Transportation

Highways and Roads Highway

There is an extensive and well maintained road network. Tolls are charged on the autostrade (highways). Highways and Roads Highways are indicated by the letter "A" followed by a number written in white on a green background.

Airports

There are two main airports in Rome are: Fiumicino (FCO) and Ciampino (CIA), and the two main airports in Milan are: Linate (LIN) and Malpensa (MXP). Other cities include: Naples (NAP), Turin (TRN), Venice (VCE), Genova (GOA), Bologna (BLG), Pisa (PSA), Palermo (PMO), Catania (CTA), Cagliari (CAG), Alghero (AHO), Ancona (AOI), Bari (BRI), Bergamo (BGY), Brindisi (BDS), Lamezia Terme (SUF), Perugia (PEG), Pescara (PSR), Reggio Calabria (REG), Trieste (TRS), Verona (VRN). Every airport has connections with the towns.

Railway

The Italian railway network spans over 16,000 km. Connections with France run along the Nice-Ventimiglia-Genoa coastline and through the Frejus tunnel via Modane, Bardonecchia, and Turin. The lines from Switzerland run through the Sempione Pass tunnel and across Ticino Canton from the Chiasso border crossing towards Milan. The Brennero and Tarvisio lines link Italy to Austria and then to central and western Europe. The fastest trains operate on the networks between the major cities while the regional trains are fairly slow. It is also fairly cheap and efficient.

Maritime Services

Italy has a total of almost 8,490 Km./ 5,275 miles of coastline, including the peninsula itself and all the numerous islands in the seas around the country. Many services link the islands by sea to the mainland: the main links are by car ferries and hydro-foils. In addition, ships from all the countries around the Mediterranean are moored in the well-equipped Italian ports. The main Italian ports of embarkation for the large islands of Sicily and Sardinia are: Genoa, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, Naples and Villa San Giovanni.