L'Aquila Hotels - Getting to and from L'Aquila and around once there
Getting to and from L’Aquila and around once there: Below is a comprehensive guide to transport to from and around L’Aquila covering the Buses, Taxis, Flights, Trains, Cycling, by Car and much more.
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Transport – L’Aquila:
There are three main ways to reach L’Aquila. The first, is to travel by car taking the A24 (the autostrada connecting Rome and Teramo) that passes to the north of the city. L’Aquila can also be reached by other, smaller provincial highways. The second method is by bus.
There is an intercity bus (pullman) that travels directly from the Rome Tiburtina Railway Station to the main bus terminal found at the northern end of the city. The third way is by train. It is on a minor but very scenic line from Perugia via Terni to Sulmona.
The city has no airport so it is usually most convenient to fly to either the Ciampino or Fiumicino airports in Rome before traveling on to L’Aquila.
L’Aquila is small enough that it is quite easy to walk from one end to the other, but the station and the fountain of 99 are down a considerable hill from the city so you might prefer to ride a local bus up.
The train station (☎0862 41 92 90) is on the outskirts of town. (Ticket office ☎0862 41 28 08. Open M-Sa 6:15am-8:15pm, Su 7am-2pm.) Trains go to Sulmona (1hr., 11 per day 6:23am-8:47pm, €4.50) and Terni (2hr., 11 per day 6:15am-8:04pm, €6).
L’Aquila has two bus systems: blue ARPA regional buses and orange municipal buses. ARPA buses (☎0862 199 166 952) stop at the station near P. Duomo and go to: Avezzano (50min., M-Sa 38 per day 5:50am-8:30pm, €4.90); Pescara (1hr., M-Sa 20 per day 6am-9:10pm, €7.50); Rome (1hr., M-Sa 33 per day 4:40am-8pm, €9.10); Sulmona (40min., M-Sa 6 per day 6:20am-7:15pm, €4.50).
The yellow municipal buses stop at AMA markers and serve surrounding towns and sights. (☎0862 31 98 57; www.ama.laquila.it. One-way €0.90, 1hr. €1.10, 1-day pass €2.10.)
Tickets are available at tabaccherie, newsstands, bars, and the bus station, past P. del Collemaggio on V. Giacomo Caldora. A subway runs from the station to P. del Duomo. Find taxis (☎0862 22 115) at the bus station.
More detailed information on your L’Aquila transportation options:
L’AQUILA BY AIR
L'Aquila Hotels - Rome Airport is the nearest
L’ Aquila can be reached by the Rome International Airport “Leonardo da Vinci” of Fiumicino FCO or the smaller international airport of Ciampino.
Both these airports are runned by ADR (http://www.adr.it/default.asp?l=3)
There is a limited number of flights from London Stansteadt, Frankfurt Hahn, Bruxelles, Milano, Torino, Bergamo, Venice to the Abruzzo International Airport of Pescara (http://www.abruzzo-airport.it/inglese/homei.htm).
You can also book flights directly through the Alitalia website.
The small Airport of Preturo – L’Aquila is available only to private Aerotaxi services.
If you drive from both the Rome Airports to L’ Aquila take the Rome beltway (Raccordo Anulare) Eastbound and then turn to the Toll Highway A24.
L’AQUILA BY CAR
FROM ROME
Take the TOLL Highway (Autostrada) A24 (direction L’Aquila, Teramo). To reach the University Campus of Coppito take the exit at L’Aquila Ovest, then follow directions to the Hospital. The total distance from Rome is km 113.
FROM PESCARA
Take the Freeway ASSE ATTREZZATO to Chieti, then the TOLL Highway A25-E80 to Bussi, then follow SS17 (State Road 17) to L’Aquila. The total distance from Pescara is km 104.
FROM BOLOGNA-ANCONA-TERAMO
Take the TOLL Highway A14-E45 to Rimini, Pesaro, Ancona direction Pescara-Bari. Exit at Teramo-Giulianova then follow SS80 until S. Nicolo’ a Tordino. Then take TOLL Highway A24 to L’ Aquila OVEST.
FROM PERUGIA-TERNI-RIETI
In downtown Perugia follow the green directions to Rome-Florence via A1, then enter SS75bis Eastbound in the direction of Terni. After 6 Km you will enter the Freeway E45-SS3bis to Terni. From Terni to Rieti follow SS4 through Marmore Water Falls. Outside Rieti follow indication to Ascoli, get the SS4 to Antrodoco and there turn on SS17 to L’ Aquila.
