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Italy Guide
How to get to
Italy
Numerous
airlines have direct flights to the major airports of Italy.
The national carrier of Italy, Alitalia has daily flights into
Italy from around the globe. Rome & Milan are the principal
airports for intercontinental flights arriving into Italy.
Most people choose to arrive in Rome and depart from Milan,
touring the three principal cities of Rome, Florence & Venice
in-between flights.
Florence
does not have an international airport, but Pisa airport has
a daily non-stop connection with New York on Delta. Others may
arrive in Italy by air from another European country. If you
are visiting Italy as part of a European tour you might
consider utilizing a low-cost airline to travel between
countries.
Airlines
like Easyjet and RyanAir offer great
value in airfares, as well as the opportunity of booking
one-way tickets through which you can build a nice itinerary
through the major destinations of Europe. It seems that each
European country has a host of these low-cost airlines so shop
around for the best deal. For Americans visit Europe via the
UK, book your transatlantic flight into London, with the
number of airlines flying into London the prices are usually
low, and then book your onward travel via low-cost airlines.
This method can result in huge savings when compared to
booking flights from the US directly to Italy & Greece in
particular.
Another
popular way of arriving in Italy is by train using Eurail
passes. Traveling by train you'll get to see a lot of the
Italian countryside, perhaps arriving via the Alps into Venice
or Milan. Always try to reserve Eurostar trains where you can
make seat reservations and be guaranteed to travel on the most
comfortable trains. Trains in Italy.
If you plan
to arrive in Italy by car you'll find it's easy to travel
through the Italian peninsula via the Autostrada
(highways). Once off the major routes you'll find navigating Italy
a little difficult, the Italian drivers won't give you time to
think and many city centres are now very confusing because of
the complex system of one-way streets.
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