Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Saremar
( 199 118877;
www.saremar.it
)
Runs seasonal ferry services between Santa Teresa
Gallura (Sardinia) and Bonifacio.
SNCM
( 079 51 44 77;
www.sncmitalia.it
)
To Porto Torres from Marseille via Corsica. In
July and August some services depart from Toulon.
Tirrenia
( 892123;
www.tirrenia.it
)
To Cagliari from Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo and
Trapani; to Olbia from Civitavecchia and Genoa; to Arbatax from Civitavecchia and
Genoa; to Porto Torres from Genoa.
Getting Around
BUS
Sardinia's main bus company,
ARST
(
800 86 50 42;
www.arst.sardegna.it
)
, runs most local
and long-distance services.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Sardinia is best explored by road. There are rental agencies in Cagliari as well as in air-
ports and major towns.
TRAIN
Trenitalia
( 892 021;
www.trenitalia.com
)
services link Cagliari with Oristano, Sassari, Porto
Torres, Olbia and Golfo Aranci. Services are slow but generally reliable. Slow
ARST
(
070 34 31 12;
http://arst.sardegna.it
)
trains serve Sassari, Alghero and Nuoro. Between mid-June
and early September, ARST also operates a tourist train service known as the Trenino
Verde (
Click here
).
