Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cuffaro
( 091 616 15 10;
www.cuffaro.inf
o; Via Paolo Balsamo 13)
Services to Agrigento (€8.70, two
hours, three to eight daily).
SAIS Autolinee
( 091 616 60 28;
www.saisautolinee.it
;
Piazza Cairoli)
Buses to Messina (€15.80, 2¾
hours, three to five daily) and Catania (€14.90, 2½ hours, 10 to 14 daily).
SAIS Trasporti
( 091 617 11 41;
www.saistrasporti.it
;
Via Paolo Balsamo 20)
Overnight service to Rome
(€48, 12½ hours).
Salemi
( 092 398 11 20;
www.autoservizisalemi.it
)
Several buses daily to Marsala (€9.20, 2½
hours), and Trapani's Birgi airport (€10.60, 1¾ to two hours).
Segesta
( 091 616 79 19;
www.segesta.it
; Piazza Cairoli)
Services to Trapani (€9, two hours, at least
10 daily). Also sells Interbus tickets to Syracuse (€12, 3¼ hours, two to three daily).
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Palermo is accessible on the A20-E90 toll road from Messina and the A19-E932 from
Catania via Enna. Trapani and Marsala are also easily accessible from Palermo by motor-
way (A29), while Agrigento and Palermo are linked by the SS121, a good state road
through the island's interior.
Most major auto hire companies are represented at the airport. You'll often save money
by booking your rental online before leaving home. Given the city's chaotic traffic and ex-
pensive parking, and the excellent public transit from Palermo's airport, you're generally
better off postponing rental car pickup until after you leave the city.
TRAIN
From Palermo Centrale station, just south of the centre at the foot of Via Roma, regular
trains leave for Messina (from €11.80, 2¾ to 3½ hours, hourly), Agrigento (€8.30, two
hours, eight to 10 daily) and Cefalù (from €5.15, one hour, hourly). There are also Inter-
City trains to Reggio di Calabria, Naples and Rome.
For Catania or Syracuse, you're generally better off taking the bus. There's only one
direct train to Catania (€12.50, three hours, Monday to Friday early morning); all others
require a time-consuming change at Messina.
Getting Around
TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
Prestia e Comandè
( 091 58 63 51;
www.prestiaecomande.it
)
runs a half-hourly bus service from the
airport to the centre of town (one way/return €6.10/11), with stops outside Teatro
Politeama Garibaldi (30 minutes) and Palermo Centrale train station (45 minutes). Buses
