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HOW
TO REACH TAORMINA
Taormina can be easily reached by any means of transportation suiting any budget traveller . PLANE: Catania Fontanarossa International is the nearest and most convenient airport, only 55km far from Taormina. From Catania airport you can reach Taormina in about one hour drive by highway A18 direction Messina, exit TAORMINA. Direct buses to Taormina centre are available at 08.30 - 11.30 - 13.30 - 16.30 - 18.30 - 20.30 every day at about 5 € per person. By taxi the price is about 100 € (about 1 hour). A car transfer can be organized on request by the Hotel at 75-90 € (one way) to be payed directly to the car driver. CAR : Sicily and Taormina can be reached by car through highways (look for green road signs) from every main italian city. From Northern Italy, you can drive along the highway A1 through Naples and Salerno; then from Salerno (Amalfi coast & Capri area) drive along the free of charge highway A3 direction Reggio Calabria. Take exit "Villa S.Giovanni - Sicilia ", then get to the port where very frequent ferries connect the mainland to Sicily 24 hours a day (city of Messina) . Once in Messina, take highway A18 direction Catania, drive for about 30 minutes, then take exit "Taormina". If you come from Catania, just take highway A18 direction Messina and take exit "Taormina". If you come from Palermo take highway A20 to Messina, then highway A18 direction Catania and take exit Taormina. TRAIN : Taormina's railway station is considered one of the most beautiful in Italy for its charming sicilian liberty style decor; there's a large choice of trains, from deluxe Eurostar down to simple but very efficient "Espresso train" normally departing from Milan, Turin and Rome through Naples, Amalfi and Capri. The train station is only 4 km far from Taormina downtown. The taxi parking and the bus stop are just in front of the main entrance. SHIP : from Northern Europe & Italy, it is possible to take a comfortable ship from Genoa port (company Tirrenia) and reach Palermo in about 17/18 hours. From Palermo, Taormina is at about 2 hours drive by highway A19. Frequent ferries from Naples to Milazzo (one hour drive to Taormina) and one daily from Ravenna (adriatic northern coast) to Catania as well as modern speed boats and catamarans daily from Malta to Catania and Pozzallo are available too. BUS: Taormina has its own modern bus terminal right in the town centre. Frequent buses (Company "Interbus") run from Palermo, Catania (airport included) and Messina. Moreover there are easy connections from Rome and Amalfi (company Interbusiness), Bari, Brindisi (ferries from Greece) and Taranto (company Etna) . |
