideOpen →
Questions travellers ask
- Every Italian airport to the city: trains, buses, fixed taxi fares, after midnight20 airports: Malpensa Express €15, Marconi Express, Venice €40 taxi, Catania Alibus, night options.
- How do I get from Fiumicino or Ciampino to central Rome?Leonardo Express vs FL1, coaches and the fixed €55 / €40 taxi fares.
- Landing at Malpensa: should you book the onward train?Malpensa Express times, how much buffer to leave and when to sleep in Milan first.
- Venice airport after midnight or for an early flightBuses, €40 taxi, water taxi and the night vaporetto — and where to sleep before a 6 a.m. flight.
- Trains in Italy: Trenitalia or Italo, regional tickets and how to validate themFastest times, paper vs digital regional tickets, fines.
- Train strikes and cancellations in Italy: what to do and how to get your money backStrike calendar, guaranteed hours 06–09 / 18–21, 25% / 50% compensation.
- Train, bus, car or plane in Italy: real prices and fare rulesItalo €14.90+, coach €4.99+, Rome–Milan by car ~€121, refund rules, Interrail €13.
- Buses in Italy: FlixBus, Itabus, MarinoBus and regional busesCoach fares and luggage, SITA €10 day pass, Cotral, ARST, AST/SAIS, Südtirolmobil, delay rights.
- Public transport and taxis in Italian cities: tickets, contactless, UberTen cities: single tickets, daily caps, night buses, taxi fares, Uber Black.
- Sardinia and Sicily: ferry or flight — and between the two islandsCagliari–Palermo flights and weekly ferry, overnight Naples/Civitavecchia–Cagliari, Messina Strait, weather rights.
- Capri, Ischia or Procida — and Naples ferries without getting strandedWhich island fits your trip, which port to use and how not to miss the last boat.
- Renting a car in Italy: ZTL fines, tolls, driving permits — or take the train?IDP, ZTL fines up to 360 days later, toll-lane colours.
- Driving in Italy: rules, tolls, ZTL, fuel — and real drive timesIDP, limits, −30% fines, unpaid tolls, fuel €2.15, ZTL hours by city, Sardinia roads, Google Maps buffer.
- Getting to Italy by car, train or ferry: Brenner, vignettes, tunnels, ferriesBrenner €12.50, Swiss CHF 40, Fréjus/Mont Blanc, border checks, ÖBB/DB, Greece/Albania ferries.
- Scenic train rides in Italy: Bernina Express, Centovalli, CircumetneaBernina via Tirano, Centovalli, Circumetnea, Trenino Verde and historic trains — 2026 dates.
- Apps for Italy: what to install before you goThe essential 10, local transport apps by city, taxis, parking, eSIM, 112 Where ARE U and apps that don’t work for tourists.