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Domestic Ferries
Ferry services to the Sicilian
islands are well organized and
operate regularly. Several ferry
companies, such as Siremar,
Ustica Lines and SNAV (Societa
Navigazione Alta Velocita)
operate on different routes (for
more information visit www.
ferries-online.com).
Ferries (traghetti) and
hydrofoils (aliscafi) can get
quite crowded in the summer,
A ferry boat connecting the island of Sicily with mainland Italy but services continue all year
round. In the archipelagoes,
Arriving by Car Arriving by Ferry
such as the Aeolian Islands,
Car ferries go regularly across Reggio Calabria is the principal local ferry companies operate
the Straits of Messina, and mainland port with ferry services alongside the major
taking a car to Sicily should not services to Sicily such as ones. Information about these
present any particular problems. Caronte & Tourist. Tirrenia companies and their time -
A red warning triangle and offers ferries between Palermo, tables and schedules can be
fluorescent vests must be Genoa and Naples. In summer, obtained from the local tourist
carried at all times, for use in the car ferries also operate, between information bureaux or the
event of a breakdown. Messina and Naples. Pro Loco offices.
DIRECTORY
Airports Arriving by Air Tickets and Fares Domestic
Ferries
Aeroporto di Comiso Alitalia Meridiana fly
97013 Comiso Tel +39 06 65649 (over- Tel 0871 423 3711 (UK); Siremar
Tel 081-497 29 99
Tel 0932-961 467. seas); 0871-424 14 24 (UK); 89 29 28 (Italy); 1-866 387 (Naples); 091-749 33 15
6359 (US).
∑ aeroportodicomiso. 800-223 5730 (US). ∑ meridiana.it (Palermo).
eu
∑ alitalia.co.uk; Domestic SNAV
Catania Fontanarossa ∑ alitaliausa.com Flights Tel 081-428 55 55
95121 Catania (Naples);
091-587 404 (Palermo).
American Airlines
Tel 095-3405 05/ 723 91 11. Air One (Italy) ∑ snav.it
∑ aeroporto.catania.it Tel 800-433 73 00. Tel 199-207 080. Ustica Lines
∑ aa.com ∑ flyairone.it
Lampedusa Blu-Express by Blu Via Orlandini 48, Trapani.
ENAC – DA, Cinisi, British Airways Panorama Airlines Tel 0923-873 813
(Trapani).
Palermo. Tel 0922-971 548. Tel 0844-493 0787. Tel 199-419 777 (Italy); ∑ usticalines.it
∑ lampedusa35.com ∑ britishairways.com 06-989 566 77 (overseas).
∑ blu-express.com
Palermo Punta Raisi Delta Airlines
Aeroporto Falcone E Arriving by Rail
Tel 800-241 41 41.
Borsellino, Cinisi, Palermo. ∑ delta.com
Tel 800-541 880/091-702 Ferrovie dello Stato
0 111. ∑ gesap.it easyJet (FS)
∑ fsitaliane.it
Pantelleria Tel 0843 104 5000 (UK); Arriving by Ferry
Via Venezia N. 32’ 199-201 840 (Italy).
Pantelleria. Tel 0923-911 ∑ easyjet.com Caronte & Tourist
398. ∑ aeroportodi Ryanair Tel 800-627 414
pantelleria.it (Messina).
Tel 0871-246 00 00. ∑ carontetourist.it
Trapani Birgi ∑ ryanair.com Tirrenia
91100 Trapani. Tel 0923- Calata Marinai d’Italia,
842 502. United Airlines Palermo. Tel 081-892 123
∑ aeroportotrapani. Tel 800-538 29 29. (Italy); +39 02 26302803
com ∑ united.com (overseas). ∑ tirrenia.it

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