Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GETTING THERE & AWAY
Entering the Country
EU and Swiss citizens can travel to Italy with their national identity card alone. All other nationalities must
have a valid passport and may be required to fill out a landing card at airports.
By law you are supposed to have your passport or ID card with you at all times. You'll need one of these
documents for police registration every time you check into a hotel.
In theory, there are no passport checks at land crossings from neighbouring countries, but random customs
controls do occasionally still take place between Italy and Switzerland.
CLIMATE CHANGE & TRAVEL
Every form of transport that relies on carbon-based fuel generates CO2, the main cause of human-in-
duced climate change. Modern travel is dependent on aeroplanes, which might use less fuel per kilo-
metre per person than most cars but travel much greater distances. The altitude at which aircraft emit
gases (including CO2) and particles also contributes to their climate change impact. Many websites of-
fer 'carbon calculators' that allow people to estimate the carbon emissions generated by their journey
and, for those who wish to do so, to off set the impact of the greenhouse gases emitted with contribu-
tions to portfolios of climate-friendly initiatives throughout the world. Lonely Planet off sets the carbon
footprint of all staff and author travel.
Air
High season for air travel to Italy is mid-April to mid-September. Shoulder season runs from mid-September
to the end of October and from Easter to mid-April. Low season is generally November to March, but tickets
around Christmas and Easter increase in price or sell out. Flights, tours and rail tickets can be booked at
Airlines
Domestic flights in and out of the region:
Air One
(
www.flyairone.it
) Pisa International Airport to/from Olbia and Catania.
Alitalia
(
www.alitalia.it
) Pisa International Airport, Florence Airport and Bologna Airport to/from Rome and
Catania.
Meridiana Fly
(
www.meridiana.it
)
Bologna Airport to/from Olbia, Cagliari, Lampedusa and Catania.