FROM NAPOLI
From the Tangenziale follow Toll Highway E45-A2 to Caserta, then the E45-A1. take the exit in Cassino and get the SS 509-627 to San Vincenzo (Frosinone), then follow SS82 to Avezzano. In Avezzano enter the Toll Highway E80-A25 to Roma and in Valle del Salto turn on A24 to L’ Aquila (you do not need to exit from the highway). Go out at L’ Aquila Ovest and follow directions to the Hospital.
L’AQUILA BY BUS
The regional bus company is ARPA (Autolinee Regionali Pubbliche Abruzzesi). The information desk is Sistema S.p.A. L’Aquila (+39)-0862-412808.
http://www.arpaonline.com
ROMA – L’AQUILA BY ARPA COACH
(The trip lenght is approximatively 1 hour and 40 minutes.)
ROMA L’AQUILA
feriali – working days: 6.15, 6.45, 7.30, 8.10, 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.25, 13.20, 14.15, 14.45, 15.15, 16.15, 17.15, 17.45, 18.45, 19.30, 20.30, 21.30, 22.45
festivi- holidays: 8.10, 11.00, 13.30, 15.00, 18.00, 19.00, 19.30, 20.30, 21.30, 22.00, 22.45
L’AQUILA-ROMA
feriali – working days: 4.40, 5.30, 6.15, 6.45, 7.15, 8.00, 9.00, 10.10, 11.00, 13.00, 13.30, 14.05, 15.10, 15.20, 16.15, 17.15, 18.00, 19.00, 20.00.
festivi holidays: 6.00, 8.00, 10.10, 12.30, 15.00, 15.20, 18.00, 19.00, 20.00
The Bus Terminal of ARPA Lines is located into the Bus Station, right corner of the TIBURTINA Railway Station (East Side of Rome)
The Rome Intnl Airport L.DA VINCI is connected to the Tiburtina Station by local trains (from 6.15 AM to 0.15 AM) in approximately 45 minutes. (tickets cost is presently € 4.70 ). By using the Taxi from the Airport to Tiburtina Station is expensive (about € 60-70). If you really need it ask for the price in advance.
TERMINI Railways Station is connected to TIBURTINA Railways Station by underground (METRO linea B)
Rome METRO (and Rome city bus) ticket price is presently € 0.77. Tickets are sold by vending machines (with exact change) or by any newpapers store inside Rome Railway Stations.
ARPA COACH TICKETS must be purchased before you step into the bus, at the ARPA ticket office inside the BUS Terminal – Ticket price from Rome to L’ Aquila (single journey) is presently € 8.70 – Normally no tickets are sold on board and travellers without ticket are subject will be fined of € 50.
L’ Aquila Bus Terminal is located in the Underground City Parking of Collemaggio at level -1. From there you may get downtonw main square Piazza Duomo by a combined system of underground escalators and “tapis roulant”.
You may eventually step down at the first bus stop in L’Aquila (as soon it exits from the Highway A24) on a side of the Motel AGIP. This bus stop could be convenient if you wish to go to the University Campus of Coppito (Science and Medical Schools) and the Hospital “S.Salvatore”. In this case take the city bus n.77
PESCARA – L’AQUILA BY ARPA COACH
The BUS Terminal is located in front of the Stazione Centrale (Pescara Central Railway Station) – Ticket nay be purchased at the ARPA office in front of the Bus Terminal.
Shuttle-bus from the Airport Pasquale Liberi to Stazione Centrale leaves every 10 minutes (from 5.30AM to 11.30PM).
L’AQUILA BY TRAIN
Train connections are not very convenient , details can be found on on the WEB services of TRENITALIA (Italian Railways) www.trenitalia.it or the regional Railways http://www.regionale.trenitalia.it/ information desk.
OTHER COACH CONNECTIONS BY BALTOUR
The BALTOUR TOUR OPERATOR d’ABRUZZO – Viale Marconi, 7 – 65100 PESCARA – ITALY
Tel. +39/085/691990 : Fax +39/085/693161runs daily connections to and from Milano, Bologna, Perugia, Florence, Pisa and is part of the EUROLINES network.
http://www.baltour.it
L’Aquila – Bologna- Milano 6.10(AQ)- 11.00(BO)- 14.00(MI) L’Aquila – Perugia(*)- Firenze 7.30(AQ)- 10.30(PG)- 12.45(FI) Milano Bologna – L’Aquila 15.15(MI) – 18.15(BO)- 23.05(AQ) Firenze-Perugia(*) -L’Aquila 16.30(FI)- 18.30(PG) – 21.1(AQ) (*) Bus change in Perugia
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