Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
The new port is east of town, across the Seno di Levante at Costa Morena, in a bleak in-
dustrial wilderness.
The old port is about 1km from the train station along Corso Umberto I, which leads in-
to Corso Garibaldi where there are numerous cafes, shops, ferry companies and travel
agencies.
Ferries
(
www.ferries.gr
)
Details of ferry fares and timetables to Greek destinations.
0831 53 71 11)
Southwest of the centre; take the SS7 for Mesagne.
Hospital
(
Post Office
(Piazza Vittoria)
Tourist Office
( 0831 52 30 72;
www.viaggiareinpuglia.it
;
Viale Regina Margherita 44; 9am-1pm
& 2-8pm Mon-Sat summer, 8.30am-2pm Mon-Sat & 3.30-7pm Mon-Fri winter)
Has a wealth of in-
formation and brochures on the area. If you are interested in pedal power, pick up
Le Vie
Verdi
map with eight bicycling routes in the Brindisi area, ranging from 6km to 30km.
Getting There & Away
AIR
ic flights to Rome, Naples and Milan. Airlines include Alitalia, AirOne and easyJet. There
are also direct flights from London Stansted with Ryanair.
Major and local car-rental firms are represented at the airport and there are regular
SITA buses to Lecce (€6.50, 35 minutes, nine daily) and STP buses to central Brindisi
(€1.60, 15 to 30 minutes, every 30 minutes).
Pugliairbus
(
http://pugliairbus.aeroportidipuglia.it
)
has services to Bari airport (€8, 1¾ hours)
and Lecce (€7, 40 minutes).
BOAT
Ferries, all of which take vehicles, leave Brindisi for Greece and Albania.
Ferry companies have offices at Costa Morena (the newer port); the major ones also
have offices in town.
Agoudimos Lines
(
www.ferries.gr/agoudimos
)
To Corfu, Igoumenitsa and Cephalonia in Greece;
to Vlore in Albania.
