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Bologna (BLQ)
(G Marconi)
www.bologna-airport.it
is 6km (4 miles) northwest of the city (travel time – 20 minutes)
has good airport facilities. Buses and taxis are available to the city.
The following airlines fly to Bologna from the UK
EasyJet (incorporating Go)
Web: www.easyjet.com
Bologna from Stanstead
Ryan Air
Web: www.ryanair.co.uk
Florence (FLR) (Amerigo Vespucci)
www.safnet.it is 4km
(2.4 miles) north of the city (travel time – 20 minutes) has banks,
bureaux de change, left luggage, bars and restaurants and duty-free facilities.
Buses and taxis are available to the city.
The following airlines fly to Florence
Alitalia
Tel: 0870 544 8259
Web: www.alitalia.co.uk
Distance from Florence city : 5 Km
Phone Numbers:
Information (+39) 055-373498
Flights information (domestic flights - real time - 24h) (+39) 055.3061.700
Flights information (international flights - real time - 24h) (+39) 055.3061.702
Lost Luggages (+39) 055.308023 (fax 055.3061664)
"Sita" deluxe
coach goes to and from Florence Railway Station (downtown) every hour,
The trip takes 25 minutes and the fare is 6000 Lire (4 Us$).
Bus n.62 ATAF goes to and from Florence every 20 minutes (6am / 10.45pm),
Fare 5 euros
Lufthansa and Air France also fly to Florence.
Note: People travelling to Florence
can fly to Pisa and then take the new train service directly from Pisa
Airport to Florence (travel time – 60 minutes). The railway station
in Pisa is practically inside the airport. Rail services connect with
arrivals and departures of all international flights and major domestic
services.
Sea Travel
 The
quickest route from the UK is via France. The following companies run
regular cross-channel ferries from the UK to France: Brittany
Ferries from Plymouth to Roscoff, from Portsmouth to St Malo and Caen,
and from Poole to Cherbourg; Condor Ferries from Jersey, Guernsey, Poole,
Portsmouth and Weymouth to Cherbourg and St Malo; Hoverspeed
from Dover to Calais, and from Newhaven to Dieppe; SeaFrance from Dover
to Calais; P&O
Stena Line from Dover to Calais; and P&O Portsmouth from Portsmouth
to Cherbourg and Le Havre. These companies offer a variety of promotional
fares and inclusive holidays for short breaks and shopping trips.
Trains
 Travelling
from the UK, the quickest way is to travel by Eurostar through the Channel
Tunnel to Paris (travel time – 3 hours) and, from there, to Italy.
For further information and reservations, contact:
Eurostar
(tel: (0870) 6000 792 (travel agents) or (08705) 186 186 (public; within
the UK) or +44 (1233) 617 575 (public; outside the UK);
www.eurostar.com
or
Rail Europe
(tel: 08705 848 848). Travel agents can obtain refunds for unused tickets
from Eurostar Trade Refunds, Second Floor, Kent House, 81 Station Road,
Ashford, Kent TN23 1PD. Complaints and comments may be sent to Eurostar
Customer Relations, Eurostar House, Waterloo Station, London SE1 8SE.
General enquiries and information requests must be made by telephone.
Rail travellers not using the Channel Tunnel link need to make some form
of sea crossing, usually by ferry or catamaran; for details on sea crossings
see also Sea above. The cost of the crossing is usually
included in the price of the rail ticket. For information and reservations
contact Rail Europe (tel: (08705) 848 848). The main rail connections
from London (Victoria) and Paris to Italy are: Artesia (Lyon, Milan, Paris,
Rome and Turin); and Simplon Express (Brigue, Domodossola, Lausanne,
Milan, Paris, Trieste and Venice).
Discover Italy by train http://www.trenitalia.com/home/en/index.htm
Road
 Travelling
by car from the UK, the quickest way is via Eurotunnel trains which carry
all types of vehicles through the channel tunnel (travel time –
35 minutes). For further details, see also Travel - International in the
France section. For information and reservations, contact Eurotunnel in
the UK (tel: (08705) 353 535; website: www.eurotunnel.com).
Routes from the UK to Italy run through France, Austria, Switzerland and
Slovenia and most routes use the tunnels under the Alps and Apennines.
Italian State Railways run regular daily services called autotreni (trains
carrying cars), especially during the summer holiday season.
The main routes covered are: Milan–Genoa–Naples–Villa
San Giovanni;
Bologna–Naples–Villa San Giovanni;
Milan–Rome–Naples–Villa San Giovanni;
Turin–Bolzano–Bari; and Bologna–Catania.
These services operate from special railway stations and are generally
bookable at the departure station. Owners must travel on the same train.
The documents required are the log-book, valid driving licence with Italian
translation, Green Card insurance and national identity plate fixed to
the rear of the vehicle. For more information on routes, contact the Italian
State Tourist Board (see Contact Addresses section). For more information
on required documentation and traffic regulations in Italy, see Travel
– Internal section.
Coach  Eurolines
run coach services from the UK to the following destinations: Ancona,
Bologna, Cattolica, Florence, Genoa, L'Aquila, Mestre, Milan, Montecatini,
Naples, Padua, Parma, Pesaro, Pisa, Riccione, Rimini, Rome, Siena, Teramo,
Turin, Venice and Verona. For information on timetables and fares, call
Eurolines in the UK (4 Cardiff Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, L41 1PP; tel:
(08705) 143 219; fax: (01582) 400 694; website: www.eurolines.com
or www.nationalexpress.com).
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