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Getting There & Away
AIR
Falcone-Borsellino airport (PMO;
091 702 01 11; www.gesap.it ) is at Punta Raisi, 31km west of
Palermo.
Alitalia, easyJet, Ryanair and several other airlines operate between major European
cities and Palermo. Falcone-Borsellino is also the hub airport for regular domestic flights
to the islands of Pantelleria and Lampedusa.
BOAT
The ferry terminal is located just east of the corner of Via Francesco Crispi and Via
Emerico Amari.
Grandi Navi Veloci ( 010 209 45 91, 091 58 74 04; www.gnv.it ; Calata Marinai d'Italia) Runs ferries from
Palermo to Civitavecchia (from €73), Genoa (from €90), Naples (from €44) and Tunis
(from €72).
Grimaldi Lines ( 081 49 64 44, 091 611 36 91; www.grimaldi-lines.com ; Via del Mare) Ferries from
Palermo to Salerno (from €65).
Siremar ( 091 749 31 11; www.siremar.it ; Via Francesco Crispi 118) Ferries (€18.35, 2¼ hours) and
summer-only hydrofoils (€23.55, 1½ hours) from Palermo to Ustica.
Tirrenia ( 091 976 07 73; www.tirrenia.it ; Calata Marinai d'Italia) Ferries to Cagliari (from €51,
Saturday only) and Naples (from €47).
Ustica Lines ( 092 387 38 13; www.usticalines.it ) Year-round hydrofoils to Ustica (€22.95, 1½
hours). Summer-only hydrofoils to Lipari (€39.30, four hours) and the other Aeolian Is-
lands.
BUS
Offices for all bus companies are located within a block or two of Palermo Centrale train
station. The two main departure points are the brand-new Piazzetta Cairoli bus terminal
(Piazzetta Cairoli), just south of the train station's eastern entrance, and the intercity bus
stop on Via Paolo Balsamo, due east of the train station.
AST (Azienda Siciliana Trasporti; 091 680 00 32; www.aziendasicilianatrasporti.it ; Via Rosario Gregorio 46)
Services to southeastern destinations including Ragusa (€13.40, four hours, two to four
daily).
Autoservizi Tarantola ( 092 43 10 20) Buses from Palermo to Segesta (one way/return €6.70/
10.70, 80 minutes each way, two daily).
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