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GETTING THERE & AWAY
Air
Turin's airport is Caselle
"Sandro Pertini" Airport,
16km northeast of the city. There is
a new railway linking the airport to
Turin every half and hour. There is
also bus service between the airport
and downtown with several stops
including Porta Susa and Porta Nuova
railway station every half and hour
to 45 minutes. The journey is 40
minutes and the ticket costs 5 €.
There are also plenty of taxis and
car rental agencies at the airport. Train
Turin's main train station is Stazione
di Porta Nuova (tel.
011-561-3333; www.trenitalia.it),
just south of the center on Piazza
Carlo Felice, which marks the
intersection of Turin's two major
thoroughfares, Corso Vittorio
Emanuele and Via Roma. From this
station, there are two dozen trains
a day to and from Milan -- the trip
takes 1 3/4 hours each way (many
trains to and from Milan also stop
at Turin's other station, Stazione
di Porta Susa); 16 trains a day to
and from Venice, 4 1/2 to 5 hours;
17 trains a day to and from Genoa, 2
hours; 20 trains a day to and from
Rome, 6 to 7 hours. Stazione di
Porta Susa, west of the center on
Piazza XVIII Dicembre, connects
Turin with many outlying Piedmont
towns; it is also the terminus for
TGV service to and from Paris, with
three trains a day making the trip
in about 6 hours. Bus
The main bus station in Turin is Autostazione
Terminal Bus, on the corner of
Corso Inghilterra and Coros Vittorio
Emanuele II. It is the arrival and
departure point for most intercity
and all international coaches. The
ticket office is open daily from 7am
to noon and 3 to 7pm. The bus
station is linked to Via Nizza (near
Porta Nuova) and Porta Susa by bus #
60. Car
Turin is at the hub of an extensive
network of autostradas. A4 connects
Turin with Milan, a little over an
hour away; A6 connects Turin
with the Ligurian coast (and from
there, with Genoa via A10, with a
total travel time between the two
cities of about 1 1/2 hr.); A5
connects Turin with Aosta, about an
hour away; and A21 connects
Turin with Asti and Piacenza, where
you can connect with the A1
for Florence (about 3 1/2 hr. from
Turin) and Rome (about 6 1/2 hr.
from Turin).
GETTING
AROUND
The city center has an easy to
follow grid-pattern thus it is very
easy to explore on foot. Most of the
main sights are located within 20
minutes walking distance from each
other. However, the city also
organizes an efficient bus and tram
system. Tickets can be purchased at
tobacconists and machines near major
stops. These tickets must be
date-stamp by the machine
immediately before you board.
Recently, the tourism authority of
Turin has introduced Torino Card
(€15 for 48 hours) which enables
unlimited passages on buses and
trams as well as gaining entry to
most museums and attractions during
its validation.
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