Flights to Sardinia

While there is plenty to do here all year round, Sardinia has wrongly been regarded as a summer holiday destination. So you will find many charter flights during the summer and fewer regular flights during the winter. The following airlines provide services all year round:

Airport Transfert

Alghero Airport

The airport is about 12Km from the town centre and the quickest way to reach town is by taxi (fare approx E25=), otherwise there are regular cheap bus connections.

Timetable and bus companies details - Click on the link to view details of bus companies and timetables for the following destinations: Alghero town, Badesi, Castelsardo, Costa Paradiso, Cagliari, Isola Rossa, Macomer, Nuoro, Ottana, Oristano, Porto Torres, Sassari, Santa Teresa di Gallura, Stintino, Valledoria e Vignola.

Cagliari Airport

Cagliari Airport is 7Km from the centre of town. Buses for the airport leave from the main ARST bus station (just outside the train station). Taxis from the airport to Cagliari are not cheap, enquire about fares before hand.

Turmo Travel coaches link Cagliari and Olbia and they stop outside the main ARST bus station. They also stop at Oristano, Nuoro and Olbia Airport.

Logudoro Tours coaches provide connections between Cagliari town and Alghero airport (stopping at Oristano, Macomer and Sassari). The fare is €12.50 and the journey time is 3.5 hours.

Olbia Airport

The airport is on the outskirts of town, so taxi fares to the centre of town are fairly reasonable.

For bus timetables to the centre of Olbia click here >

For details of connections to other Sardinian destinations click here >

- State Rail Company

- Only provides local services between Cagliari and Isili, Nuoro and Macomer and from Sassari to Alghero, Nulvi and Sorso. They also organise extensive bus and coach services.

- These special tourist trains operate between June and September only in the following routes: Mandas/ Arbatax; Isili/ Sorgono; Macomer/ Bosa; Nulvi/ Tempio/ Palau. They are an excellent way to discover Sardinian hinterland. These trains with vintage wagons from 1913 and steam locomotives from the 1930s, run between spectacular mountain gorges of breathtaking beauty and otherwise unreachable areas. These are memorable train journeys that will make you feel as if you have taken a step back in time (think D.H. Lawrence in the "Sea and Sardinia" book).

Ferries

Sardinia has daily services to mainland Italy and to some Corsica/ France ports. Ferry services are more extensive in the summer, during which a larger number of companies operate.

Trains

Even though trains are usually on time, rail transport is not particularly efficient in terms of destinations reached and timetables (the visit to the island is best combined with bus services). Buy tickets at the station and stamp them at the machines on the platform before you travel. If you get caught without a stamped ticket you will be charged an hefty fine.

Buses & Coaches

ARST - Sardinia public transport authorities. ARST buses provide a fairly comprehensive transport network even to remote villages. Tickets have to be bought in advance and must be stamped on board. Tickets are available at coach stations or authorised bars, shops and newsagents. N.B.: there are no Sunday and Public Holiday services to many locations.

• Long distance coaches provide connections between Sassari, Nuoro, Oristano, Cagliari and airports, the main ones are:

Logudoro Tours - 2 coach routes: one between Alghero Airport and Cagliari (stopping at Oristano and Macomer) with a timetable to match Ryan Air flights; the other between Porto Torres and Orune (stopping at a number of villages). Tickets can be purchased on board. Available also for coach hire.

Turmo Travel - Coach routes are: Cagliari/ Santa Teresa di Gallura; Cagliari/ Olbia Airport; Olbia/ Sassari; Olbia/ Santa Teresa di G.; Bonorva/ Alghero. Available also for coach hire.

Ferrovie della Sardegna - Coach and bus services organised by the Sardinian Railways. Local services are quite extensive, check the website.

Fara Viaggi - Connections between Oristano and Cagliari Airport (very cheap), Oristano and Olzai (with many stops in between), Alghero and its airport, Sassari area, Macomer and Ardauli. During the summer they provide services to main tourist areas, such as campsites and beaches, around Alghero and Oristano.

Digitur - Two routes: (1) Porto Torres/ Sassari/ Bosa/ Cuglieri/ Is Arenas; (2) Alghero Airport to Santa Teresa di Gallura stopping at major tourist destinations en-route (such as, Castelsardo, Valledoria e Costa Paradiso). The website is in Italian only, but timetables, destinations and stops are easily viewable by clicking on AUTOLINEE.

Autolinee Pani - Links are between the main towns of Nuoro, Sassari, Oristano and Cagliari with very few stops and and only 2 or 3 services per day for each route. They don't have a website, call them to find out timetables and prices. Telephone numbers for Pani office in Nuoro: 0784-36856 and in Sassari 079-236983.

Redentour Deplanu - Connections between Alghero Airport and Nuoro. The fare is €9.50 and the journey takes 2.20 hours. They do not have a website but they can be contacted by telephone at the numbers +39 0784 30325 or +39 0784 31458.

Sun Lines – They do not have a website, but you can click here for their timetable (Olbia/ Emerald Coast/ Palau) or for information call: 00-...