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TRAVEL INFORMATION

Sardinia is served by Europe’s major airlines, cities throughout the year. The island is also
including British Airways, the Sardinian served by an excellent network of ferries
Meridiana and the Italian carrier, Alitalia. from ports on the Italian mainland. Slower
Low-cost flights are avail able from Ryanair ferries offer a long crossing, with berths for
and easyJet. In addition, many charter flights overnight trips, whereas the faster and more
operate in summer, often with low fares or expensive ferry lines can almost halve the
as part of a package deal. During summer travelling time. During the peak summer
there are also more direct flights available. season of July and August it is not easy to
If no direct flights or suitable connections find places on passenger and, in particular,
are available, Alitalia and Meridiana provide car ferries, so make sure to book your place
regular domestic flights from Italy’s mainland well in advance.

Arriving by Air
The main airports in Sardinia
are Cagliari’s Elmas airport,
Alghero’s Fertilia airport and
the Olbia-Costa Smeralda
airport. These are not far from
their respective city centres and
offer taxi services as well as
public transport into town.
In Alghero, for example, a bus
runs according to the flight
timetable, linking the airport
to the city centre (call 079 Alitalia airbus taxing into the Elmas airport
95 04 58 for details). In the
summer there is also a from London Heathrow to or other European city. If you
coach service from Olbia-Costa Cagliari. Low-cost airline are travelling from the United
Smeralda airport to the towns Ryanair serves Alghero States, American, United Air lines
on the Costa Smeralda. direct from London Stansted, and Delta offer direct flights to
Alitalia and the Sardinian air- East Midlands and Liver pool Rome or Milan where you can
line Meridiana serve Cagliari airports, while easyJet get a connection to one of the
and Olbia from a number of serves Olbia from London island’s airports. Canadian
Italian cities, provid ing links Gatwick and Cagliari from Airlines flies from Canada and
to major European capitals. London Luton. Qantas flies from Australia.
Meridiana also flies daily Long-haul passengers will Alitalia also has a regular service
from Gatwick to Cagliari via almost inevitably have to between these countries
Florence. British Airways flies change in an Italian mainland and Rome.

Passenger waiting area, Olbia-Costa Smeralda airport

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