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Catania - Fontanarossa
(CTA):
Location:
4 km/2 Miles SSW of
Catania, near Fontanarossa.
Airport Map:
Click here.
By Road:
7 km/4 Miles/10 mins.
By
Taxi: To Catania City €20-25.
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By
Bus: |
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City
bus#457: |
also labelled Alibus, connects the Airport to the city centre, every 20 min 0500-0000 and has stops right
across the street from both the Excelsior Grand Hotel and the Jolly Hotel Bellini. Bus tickets must be bought at a booth just
outside the terminal building. Fares are €0.80 for a 60-min valid ticket or €2 for a ticket valid until
Midnight. Tickets must be validated in machines inside the bus, which put a time-and-date stamp on the ticket.
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The
Interbus line bus: |
leaves from the airport and
runs to the centre. Cost ~€4.10. Runs 0840, 1040, 1140, 1325 (not Sunday), 1555, 1910 (not Saturday), 2010
and 2210 (not Sunday). However the bus is frequently late. |
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By Shuttle Van: |
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□cityhoppa.com: |
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Runs shuttle
vans and private cars from this airport to Catania city centre and other
destinations on the island. Click here to
book. |
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Rental Cars: |
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On-Airport Rental Car Providers: |
Several available. |
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Weblinks:
Click here to book -----> |
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□Car
Trawler Car Hire. |
Updated Mar10 ADV. 
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Lampedusa (LMP):
Location:
At the SE tip of the island, 1 km/½ mile E of the port.
By Taxi: Available.
Updated Dec05 ADV. 
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Palermo - Punta Raisi/Falcone Borsellino (PMO):
Location:
24 km/15 Miles WNW of Palermo, near Terrasini.
Airport
Map:
Click here.
By Road:
31 km/19 Miles/25 mins to Palermo.
By Taxi:
To Palermo €45-55/30 mins.
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By
Bus: |
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Prestia e Comandè
Bus to palermo City: |
Runs between the airport and the Stazione
Centrale (central railway station) every 45 mins to 1 hour, 0500-2355,
takes 45-60 mins and costs |
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Route: Airport - via Belgio - via
Ausonia - Piazza A. De Gasperi - via Croce Rossa - via Libertà (angolo
viale Lazio) - Politeama - via Emerico Amari (Porto) - Palermo (Stazione Centrale/Central
train station),
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Timings: Buses leave the airport
every 30 mins 0630-2400. Buses leave the city every 30 mins 0500-2300. |
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Cost: €5 one-way. Contact: Tel +39 091 580457. |
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Segesta Bus to Trapani: |
Timings: The Bus leaves the airport
at 1245. The Bus leaves Trapani at 0900. Does not operate on Sundays or
Holidays. |
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Cost: €6.40 one-way. Contact:
Tel +39 091 6167919. |
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Sal Bus to Agrigento & Porto
Empedocle: |
Route: Airport - Agrigento (2 hrs
20) - Porto Empedocle/for ferry to Lampedusa etc. (2 hrs 40). |
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Timings: The Bus leaves the airport
at 0945, 1245 & 1930. The Bus leaves Porto Empedocle heading for the
airport at 0630, 0930 & 1430. The Bus leaves Agrigento heading for the
airport at 0650, 0950 & 1450. Does not operate on Sundays or
Holidays. |
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Cost: Agrigento €8.20 & Porto
Empedocle €8.60 one-way. Contact:
Tel +39 0922 401360. |
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Gallo Bus to Sciacca & Ribera: |
Route: Airport - Sciacca - Ribera. |
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Timings: The Bus leaves the airport
at 1455. Does not operate on Sundays or Holidays. |
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Cost: Sciacca €7.25 & Ribera €7.75 one-way. Contact:
Tel +39 091 6171141. |
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By Shuttle Van: |
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□cityhoppa.com: |
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Runs shuttle vans and private cars from this airport to Palermo city centre. |
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By
Train: |
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General: |
There is train station close to the terminal with
regular trains running to Palermo city for €4.50 one-way. |
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Route: |
Punta
Raisi (near airport) - Piraineto - Carini (10 mins) - Capaci - Isola d Femmine
(20 mins) - Tommaso Natale - Cardillo Z.E.N. - San Lorenzo Colli (30 mins) -
Francia - Palermo city (40 mins). For Trapani, change trains at Carini. |
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Timings: |
Trains leave Punta Raisi daily from
0532-2210 every 20-60 mins. Trains leave Palermo C. LE every 20-60 mins
0445-2110. |
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Rental Cars: |
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On-Airport Rental Car Providers: |
AVIS
091 591684,
EUROPCAR
591688,
Hertz
213112,
Maggiore 591681 &
eSixT
6511393. |
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Weblinks:
Click here to book -----> |
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□Car
Trawler Car Hire. |
Airport Website:
www.aeroporto.palermo.it.
Airport
Tel No: +39 091 7020 127.
Updated
Mar10 ADV.
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Pantelleria (PNL):
Location:
3 km/2 miles SE of Panteleria town.
By Taxi: Available.
Updated Dec05 ADV. 
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Trapani - Birgi (TPS):
Location:
13 km/8 Miles WSW of Trapani at the western end of Sicily.
By Bus: Buses are reported to run to Trapani, Marsala, Palermo, Mazara del Vallo, Castelvetrano, Erice, Sciacca
& Agrigento. No details as yet.
By ShuttleVan:
Terravision have
started a new route has started between Trapani airport and Palermo. The services stops at Trapani city center, Marsala and Mazara del Vallo and gives easy access to the Sicilian coast. A one way ticket costs
€12 to Palermo and only €8 to/from the other stops.
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Rental Cars: |
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On-Airport Rental Car Providers: |
Several available. |
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Weblinks:
Click here to book -----> |
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□Car
Trawler Car Hire. |
Airport Website:
http://sicilia.indettaglio.it/eng/lineeaeree/aeroporti/trapani.
Airport Tel No: +39 923 842502.
Updated
Jan10 ADV.
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