Arrival in Turin
HOW TO REACH TURIN
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By plane
Torino-Caselle International Airport is connected daily with all the major Italian cities. It also has various flights from the main airports abroad including Frankfurt, Paris, London, Madrid, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Brussels, Zurich etc.
Some of the major airlines which operate from Turin: Lufthansa, Delta, Northwest, KLM, Iberia, Austrian, British Airways, Scandinavian, Air France, Portugalia, Ryanair and of course Alitalia.
To arrive at the centre of Turin you can use a coach service which leaves from the airport every thirty minutes. The journey lasts 40 minutes and it costs €6,50. Its last stop is the main railway station, Porta Nuova. There is also a train connection to Turin every half an hour. It will be faster than the bus and it costs €3,70, but it will take you to a smaller railway station, Porta Dora, from where it might be more difficult to reach the centre. You may also take a taxi from the airport. The average cost is €35 to the city centre. From the main train station to the SAA school it costs about €10.
Call 011/5730 or 011/5737
Milano-Malpensa Airport is the most important Italian international airport. From there you can reach Turin in two hours BY BUS. There is a bus from the airport to the centre of Turin (Porta Susa) every two hours: 8.30/10.00/12.00/14.00/16.00/18.00/20.30/22.00/00.00.
It costs €20,00.
http://www.sadem.it/media/5191/000020.pdf
There is a special train called Malpensa Express that goes from the Airport to the Milan Main Railway Station every hour. From the centre of Milan to the centre of Turin BY RAIL it takes about 2 hours.
It costs €11,10.
For specific information about timetable of flights, airport services and other details please consult the following internet sites:
www.turin-airport.com
www.turismotorino.org
www.ryanair.com
www.alitalia.it
www.britishaitways.com
By train
The main railway stations in Turin, Torino Porta Nuova and Torino Porta Susa, guarantee daily connections with surrounding European countries. The majority of connections are with France. You can arrive in Italy from Northern Europe through railways Paris-Lyon, Brussels-Basel-Milan, Frankfurt-Zurich-Milan or Munich-Brenner-Milan.
In a regional context the important railways to leave from Turin include:
Turin-Milan-Venice,
Turin-Bologna-Florence-Rome,
Turin-Genoa-Naples-Palermo,
Turin-Ventimiglia-Nice.
For further information on the railway services and timetables, consult the Internet site
www.trenitalia.com
By car
The road network which connects the main Italian and foreign cities mainly consists of pay-toll highways and main roads which enable travellers to reach the countries bordering with Piedmont. Turin has highway connections with:
Milan-Venice (A4),
Piacenza-Bologna-Ancona (A21),
Aosta-Geneva (A5),
Savona-Ventimiglia-Nice (A6),
Chambéry-Lyon (A32)
Genoa-Pisa-Rome (A21+A26).
Our region is surrounded by the highest Alps, so if you decide to come by car in winter please always consider the weather conditions (snow etc.). See for instance:
www.tunneldufrejus.com
For further information on the highway network (tolls, services, traffic information) consult the following Internet sites:
www.easytour.de
www.autostrade.it
www.quattroruote.it
HOW TO REACH SAA
By metro
Take the metro from Porta Nuova and get off at the last stop Lingotto. Find the exit where you see a sign for Via Ventimiglia. Turn left, then when you arrive in Via Ventimiglia, turn right and walk for 5 minutes. SAA is on your left on the other side of the park.
www.gtt.to.it
By bus
Tram nr. 18 stops very close to SAA; get off in Via Nizza (Lingotto Fiere stop), in front of Lingotto exhibition centre, take the first crossing on your left and in 3 minutes you will be in Via Ventimiglia.
You can not buy tickets on the bus in Italy. You have to buy your ticket at the tobacco store, which is marked normally with a big T sign. They cost €1,50 and tickets must be validated once on board.
By car
If you are coming by car from the city centre, follow the signs to «Corso Unità d'Italia», «Ospedale CTO» or «Italia ‘61» and you will arrive very close to Via Ventimiglia, which is located between C.so Unità d'Italia and via Nizza.
If you are coming from the highway, you have to take the Turin highway bypass, Tangenziale, and go to the direction South, come out at the exit «Moncalieri-Corso Unità d'Italia» (see the map attached), turn left at the second traffic light, then turn right in Via Ventimiglia.
By taxi
Taxis are white and parked in front of all railway and bus stations, airports and main squares.
http://www.comune.torino.it/trasporti/trasportopubblico/
http://www.prontotaxi5737.it//
http://www.5730.it