HOW TO REACH TURIN

FLIGHT CONNECTIONS

Sandro Pertini – Caselle International Airport

Intercontinental connections to/from Turin are easily guaranteed especially through Frankfurt, Munich, Paris and Rome.

Turin's “Sandro Pertini” Airport is 16 kilometers northwest of the town center. 
For further information, timetables and how to get to the airport, visit the official website of International Airport "Sandro Pertini", updated 24 hours a day.

From the airport, the city center can be reached by train, bus or taxi (see http://www.aeroportoditorino.it/en/passeggeri_en/trasporti_en/treno_en.html for details).

• Trains leave from a station right outside the Arrivals terminal every 30 mins and connect to the Dora railway station in Turin (journey time is 19 mins., train fare €3.70). From there, the DoraFly bus connects Dora station to Porta Susa railway station, the Torino subway and the city center (journey time is 15 mins, no additional fare required for train passengers). Train tickets can be purchased in the Arrivals hall.

• Buses leave outside the Arrivals hall every 15-30 mins depending on peak/off-peak hours (see timetable at http://www.aeroportoditorino.it/en/passeggeri_en/trasporti_en/bus_en.html for details) and connect to Porta Susa and Porta Nuova railway stations in the city center (journey time is 45 mins, bus fare €6.50). Bus tickets can be purchased in the Arrivals hall.

• Taxis can be boarded outside the Arrival terminals. Trip time to the city center is 30 mins and the fare is approx. €35.

Intercontinental Airport “Malpensa 2000”

Located at about 140 km from Turin, it offers daily European and intercontinental flights. It has two terminals, Terminal1 and Terminal 2. Both terminals are serviced by a bus line (departures every two hours) connecting the Malpensa Airport with Turin, and stopping at the Porta Susa railway station. The trip takes about two hours. Places must be reserved in advance. Tickets may be purchased on line here.

RAILWAY NETWORK

Turin has two main railway stations, Porta Susa and Porta Nuova, with most trains stopping at both. The city is very well linked both to the Italian railway system and to that of neighboring countries.

High-speed trains connect to national/international destinations: Eurostar for Italy (1 hour to Milan, 3 hours to Florence, 4 hours to Rome) and TGV for France (2.5 hours to Lyon, 5 hours to Paris).

More information available at http://www.comune.torino.it/canaleturismo/en/arrive.htm

HOW TO REACH LINGOTTO CONGRESS CENTER

The Lingotto Congress Center is on the Turin subway line (Line 1), right outside the “Lingotto” subway station. Travel time from Porta Nuova station is 8 minutes, from Porta Susa station is 13 minutes. Subway trains run every 2-3 minutes during peak hours, and every 4-6 minutes off-peak.

Map of the Turin subway

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