How to reach L'Aquila

L'AQUILA BY AIR

L' Aquila can be reached by the Rome International Airport “Leonardo da Vinci” of Fiumicino FCO or by 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 Stansted, Frankfurt Hahn, Bruxelles, Milano, Torino, Bergamo, Venice to the Abruzzo International Airport of Pescara (http://www.abruzzo-airport.it/inglese/homei.htm). 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.
Additional Flights informations:
FROM MILANO to PESCARA AirOne: www.flyairone.it
FROM TORINO to PESCARA AirVallée: www.airvallee.it
FROM LONDON STANSTED to PESCARARyanair: www.ryanair.com

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 PESCARATake 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-TERAMOTake 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-RIETIIn downtown Perugia follow the green directions to Rome-Florence via A1, then enter SS75 bis Eastbound in the direction of Terni. After 6 Km you will enter the Freeway E45-SS3 bis to Terni. From Terni to Rieti follow SS4 through Marmore Water Falls. Outside Rieti follow indication to Ascoli, get the SS4 to Antrodoco and when you get there turn on SS17 to L’ Aquila.

FROM NAPOLIFrom 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

Approximate travel time is 1h and 45 min. depending on traffic congestions getting in or out Rome.

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: 6.00, 8.00, 10.10, 12.30, 15.00, 15.20, 18.00, 19.00, 20.00

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 Euro 5.00 ). By using the Taxi from the Airport to Tiburtina Station is expensive (about Euro 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 direction Rebibbia).
Rome METRO (and Rome city bus) ticket price is presently € 1. Tickets are sold by vending machines (often out of service) 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 Euro 8.90 - Normally no tickets are sold on board and travellers without ticket will be fined of Euro 75.
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/or 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 may 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 pages of TRENITALIA (Italian National Railways) http://www.trenitalia.it or the Regional Railways http://www.regionale.trenitalia.it/ information desks.

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

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONS

L'AQUILA HOTEL INFORMATIONS