Getting To Turin

Turin is a highly accessible city and options for getting here are plentiful. Air travel is the favourite choice for most international visitors and the Turin International Airport provides connections to a large number of destinations. Those wishing to arrive by road will find options for making their way from within Italy and from France, with frequent coach services provided by Eurolines. Rail services are also available, providing convenient and speedy connections with Italian and European cities.

By car

Turin is easily reached by car, having good connections with a number of major motorways and highways. If travelling from Venice or Milan, access is available via the A4 motorway; from Aosta and Ivrea, the A5 provides access; from Savona, Ceva and Fossano, take the A6; from Genoa, Alessandria and Asti, take the A21; and from France, take the A32.

By rail

Rail services operated by Ferrovie dello Stato, the state rail company, provide both indirect and direct connections between Porta Nuova, the city’s central train station, and regional, national and European cities. Porto Susa, the city’s other station, serves both east and west bound connections. From Porto Nuova, services are available to and from Milan, Genoa, Pisa and Rome as well as Paris and Barcelona.

By bus

Eurolines and Sadem provide connections between the city of Turin and regional and national destinations including include Milan, Palermo and the Aosta Valley. Services operate to and from the city’s main bus terminal (tel: +39 11 433 8100). International connections are also operated by Eurolines and include international services between Turin and Barcelona, Briançon, Lyons, London, Madrid, Montegenèvre and Holland.

By air

Turin International Airport provides air connections to the city and is a busy facility serving over five million passengers per year. The airport is located to the north of the city and is well served by ground transportation options, which include shuttle buses, public buses, trains, taxis and limousines. Flights to Turin come from a large number of European cities as well as from the US and other international destinations.

By ferry

The only option available for reaching Turin by ferry is to take a boat from Bastia in Corsica to Savona. From Savona, Turin can be reached by taking the A6 motorway. A single ferry per week runs along this route and is operated by Corsica Sardinia Ferries. The journey time is 3 hours, 15 minutes. 

Turin International Airport

Located about 16kms north of the city on the main Superstrada Torino Caselle, Turin International Airport is a busy facility and the main gateway to the Piedmont region. The airport operates a single terminal, which is a modern, recently-built structure in which arrivals are dealt with on the ground floor and departures on the first floor. Facilities for passengers in the airport are plentiful and include essentials such as a bank, bureau de change, electronic exchange machine and ATMs. Ample facilities are also on hand for shopping and dining. An on-site business centre comes equipped with telephone and photocopying services, internet access and conference facilities.

Turin airport transportation

Trains run from the airport’s own railway station direct to the city, with services operating every 30 minutes throughout the day. The station is situated in front of the car park and is connected to the terminal via a covered walkway.

Public buses run between the airport and the city centre at 40-minute intervals calling at Borgaro and Caselle as well as Porta Nuova and Porta Susa railway stations.

Taxis provided by companies such as Pronto Taxi and Radio Taxi operate from a taxi stand outside of the Arrivals area of the terminal. The journey to Turin takes about 30 minutes and fares are relatively inexpensive.

Alternatively, you can arrange car hire and make your own way to the city. The route is short, uncomplicated and well signposted all the way.