Using local transport in Italy.
Train: The Italian railroads belong to the railway
network of the State (FS), with the exception of some private lines.
There are five different types of trains in Italy: Pendolino - interurban
service of trains, InterCity - connects the main Italian cities to each
other Eurostar - which connect the main Italian cities with Barcelona,
Hamburg, Vienna, etc Expresso - trains of long distance with stops in
almost all the stations and Diretto - some intermediate stops in its
route.
Subway: The Italian cities that have subway are Rome,
Milan, Naples and Genoa. The tickets are bought in the spending machines
of the tube stations, kiosks and in some coffee shops. It has a validity
of 75 minutes and also serves to travel in bus and street car. The subway
is a fast and comfortable way to move in the city, with stops in the
great majority of the places of tourist interest.
Taxi: The great cities have a cab service of 24 hours
a day. All have taximeters. They are in the airports and signalized
stops. In some cities, like Rome or Milan, they can be taken in the
street just by raising the arm when seeing them.
Bus: the tickets are valid for 75 minutes for any
combination of bus and street car, plus a trip in subway. It is necessary
to take the ticket before raising the transport. The tickets are sold
in kiosks, some cafeterias and in the ticket offices of ATAC (buses
and streetcars network) and COTRAL (metro network). Both services are
integrated in the Metrebus system. The SITA company covers all the country.
Autostradale includes good part of the north and Lazzi operates in the
Tuscany and the center of Italy. In order to obtain data on the frequencies
and the fares it’s necessary to go to the local companies of tourism
or the travel agencies.
Boat
By sea, the tourist arrives at the Italian ports of Genoa, Venice, Trithis,
Livorno, Bari, Cagliari, Naples, Palermo and Ancona. From these ports
it’s also possible to take a boat to the Italian islands. Companies
like Tirrena Navigazione, Trans Tirreno Express and Navarna make daily
routes to Sardinia and Sicily, but in winter leave with less frequency.
The smallest islands are communicated to the peninsula by ferrys and
small boats.
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